Showing posts with label personnal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label personnal. Show all posts
Hey my lovebirds! I sat at my desk for a while, searching and thinking about what I should write. I always have a lot to say but lately I've been struggling. I have so much on my mind. I've felt so alone. I've been scrutinising my surroundings. As always I'm equally amazed and annoyed. I'm constantly fighting the urge to understand the world. I'm constantly questioning and testing the waters. Things always seem to evolve.
I'm in my 20s and there are a lot of things I don't understand. I CLEARLY don't have life figured out. It's so messy and complicated. The following blog is meant to be light-hearted and -
Sales Assistants who are rude.
This is certainly the most common things I've faced. If you've ever been to one of the MAC stores, you know exactly what I mean... In fact, I need to know... Is it a requirement ? Do you have to be a prick to work for MAC cosmetics ? They are a lot of other places like that. For instance, Sephora is one of them as well. It happens to the best of us. Don't get me wrong, not all sales assistants are obnoxious. I've also met some of the sweetest sales assistants. I guess there are simply too many a*holes in this world. BE NICE!
people who believe they're better than everybody else.
Speaking of them, let's talk about those vile individuals. Those who think they are THE SHIT. That is to say better than the rest of us. Dear obnoxious people, what made you this way ? I don't understand you at all. Simply because you're awesome doesn't mean you have to shout it. STAY HUMBLE! I don't get it. It spoils everything. Be yourself and don't throw up on someone else's parade. Love yourself and tolerate others. Is it too much to ask?
People who thinks they know you.
That's so ridiculous. Can you really know someone ? I don't think so. It takes time to really get to know someone. People are constantly changing. They evolve. Sometimes you can't even recognize them. Nothing is ever what it seems. DON'T JUDGE WITHOUT KNOWING.
Online shops that messes up your order.
It happens sometimes. Error is human. It's okay to fail sometimes. It's okay to make a mistake BUT when it happens every
What are some things that you don't understand? I would love to know what's going in that beautiful mind of yours! Share it with me, in the comments down below or over on my twitter (@serenbird) :) Thanks for reading and I'll see you on friday! ♥
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When life gives you shit, shit on life.
I think you get my point here. We've all had those days where everything goes wrong - and everything turns to shit. *inserts poop emoji here* Life can't always be good. Trust me, I know. I've been having a couple of shitty months. The kind of months were everything isn't going the way you want it to go. You've planned everything in a certain way and nothing is happening according to plan. I guess I shouldn't be planning so much. To be honest, I can't help it. I'm a bit of a control freak. I like to be in control and organize everything. I'm never bored. I always have a lot of things to do. This month has been pretty hectic. Not everything was good but it wasn't all bad either. My future has never been so uncertain. I don't even have a flat to live in... Something went wrong with my new flat. After all, I won't be moving into a new flat but I still have to move out of my current flat. So it has been quite tricky... To be honest, things are quite messy. Actually, as you're reading this, I should be done with all that jazz. Who know where I'll be. Life has been quite unpredictable... To say the least. And, my control freak brain is freaking out.
One thing, I've learnt so far is that when things get tough, you're left on your own. In the end, you only have yourself. Yourself to blame and yourself to move on. But I'll get back to that part, in few days.
I'm only human. You're only humans. We are only humans. Summer is here. Things are changing. The sales are on and I don't even feel like shopping. Can you believe it? I simply feel sad. It's not the kind of sadness that can be cured by shopping therapy. The only thing that can fix this is good news. Maybe, the rainbow is just around the corner. Maybe, it's all I need. A little ray of sunshine. I hope you're doing better than I'm. In case, you're not feeling well, here is a few words :

I think you get my point here. We've all had those days where everything goes wrong - and everything turns to shit. *inserts poop emoji here* Life can't always be good. Trust me, I know. I've been having a couple of shitty months. The kind of months were everything isn't going the way you want it to go. You've planned everything in a certain way and nothing is happening according to plan. I guess I shouldn't be planning so much. To be honest, I can't help it. I'm a bit of a control freak. I like to be in control and organize everything. I'm never bored. I always have a lot of things to do. This month has been pretty hectic. Not everything was good but it wasn't all bad either. My future has never been so uncertain. I don't even have a flat to live in... Something went wrong with my new flat. After all, I won't be moving into a new flat but I still have to move out of my current flat. So it has been quite tricky... To be honest, things are quite messy. Actually, as you're reading this, I should be done with all that jazz. Who know where I'll be. Life has been quite unpredictable... To say the least. And, my control freak brain is freaking out.
One thing, I've learnt so far is that when things get tough, you're left on your own. In the end, you only have yourself. Yourself to blame and yourself to move on. But I'll get back to that part, in few days.
