Maria Queiroga

〰️ When I said some days I go that I was sad, got some “you are not alone” messages.

Thank you all of you who shared your feelings with me, it made me feel not alone and supported.

I much rather prefer to see everyone happy and thriving but I don’t think it is the reality.

How are you feeling? What is the worst for you?

I think for me is everything. Some days one thing is harder than others. But in general, the mix is a struggle.

Keep pushing myself to stay positive. Try to do funny things with Duda everyday. She makes me smile. I’m grateful for that.

Stay strong 🙏

〰️ MOM

There is no definition to say exactly what that world means.

I could say many things, could bring social and political arguments about motherhood and Mother’s Day.

But, today I decided to be light, to bring the fun side of it. Because for me, humor is very important and it helps me to go through the difficulties.

I think that knowing to laugh even in the mist of challenge is a great virtue.

So, let’s laugh a little and enjoy our day the most.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the beautiful and strong mothers in the world 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

〰️ REPOST FROM

I was invited by a mom who also is an entrepreneur here in Toronto (she runs a brand of sweets and personalized gifts), to share a testimony about being a mother and a hustler.

Here is what I said and is my tribute to all moms (Portuguese/ English):

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“Depois que me tornei mãe, perdi muitos medos.
Ganhei muitos outros, é verdade. Mas aquele medo de errar, medo de fazer papel de ridículo, medo de arriscar e ir atrás dos sonhos, esses medos eu perdi. Ou deixei de dar tanta importância a eles. E me vejo agora com a prioridade em criar minha filha, mas também, em me transformar na pessoa que sempre quis ser, sem medo do que os outros vão pensar.
Ser mãe e empreendedora, é muito cansativo, é muito solitário, mas é muito libertador também.
E, sem tempo de pensar duas vezes, a gente vai e faz, e quando vê, já fez. Isso abre um portal mágico de possibilidades, e, mesmo em meio ao caos, mesmo sem dormir, mesmo 24h cuidando de um outro ser, a gente tira forças pra ser muito mais do que já fomos.”

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After I became a mother, I lost many fears.
I won many others, it’s true. But that fear of making mistakes, fear of making a fool of myself, fear of taking chances and chasing dreams, these fears I lost. Or I stopped giving them so much importance. And now I see as a priority in raising my daughter, but also, in becoming the person I always wanted to be, without fear of what others will think.
Being a mother and an entrepreneur, is very tiring, is very lonely, but is also a true path to freedom.
And, without time to think twice, we go and do it, and when we stop to think, we already did it. This opens a magical portal of possibilities, and, even in the midst of chaos, even without sleeping, even 24 hours taking care of another being, we take the strength to be much more than we ever were before.

〰️ I KNOW THAT DOESN’T look like, but I’m still and artist

Lol 😂

AND I have made some prints of my most celebrated watercolors.

Prints in larger sizes are coming!

Will share all the infos here soon 🤩

Are you excited? Do you like art prints?

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Interview with .antunes for FPTV about the workshop “Painting with food” that I offer at MOCA in 2019.