How it started?

End of June, the time for me to stop everything with “La Femme Victorieuse”. We are taking a break for two months or so. A time needed. I am still tired. I already stopped everything on YouTube and with the Podcast “The Victorious Woman show”. Instagram and Facebook will follow soon.

Earlier this week, I remembered that I started this blog last year in July 2022. I started this blog after being on the verge of a burnout. I started this blog to express the love in my heart. Just to share light-hearted stories. A blog to express myself freely about love. No expectations. I just write what it’s in my heart. No goals. Just me sharing.

Last year, end of June, I had to stop what I was doing with “La Femme Victorieuse”. I was emotionally exhausted. Too many things happened since 2020, and I did not have the opportunity to go on holidays when everything was back to normal.

In 2020, I felt stuck in the UK during the pandemic. I could not go to Martinique or go to France to stay with my family. I was by myself during two years.

Early 2020, I got a promotion and I had more responsibilities at work. The same year, I started working on “La Femme Victorieuse”.

For two years, I started work at 7am to 9am (La Femme Victorieuse), and at 9am I swapped laptop and worked as a Paralegal for a Council in London. I finished at 4.30pm and at 5pm I worked again on the “La Femme Victorieuse”. I was working on weekends as well on “La Femme Victorieuse”.

At some point, during the pandemic, I asked the Senior Lawyer if I could work abroad, since we were all working from home. She said no. I could have worked anywhere in the world, but she said employees have to be in the UK. I was devastated. I kept pushing and worked hard on both.

In February 2022, I quit my job to have more time to work on “La Femme Victorieuse”. It was time for me to move on. I felt it and I prayed it for it. I even asked other women of God to pray for me. God confirmed it and I left the Council.

I looked for a new job thought an agency, and I worked on different document review projects. It allows me to pay my bills while I kept working on the foundation of “La Femme Victorieuse”.

In the beginning of last year, so many things happened, I remembered helping my sister getting ready for an interview to go to an art school in Paris in September 2022. I had to be on top of that while managing my 9-5 and “La Femme Victorieuse”. Also, I was writing prayers books when I had time.

I knew I needed holidays but it was not the right time to go on holidays. My priority was getting money for my sister to go to her art school, and working on “La Femme Victorieuse”.

All of that led me to be on the verge of a burnout.

I did say to myself it would have been easier if I had someone to help me and support me. My husband. Nevertheless, I did not think about that too much, I have to do what I have to do.

End of June 2022, I stopped working on the “La Femme Victorieuse”, and kept working with the agency on document review projects when needed. Between two projects, I took time for myself. A time to breathe. A time to reflect. A time to refuel my energy.

Beginning of July 2022, I was not working, and I felt the need to write about love.

Where to start ?

I started with my love stories. Candid ones. One that never truly started, and one that ended at the beginning.

Then, I wrote when the story was in my heart. I did not force anything. I just let the words flow through me.

I did not know I had this in me.

To me, it’s my art.

One year later, I am taking a break, but not for the same reason. I am taking a break because I need one. The foundation of “La Femme Victorieuse” is built. I can breathe. I don’t have to work on it as much as I used to. When I will be back in September 2023, I will even work less. More time for myself.

I am even thinking about leaving the UK, since I can work everywhere with my laptop and wifi. No need to be based in the UK anymore.

Sometimes, when I think about “La Femme Victorieuse”, it’s a bit scary, because it’s bigger than me.

It’s only the beginning.

I don’t know what the future holds for me, but I know I am on my path. The one God has for me. No doubt about it. He gave me everything to be the Founder of “La Femme Victorieuse”.

The last years were very hard for me at different levels, but I am glad I did what I had to do.

Now, we can go to the next level.

Avec beaucoup d’amour…