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#fridayintroductions and a dose of #realtalk comin’ atcha! 🙋🏼‍♀️ i was thinking this morning about how often we put things off because of insignificant things that truthfully only seem big to us. our insecurities can seem insurmountable at times, and sometimes, they even keep us from doing the things we were meant to do in this life, both personally and professionally.
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i put off starting my etsy coaching biz for over a year because my hormones decided to completely wreck my face (like, okay hello second round of puberty at 30) 🤷🏼‍♀️ if i could barely look at myself in the mirror (i’m talking crying every single morning while caking on massive amounts of concealer), how could i expect other people to willingly look at me on facebook live or instagram stories or course materials that would be living on the internet forever? my skin shouldn’t have dictated my business decisions. but it did. what SHOULD have mattered was that i was qualified, knowledgeable, and passionate about teaching.
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i’ve put off posting this photo for almost a month because my first instinct is to tear myself down for all the things i hate about my body instead of looking at the one thing that’s the most important - the genuine happiness on my face. my insecurities shouldn’t dictate what i post on instagram, and today, i’m not letting them. what SHOULD matter is that i know that at the exact moment this photo was taken, i was 100% content. on the beach, watermelon-rita in hand, next to one of my best friends.
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and speaking of best friends, talk to yourself like you’re talking to your best friend. when she complains about her zitty face, tell her she’s beautiful and her skin doesn’t define her. when she says she thinks she’ll be terrible at live videos because she’s a nerdy introvert, tell her she’s strong and funny and likable. when she picks apart her body, tell her that she’s perfect just the way she is. 👊🏻 tag a friend who needs a reminder to be kind to herself today. (📷: @brentona87)

🌸💀🌼 just in case you needed a skull pin to go with your skull tattoo from yesterday’s post. 😉 available at letterhappy.etsy.com

✨ PRODUCT UPDATE ✨ i added a slew of halloween tattoos to the shop over the weekend.. it’s never too early to stock up! 🕸💀🎃👻 find them at happytatts.etsy.com

weekends are better with this kid. #sophieschnoodle 🐶 do you have furbabies? tell me all about them!

#fridayintroductions 🙋🏼‍♀️ hey y’all! if we haven’t officially met yet, i’m christen! i’m a crafty gal running 2 etsy shops and coaching fellow creatives along the way to their own big biz dreams. 9 months out of the year, i also work at a local school (my alma mater)! can you tell i love to be busy? 🤪
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i have a furbaby schnoodle named sophie, an intense disney obsession, and a love for all things bright and colorful. i’m at my happiest when it’s warm and sunny out, so it’s a good thing i live in the deep south!
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oh, and can we talk about the fact that i’m totally in denial that summer break is over? just finished up my first week back at work and i’m not-so-secretly pretending i’m back here at the beach! ☀️🐬 speaking of work, here’s a fun question for ya! 🤔 if you could have any career other than the one you currently have, what would you want to be doing?
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📷: @brentona87

tell me.. how do you take your coffee? black? cream and sugar? flavors? tiny and able to fit on your fave bag? 😉

hello again, beautiful. ☀️ spending way more time here than at home this month, and i’m definitely not mad about it. 🤷🏼‍♀️

saturdays are for @starbucks serious strawberry 🤩🍓 #afternoonmade
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p.s. check stories to see the original, before #acolorstoryhologram gave it liiiiife! ✨