September ’23: Full Circle

September ’23: Full Circle

“You will burn + you will burn out; you will be healed + you will come back again.”  TW: suicide As September comes to an end, I am soaking up all of the small moments that made it such a good month. But I am also reminicing back on two past Septembers...
Maid of Honor Checklist

Maid of Honor Checklist

Maid of Honor Checklist, Bestie of the Bride, Planning a Bachelorette + More… This summer my best friend in the entire world married the love of her life!! A moment I had dreamed of since we met and became best friends in 2011… and I was blessed to stand...
Losing Lilly + a life update

Losing Lilly + a life update

About a week ago now, on one of the most beautiful days, I was sitting outside on my deck, following yardwork, reading my book, drinking a glass of wine with Chief laying at my feet. Life almost felt perfect. I was thinking that my heart shouldn’t be hurting...
Birth control, hormones, skin nightmare + anxiety meds

Birth control, hormones, skin nightmare + anxiety meds

It has been almost a year since I stopped taking the birth control pill, two years since I started taking anxiety medication, and a few months since I FINALLY recovered from the skin nightmare that followed my hormone influx stopping the pill… so I am here to...
Charities close to my heart by Shayla Kaye

Charities close to my heart by Shayla Kaye

Giving back is something I have been focused on over the last year. There are a few organizations that are very close to my heart and I wanted to give them a space here. Love for Lewiston Foundation “Ronnie Olstad and Jessica Janzen met in 2009 when they worked...
What I had to go through

What I had to go through

“You look happier.” It’s the best compliment you can get and a compliment I’ve gotten a lot over the last year. People notice when you’re happy. I am no exeption. People have noticed my weight loss, new house, happy oura, laughter, trips...