Holding on to the calm
Cup of tea in the freezing cold
I feel full of energy..
Hello lovely,
I’ll be honest — the calm didn’t last as long as I hoped.
The journey back from my break was tiring in all the wrong ways:
heavy rain, high winds, a bit of snow, charging issues with the electric car… and then, right in the middle of it all, a client phone call that left me shaking my head. I was asked (quite seriously) why I don’t just fix all of their site issues at my own cost — and whether I was “actually crazy” for not doing so.
I didn’t agree.
But it still took a lot out of me.
By the time I got home, I could feel that familiar thing creeping back in — the tight chest, the racing thoughts, the sense that the precious rest I’d just had was already slipping through my fingers.
So instead of pushing on, I paused and asked myself a different question:
What might help me preserve the feeling of the holiday a little longer?
What I came up with is simple, but it’s helping.
I started putting together a holiday / relaxation mood board — a place to collect moments that made me smile, breathe deeper, or feel quietly happy. Photos from the trip, colours, textures, little reminders of calm. Something visual I can return to when things get loud again.
I’m still working on it, and I may share some of the images with the group once it feels ready. But even in its unfinished state, it already feels like an anchor — something to hold onto when real life rushes back in.
I wanted to gently offer this as an idea for you too, if it feels supportive.
You could create:
a digital mood board with saved images
a scrapbook or journal page
a few doodles, words, fabric scraps, photos — anything that carries a sense of calm for you
Not as a project. Not to make it “nice”.
Just as a small act of care for future you — something to reach for on harder days.
If you try it, notice what you’re drawn to. That alone can be really telling.
As always, there’s no pressure to do this perfectly or at all. I’m sharing it simply because it helped me cling onto the good when things tried to pull me straight back into the rush.
Take gentle care,
Vera 🤍
PS: I’ve been quietly wondering what it might look like to create space for slowing down together — maybe an occasional calm sewing evening, focused on process rather than productivity. This is just a thought for now, not a plan. If that idea sparks anything for you, I’d love to hear your thoughts.
