I used to introduce myself using my professional title; “Hi! I’m Cecilia. I am an Interior Designer”. This was because I believed that my career and title defined who I was.

After a few years of therapy and hard work on personal growth, I transitioned to; “Hi! I’m Cecilia. I’m a mom”.

I always felt the need to attach myself to and identify with the roles I was taking on, as if my self-worth depended on them. 

Only now do I understand that I am who I am, and I accept it. (Who am I kidding, though? I still have plenty of moments where acceptance and guilt come knocking on the door of my brain.) Like you, I am a work in constant progress. 

However, now I can properly introduce myself!

Hi! I am Cecilia, and I am many things; a middle mom, a fur mom, a plant mom, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a friend, a runner, the house goddess, the family’s master scheduler, and so much more!

Doesn’t it sound exhausting?? It is! But that’s the reality for the vast majority of women and mothers inhabiting planet Earth.

Women and mothers at whatever phase of their motherhood journey are overwhelmed, courtesy of societal expectations and social media messages.

I have practiced in the architectural industry for over 13 years before succumbing to a nervous breakdown that left me depleted, resentful, ridden with guilt and, mostly questioning my identity.

Thankfully, plants have become my therapy, my happy place.

I found peace in caring for plants and writing about them.

This is where My Tasteful Space was born, and my plants blog started. 

You have to forgive me if every once in a while I diverge from plants to womanhood and motherhood topics. I just feel strongly about the role of women and mothers in society.