“Every time you keep going, you prove your strength.” This is Week 7 of my balanced life reset — a week living with depression, low motivation, and the temptation to quit everything I’ve started. I just wanted to give up. Not in a dramatic way, but in a quiet, persistent urge to stop trying, stop writing, stop posting, stop pushing myself to change. I didn’t want encouragement. I didn’t want motivation. I wanted to hide. And honestly, that’s been the theme for the whole week.

“Progress begins the moment courage outweighs comfort—forget the fear of failing and step forward anyway.” This week didn’t start perfectly, that’s fine. But when Friday came and I’d achieved very little, well....that wasn’t so fine. Something had to be done if I was to make any progress in my challenge to improve my life, and that something had to be done now. And, on Friday night something did get done, something that I believe will alter my journey. I realised that you can

It wasn’t loud. There was no big announcement, no sales table, no price list. Just a small group of people, a Christmas meal, and a handful of resin ornaments I made with equal parts excitement and self-doubt. For me, this Friday afternoon was the beginning. I’ve wanted to create and sell resin pieces for a long time — but fear has always got there first. Fear of not being good enough. Fear of being judged. Fear that what I make won’t be worth anything. So instead of launchin

This week has been emotional, heavy, confusing, and messy. Four weeks into my six-month reset, I’m starting to understand that real change isn’t neat or organised. It doesn’t follow a checklist, and it definitely isn’t easy. I really don’t want to be writing this blog, but, if I don’t I’ll be letting myself down even more. I promised to be honest so here it is, the truth, the failures and the wins of the week and of my first month of trying to change my life. 🌧️ This Week Wa