Hello and thank you for being a part of this amazing journey. Why did I start this blog? Well… for me, writing is an escape from all the noise we have in our daily life. It is a way of clearing my thoughts and calming the chaos in my mind. I was just eight years old when I started to write. I used to enjoy contemplating nature and transforming all my sensorial and emotional feelings into poetry. Imagine an eight year old writing poetry. I am the youngest of five sisters, but the gift of writing has passed from my mother to every single one of us. She was the best at exploring this talent, using it to bring laughs even in the shadiest times. In the present, writing is helping me to silent the noise of a busy contemporary life.
My name is Oana Mania, I am an architect and a designer and I live with my partner in our hometown Tulcea, Romania. We both graduated in Bucharest, but after 10 years of living in the big city, we moved back home. We have reached a point in our lives where we felt alone and isolated, just the two of us against the world and its challenges.
One of the reasons I started this blog is to create a community where my readers will never feel alone, a place where you can find answers to some of your inner questions and where you’ll never feel judged. A place for introverts and extroverts, for analytical and rebels, for young and mature.
Through the years I’ve learned how to manage depression, anxiety and insecurity. I am not a master, but I have accumulated some knowledge and tools to help me overcome these issues. Our lives are designed to evolve through ups and downs, and like many of you, I have had my ups and downs. I went through life searching, but not knowing exactly what I was searching for. Now, at 32, I have finally defined a wire of goals. And it is funny how writing, something that I discovered from a young age that I love and I am good at is the thing that is helping me achieve the inner peace and the lifestyle that I’m aiming for such a long time.
I never thought that my journey throughout these years will be so complicated, but I am happy it was, because I’ve learned a lot and I’ve slowly started to know myself, which is a pretty important thing. In all my adult life I worked as a product promoter, a draftsperson, a fast food worker, a call-center operator, a movie translator, a graphic designer, an ecom business owner, an architect and an interior designer. But here it doesn’t matter, here I am free, having so many things to share with you and so many things I hope to learn from you. We will talk about how to pursue healthy eating and training habits, how to create strong and beneficial relationships, we’ll share motivational routines and exchange travel tips and style trends.
Welcome and enjoy!
