Amy Eksteen

Self-care Hacks

When I started my blog, long ago in January, I promised myself that I would hold myself accountable to write and publish one post every week. One of my main goals for the year is to post one blog post for every week this year, a total of 52 posts. Creating this goal has honestly […]

Me First

The blog post for this week will be celebrating the publication of 30 posts on my blog! Writing has always been one of my favourite things to do, but I never imagined I would be sharing a piece of my heart, through my words, for everybody to see on a weekly basis. Every week when […]

Kind Words

When thinking about July’s source of inspiration, Proverbs 16:24 really stood out to me. This month, I want to focus on the power of ruminating on kind words. I want to highlight the importance of prioritising yourself, your thoughts, emotions and feelings. I want to reiterate the importance of self-love, self-care and self-acceptance as well […]

How to deal with Change

Life will constantly be filled with changes. That’s definitely one thing that I keep on learning – that things rarely stay the same. And if you’re like me, who likes being comfortable, feeling secure and knowing what’s coming next, change, especially unexpected change, isn’t the easiest thing to deal with. From starting school to finishing […]

When life doesn’t seem to go your way

There’s no doubt that life can be disappointing sometimes. Our plans don’t go as planned. Relationships end. People hurt us. Doors that we were hoping would open, remain closed. We are left feeling a little deflated and maybe catch ourselves thinking “How am I supposed to get through this?”, “What do I do now?” or […]

Self-love and Spoons

Since tomorrow is Valentines Day, I want to dedicate this post to a special type of love – self-love. Have you ever felt as if on some days you have so much energy and motivation that you would be able to conquer the world? And on other days, you find yourself feeling a bit tired […]