In between YTT and school holiday

It’s not that I’m feeling crazily busy, but we are in the middle of a YTT as well as school holiday which means there isn’t much time for anything else. I’m not at all complaining. Running teacher training is definitely one of the things I love the most and being with my kids, especially at this stage in their development truly fills me up.

Having a lot to do always shines a light upon the moments in between. I ask myself: what do I want to prioritise? What feels important? How do I fill my cup? And one of the answers that came up, and it kind of surprised me, was that I wanted to create some space to write this blog.

From the very beginning, starting nikimariahelena.com was a response to some kind of inner longing. I’ve always loved words—to read and to write—and it simply felt like something I finally was ready to do.

So here I am. At my favourite cafe. Sipping on a kombucha. The kids are next door, at a kids club, and I have an hour to myself.

I have many thoughts waiting to be detangled, but I’m not sure where to start. And deep inside, I know, there’s no rush. No problems to solve, no answers to be figured out. Just doing this—taking a moment between YTT and school holiday to press pause, feel in, reflect—is absolutely enough.