#Happyhomemaker

Happy Homemaker is a 5 year old work in progress that will keep evolving as I continue to move forward in life. What does that even mean and what is it about?

Well, I am not showing off my happy life. In fact, I have been in and out of depression for as long as I have mothered my 2 sons. Yes! Happy Homemaker was born in an incredibly low moment in my life. After the birth of my first son, I suffered from postpartum depression – but I was adamant on pushing myself through it. Two years later, I had my second son and l had no choice but to keep on going. By 2015 my mental health was deteriorating drastically; the lows had become way more frequent than the highs. The truth became inescapable- motherhood is draining me and nothing ever prepared me for this. There are many heart-warming moments that come with it, but many more frustrating ones. My days have become an endless cycle of completing chores that I no longer know who am I beyond my roles as a mother, wife, daughter etc.

That is when I decided to be Happy and started taking photographs of anything and everything that makes me momentarily happy. Some mothers work; others run, bake, write – I photograph. I always have my camera ready to snap the next magical moment, and it was these little beautiful moments that brought the biggest transformation of all. Photography has always been my tool to see, but now it has become my mean to appreciate, to contemplate, to fall in love again with my life. Happy Homemaker became my initiative to take control once again; I took the conscious decision to step back from the chaos of my life and its sea of demands and lose myself into these little beautiful moments. And I captured countless moments that managed to bring calmness to my being and balance to my soul.

That is why Happy Homemaker is a work in progress because it is simply about coping with the challenges of life, battling its lows, and maintaining a healthy mental state, simply by remembering to stop and marvel at the beauty of life.