“ Dear old sun,
How you holding up?
Through the winter cold?
Up there all alone ?

February’s been hard on the heart,
But we’re near the end,
And it’s almost March.
Though the sky’s been grey,
And in our way, I still see your light.

Well, you melt the snow,
And you grow the roses.
And you dry the tears,
And you freckle noses.

Our little world,
Revolves around you.
Coming up and going down. “

«  This is an except from a Miranda Lambert song. One of my favourites of hers ( I have not heard her music in years, but found these lyrics on my phone and thought they were fitting for this post and time of year )

It has been 6 months since I moved to Atlantic France in August 2024. And they have been some of the most beautiful, and at the same time hardest 6 months of my life.

I have had days with :

Leaving by train one country for another. And then having a Panic Attack upon arrival. Unpacking a house. Organizing a House for Living. Cleaning a House after a mess of packing. Closing and Opening bank accounts. Finding new doctor/s. Closing and Opening insurance policies. Applying for a French Visa. Requesting German Unemployment Benefits in France. Transferring & Applying for French Visa. And learning to drive a stick shift car !

It has been A LOT of firsts! ( and a lot of patience necessary! )

Plus, there is the everyday life of being a a full time Mom. Meals, Diapers, Laundry, Household Chores, chopping wood. Night Weening your baby. Day weening your baby. Sleep Training your Baby. Plus Molars Growing, Infant Vaccinations, Family Time, Finding Me Time, and Sleep, oh the difficult subject of sleep as a Mom.

But although these 6 months have passed fast, the days are slow and lead to so many magnificent and beautiful moments for me and my family.

LIKE:

Waking to the sound of birds after a nap. Watching the sun rise and then set over the red rooftops every day it shines. Hearing the owls fly over my home on the still nights. Discovering new insects, farm animals, marine species, and flora and fauna every day on every walk and voyage I do with my time outdoors. Falling asleep as I watch the stars out my window. And so much more.

I have a constant supply of sand in my pockets, sound of waves crashing, cold rain falling, and fireplaces keeping me cozy in the evenings.

Plus I get to share these moments with a little one, ( and a wonderful partner ) watching and growing and learning together as 3 !

Here a few photos of my past months here ( raw & unedited and all taken on my iPhone XS ) to give you a glimpse of how life has been. And the beautiful landscape I now call home.

I am still deciding and discovering how my mom / life / work balance will be and look in the future, so stay tuned for that!

If you have feedback, wishes, or requests from me and my work moving forward, feel free to send me an email replying to this post.

For now, just a big thanks sent to you for being here, and for reading my blog during this time big of change!

Greetings to you all from a cool cloudy Sunday, Andrea