I'm only human. You're only humans. We are only humans. Summer is here. Things are changing. The sales are on and I don't even feel like shopping. Can you believe it? I simply feel sad. It's not the kind of sadness that can be cured by shopping therapy. The only thing that can fix this is good news. Maybe, the rainbow is just around the corner. Maybe, it's all I need. A little ray of sunshine. I hope you're doing better than I'm. In case, you're not feeling well, here is a few words :
Things will get better. You're stronger and smarter than you think. You can do it. Don't let a bad day get the best of you.

Coping. verb (used without object), coped, coping.
to face and deal with responsibilities, problems, or difficulties, especially successfully or in a calm or adequate manner:
to face and deal with responsibilities, problems, or difficulties, especially successfully or in a calm or adequate manner:
I'm here today to speak about 'coping'. I'm not an expert - nor will I ever be. However, I have gathered a few tricks along the way. I don't know if you're like me or not, but I'm a chronic worrier and over-thinker. I can't help but analyze and process every little things. I pay too much attention to details. So much that I can often detect and predict the slightest change. So how do YOU cope ?
≈ DON'T BE SO HARD ON YOURSELF.
We all have expectations. I know, I tend to have high expectations about my life and myself. Nonetheless, disappointment is part of life. You will be disappointed. You will disappoint others. Sometimes you won't do as well as you thought you could do. Sometimes, things won't go the way you want them to go. Other times, you will do your best and still don't succeed at first. And you know what? That's okay. It's okay not to get it the first time. It's okay if you didn't do what you thought you would do. It's okay if you said something stupid. Everything is going to be okay. Life goes on. Things will change. You can't control everything. You can't be perfect either. You're good enough. As long as you give it your best shot, you'll be alright.
≈ (AT LEAST) ONE GOOD THING EACH DAY/WEEK.
Focusing on the good instead of everything that went wrong can be good. You're having a bad day, right? Then, think again and find one thing - even the tiniest details of your day - that can bring you this silly warm feeling of joy. It can be the hug you got before leaving, your morning tea/coffee, the compliment you got earlier, the weather, one smile, one kind word, a possibility, one simple idea or comforting thought ... Anything really. And then, you got it. Everything isn't that bad after all, is it?
≈ STAY BUSY.
Or you could do the oldest trick in the book : KEEP BUSY. The best way to stop thinking is to divert your attention on something else. You can get anything done from baking, cleaning, reading, talking to those relatives you haven't talked to in years, working on a new project... Pretty much anything can be a distraction. My personnal favourite is baking. Another thing I do is focus my whole atttention on someone else.
≈ FAKE IT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT.
I've seen it quite often, that ease to do it. They fake it until they make it. They pretend they 'got this'. They could spend hours convincing you that they know what they are doing and that they don't have a care in the world. Maybe they are trying to convince themselves in the process. However, they have a point. You can start by pretending you can do it because YOU CAN OVERCOME IT. All you have to do is realize that you can do anything you want to do. We all know, confidence is key.
≈ SURROUND YOURSELF WITH POSITIVE PEOPLE.
To conclude, life is way too short to be spent with people who put you down. I'm quite independent but I'm here for my friends. I may not have a lot of friends but the ones I have are absolute golden. As you grow up, you will understand that friendship can't be measured. My friends are the best thing that ever happened to me. They are the reason I smile and do not feel alone everyday. I don't like fake people and fake promises. I hate empty plans and empty words. I dismiss them. I only believe in actions. I don't pay attention to words. I only look at what people do. And when someone makes you feel insecure and unsure whether they are your friend or not, they probably are not your friend. Someone that want to be there for you will make an effort. You will be able to count on them. You won't have to watch everything you do or say. They won't judge you. They will support you and be able to tell you things. They will understand you. They will support you anyway. You will both make efforts and care for each other. No relationship should be one-sided. It's depressing and frustrating. It only creates more problems and that should not be associated with a friend. We all need to support each other. ' a worry shared is a worry halved '
Coping. Ensemble des efforts cognitifs et comportementaux destinés à maitriser, réduire ou tolérer des demandes spécifiques internes et/ou externes, vécues par le sujet comme menaçant, épuisant ou dépassant ses ressources (R. Lazarus et R. Saunier, 1978).
Je suis ici aujourd'hui pour parler du "coping". Je ne suis pas une experte et je ne le serais probablement jamais. Cependant, j'ai rassemblé dans cet article quelques conseils que j'ai pu recueillir tout au long de ma maigre existence. J'ignore si vous êtes comme moi ou non mais je suis une inquiète qui a toujours tendance à trop réfléchir. Je ne peux jamais m'empêcher d'observer ou d'analyser le monde qui m'entoure. J'attache sûrement trop d'attention aux détails. Tellement trop qu'il m'arrive souvent de sentir et pressentir le moindre changement. Et vous comment faîtes vous pour faire face ?
