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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 that remind me...

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 beside...

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 this much...

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 talk...

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.I'm Your Huckleberry grant by Rangeland Derby RockstarChanse Vigen, WPCA chuckwagon driver or also...

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 + fun... but they don't...

An open letter to a girl on her graduation day.

An open letter to a girl on her graduation day.

An open letter to a girl on her graduation day: Written September 4, 20202.5 years after my high school graduation           I graduated about 2.5 years ago. It’s been 2.5 years of so much growth and learning. When I think back to high school, I think about so many...

Do it for your inner child.

Do it for your inner child.

Obsessed with dolls >> Proud big sister >> Loved to babysit >> The cool auntie >> Teacher >>Talked early >> Talked "too much" >> Talked "too loud" >> Outspoken & stands up for herself >> 4H public speaking high...

365 days.

365 days.

365 days. 365 days on my own. And here's what I've learned: You are more. More than any man, or anyone ever says you are. You are enough. It's ridiculous how enough you are. You are worthy. Worthy of love and respect, just simply because you exist. Sometimes the guy...