≈ NE SOYEZ PAS TROP DIFFICILE AVEC VOUS-MÊME.
Nous avons tous des attentes. Je suis consciente moi-même d’avoir bien souvent des attentes un peu trop hautes au sujet de ma vie et de moi-même. Néanmoins, la déception fait partie de la vie. Vous serez déçu(e)s. Vous décevrez les autres. Parfois, vous n’arriverez pas à faire aussi bien que vous le voudriez. Parfois, les choses n’iront pas dans la direction que vous souhaitez. Et bien souvent, vous ferez de votre mieux et ne réussirez pas du premier coup. Et vous savez quoi ? Ce n’est pas grave. Ce n’est pas grave si vous n’y arrivez pas du premier coup. Ce n’est pas grave si vous n’avez pas agi comme vous le vouliez. Ce n’est pas grave d’avoir dit quelque chose de stupide. Tout ira bien. C’est la vie. Les choses évolueront. Vous ne pouvez pas tout contrôler. Vous ne pouvez pas non plus être parfaits. Vous êtes assez bien. Tant que vous faîtes de votre mieux, tout ira pour le mieux.
≈ CENTRER VOTRE ATTENTION SUR LE POSITIF.
Se concentrer sur le bon au lieu du mauvais peut être une bonne chose. Vous passez une mauvaise journée, c’est bien cela ? Eh bien, repensez y et chercher la chose (cela peut être quelque chose de minuscule/insignifiant au premier abord) qui pourra vous réchauffer le cœur. Cela pourrait bien être le câlin que vous avait reçu avant de partir, votre thé ou café du matin, le compliment que vous avez reçu un peu plus tôt dans la journée, le temps, un sourire, un mot gentil, une possibilité, une simple idée ou une pensée réconfortante… Pratiquement n’importe quoi. Et puis le tour est joué. Tout n’est pas perdu finalement, n’est-ce pas ?
≈ OCCUPEZ VOUS.
Ou vous pourriez très bien utiliser l’astuce la plus vielle du monde : s’occuper l’esprit. L’un des meilleurs moyens pour arrêter de penser est d’être débordé(e). Se laisser absorber dans une activité évite de se concentrer sur ce qui nous déroute. Vous pouvez profiter de ce moment là pour faire n’importe quoi. Cuisiner, lire, ranger, parler à ces membres de votre famille auxquels vous n’avez pas parlé depuis longtemps ou encore travailler sur un projet, tout peut facilement devenir une distraction. Mes préférés sont cuisiner ou encore reporter mon attention sur quelqu’un d’autre.
≈ PRÉTENDRE QUE TOUT VA BIEN.
J’ai déjà remarqué cette facilité que les autres ont à le faire. Ils prétendent que tout va bien, qu’ils n’ont pas une once de doute. Ils pourraient passer des heures à vous convaincre qu’il n’y a pas de problèmes et qu’ils ne s’inquiètent jamais. Peut-être cherchent-ils quelque part à s’en persuader eux-aussi… Dans tous les cas, ils n’ont pas tort. Vous pouvez très certainement surmonter ce qui vous déroute. Tout ce qu’il vous suffit de faire est de le réaliser. Nous savons tous que de nos jours, la confiance en soi est capitale.
≈ ENTOUREZ VOUS D'INFLUENCES POSITIVES.
Pour finir, la vie est bien trop courte pour être passée avec des personnes qui vous tirent vers le bas… Je suis quelqu’un d’indépendant mais je suis là pour mes amis. Je n’en ai probablement pas beaucoup mais ils sont absolument fantastiques. En grandissant, on comprend rapidement que l’amitié est une notion indénombrable. Elle ne se résume pas à un nombre d’années ou d’amis. Mes amis sont la meilleure chose qui me soit arrivée. Ils sont la raison pour laquelle je souris et ne me sens pas seule tous les jours. Je n’apprécie pas les gens faux et les promesses en l’air. Je déteste les mots vides et les plans qui n’aboutissent jamais. Je les méprise. Je n’attache aucune importance aux mots et ne m’arrête que sur les actions. Et si quelqu’un vous fait vous sentir tout petit et douter de votre amitié, ce n’est probablement pas votre ami. Quelqu’un qui veut être là pour vous fera un effort. Vous pourrez compter sur eux. Vous n’aurez pas à mesurer vos mots et à surveiller vos gestes. Ils ne vous jugeront pas. Ils vous soutiendront et seront capables de vous dire les choses en face. Ils vous comprendront. Ils vous soutiendront contre toutes attentes. Vous ferez tous les deux des efforts et tiendraient l’un à l’autre. Aucune relation ne devrait être à sens unique. C’est frustrant et dépitant. Cela ne fait que créer des problèmes supplémentaires. Nous devons tous nous soutenir. « L'amitié ne rend pas le malheur plus léger, mais en se faisant présence et dévouement, elle permet d'en partager le poids, et ouvre les portes de l'apaisement. »

≈ KNOW YOUR VALUE.
Something struck me the other day . One of my teachers asked a personnal question to one of the students and his answer surprised me. I guess I've never thought it possible. The teacher asked him if he was shy and can you guess what he answered ? In fact, the answer itself doesn't matter. The choice of words used is what I choose to focus on today.
He said calmly : ' I was told I'm shy. ' It led me to this question : how many people actually decided that society/their peers dictates who they are and choose for them who they are meant to be ? . An opinion was expected and we received the opinion of others. I don't know what you guys think but I don't like it at all. I hate how easy and sad it is. What others think of you doesn't matter. It's just people being people and jumping to conclusion because it's easier. I don't think you should be defined by it. The only opinion that matter is yours. Who cares what other people think ? The only important thing is what you think of yourself. Let them think whatever they want to think. It will pass. It's not worth the troubles. Nonetheless, I am not judging anyone here. I am simply sharing my thoughts and speaking my mind as always. You're free to do and think whatever you want. No judgements here.
I have never cared much for it. I know my worth. I know what I want and who I am. I don't need anyone else to be myself. Perhaps, so do you. As a result, to whoever is reading this little speech : Screw labels such as shy, extrovert, introvert and so forth... You are whoever you want to be in the splurge of a moment. And of course, don't be a prick, okay ?
Thanks for reading and I'll see you around ♥
≈ SOIS CONSCIENT DE TON POTENTIEL.
Quelque chose m'a frappé l'autre jour. Un de mes professeurs a posé une question à un de mes camarades de classe et sa réponse m'a surprise. J'imagine que je ne pensais pas cela possible. Le professeur lui a demandé s'il était timide. Et devinez sa réponse ? Bien que sa réponse en elle-même n'a pas vraiment d'importance. C'est la façon dont il a répondu et les mots qu'il a choisi sur lesquels je vais m'attarder aujourd'hui.
Il a répondu calmement : " on dit de moi que je suis timide. " Cela m'a amené à me demander combien de personnes ont décidé que la société/leurs pairs étaient aptes à décider pour eux de qu'ils étaient et ce qu'ils allaient être ? Une simple opinion était demandée ici et pourtant la réponse était loin d'être personnelle.
Je ne sais pas ce que vous en pensez mais je trouve cela bien trop facile et dommage. Ce que les autres pensent de vous n'est pas important. Ce sont juste des gens qui agissent comme des gens et qui par conséquent sautent aux conclusions hâtives car c'est bien plus facile. Je ne pense pas que ce soit une raison valable pour les laisser vous définir. La seule opinion qui compte est la votre. N'attachez pas autant d'importance à l'avis des autres. Vous seuls êtes en mesure de savoir qui vous êtes ou ce que vous êtes. Laissez les penser ce qu'ils veulent. Cela leur passera et c'est bien loin d'en valoir la peine. Néanmoins, je tiens à préciser que je ne juge personne ici. Je me contente simplement de partager mes pensées et de vous donner mon humble avis comme toujours... Vous êtes libre de faire et de penser ce que vous voulez. Aucun jugement ici.
Je n'y ai moi-même jamais vraiment attaché une attention particulière. Je connais ma valeur. Je connais qui je suis et ce que je veux. Je n'ai besoin de personne pour être moi-même. Tout comme vous peut-être.
Alors à la personne qui lit ce petit article enflammé : Screw les étiquettes telles que timides, extravertis, introvertis (et tout le reste). Soyez qui vous voulez être dans le moment présent. Bien entendu, don't be a prick, okay?
Merci pour votre lecture et à bientôt ♥

I'm sorry for being shit at blogging this past month. I have no excuses. I have had a very busy month: lot of work to be done and a project for my future in progress. I have been thinking about blogging and if my blog has a purpose. Is my blog irrelevant? I don't know. Perhaps you could help me. However, I enjoy writing quite a bit. I have decided that my blog will now be written both in French and in English. Some of you might know that I'm French. I love writing in English but it has been underlined that blogging in both languages could be a good thing so I've decided to give it a try. I don't know if I will like it or not. We will see. I'm also planning on doing more "personal" post. Would you like that or not ? I hope to get a few feedbacks from you guys ♥♥


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There aren't enough appologizes in the world to tell you how sorry I am... I had crazy couples of weeks and no time for myself. I have worked double shifts at work and had long days at uni. I was barely on my computer and extremly tired so I could not post anything :( I hope you are still there and happy to see me ♡ I should be posting more often this week :) In a word : I AM BACK !
See you soon, lovebirds!


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