• 3 days at home with my family + I’m feeling so refreshed. as soon as I got to my parents’ my body went into full “RECOVER” mode. I’ve been sleeping 8-11 hours each night, waking up so refreshed, and then letting myself take a couple hour nap every afternoon when I feel tired again. ╳ I think after weeks (and months!) of “GO” my body is finally trying to catch up and recover. And it feels SO GOOOOODDDD. I’m still working hours each day, but I’m not shooting or traveling for 7 days straight and that feels REALLY NICE right now. Plus I’m getting alllll the baby snuggles from my little niece, so I’m pretty dang happy. ╳ The one other thing I was reminded of as soon as I got home was how CRAZY VITAL your “crew” is in your life. For me, my family plays a BIG role in my daily life. They’re my biggest fans, cheerleaders, supporters, challengers, and backup. They push me to be better, challenge me to think bigger, work harder, play more, love Jesus with everything in me. My siblings + parents are the most incredible people I know. And being home with them again, being filled with the joy, love, truth, and passion they have… it’s just so refreshing. Living alone the past few months, without hardly any real local community (yet), has taken more of a toll on me than I realized. And I’m feeling fresh + new + fired up with even just a few days with my crew. Don’t ever underestimate how much of a role your community plays into your life. Who you surround yourself with really does make or break you sometimes. Pick those friends wisely. ╳ Now excuse me while I go see Avengers: End Game with my siblings + parents. We all waited until I came home to see it together so NO SPOILERS OKAY. ╳ double tap if this resonated with you today! 🥰🖤
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    3 days at home with my family + I’m feeling so refreshed. as soon as I got to my parents’ my body went into full “RECOVER” mode. I’ve been sleeping 8-11 hours each night, waking up so refreshed, and then letting myself take a couple hour nap every afternoon when I feel tired again. ╳ I think after weeks (and months!) of “GO” my body is finally trying to catch up and recover. And it feels SO GOOOOODDDD. I’m still working hours each day, but I’m not shooting or traveling for 7 days straight and that feels REALLY NICE right now. Plus I’m getting alllll the baby snuggles from my little niece, so I’m pretty dang happy. ╳ The one other thing I was reminded of as soon as I got home was how CRAZY VITAL your “crew” is in your life. For me, my family plays a BIG role in my daily life. They’re my biggest fans, cheerleaders, supporters, challengers, and backup. They push me to be better, challenge me to think bigger, work harder, play more, love Jesus with everything in me. My siblings + parents are the most incredible people I know. And being home with them again, being filled with the joy, love, truth, and passion they have… it’s just so refreshing. Living alone the past few months, without hardly any real local community (yet), has taken more of a toll on me than I realized. And I’m feeling fresh + new + fired up with even just a few days with my crew. Don’t ever underestimate how much of a role your community plays into your life. Who you surround yourself with really does make or break you sometimes. Pick those friends wisely. ╳ Now excuse me while I go see Avengers: End Game with my siblings + parents. We all waited until I came home to see it together so NO SPOILERS OKAY. ╳ double tap if this resonated with you today! 🥰🖤
  • IT’S HERE IT’S HERE IT’S HEREEEE!!!!!!! ❀ after MONTHS of hard work, long hours, and endless patience from my goddess of a designer… MY NEW BRAND AND WEBSITE ARE LIVEEEE!!!!! ❀ so much time has been poured into this thing. I have a completely new rebranding, so much more info and space, a whole new lifestyle brand + section to my lil biz, and little hints around the website at the secret project coming in the next month or two!!!!! ❀ I’m SO happy, guys. when I first started my photography business, I spent HOURS designing a dinky little website all by myself. honestly, it was sub-par at best, but it was all I could afford and it’s done its job the last THREE YEARS (wowww) but TODAY IS THE DAY I get to FINALLY, PROUDLY share my heart and soul in this new online home. ❀ I have so much launching through this site in the next few months, but this is the perfect beginning: - a new blog home for ALL the goodness coming your way - a whole new lifestyle brand + section - info on my mentor sessions, the heart university, collaborations, and more - Brand new updated travel schedule + portfolio - and SO MUCH MORE. COME CHECK IT OUT!!!! Links are in my bio and story!! ❀ one last major shoutout: to my queen Sarah (@alisabethdesigns) for working so passionately and tirelessly on this baby of mine. this woman listened to my vision and then BAM she made it come to life. she came alongside my vision more than I could’ve ever hoped. I couldn’t have done or created ANY of this without my girl, and I’ll never use anyone else for my design work. this woman is a magical goddess living among us mere mortals. not even kidding. if you need ANY design work, this woman is the SHIZ. love you fiercely, Sarah. thank you ENDLESSLY for the hours you’ve poured into this project with me. you’re the real MVP here. ❀ for everyone else… I’ll see you on the site!!!! if you pick up any of the hints for the secret project, I’d love to hear it. 😏😉👇🏼(they’re real sneaky though heh heh)
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    IT’S HERE IT’S HERE IT’S HEREEEE!!!!!!! ❀ after MONTHS of hard work, long hours, and endless patience from my goddess of a designer… MY NEW BRAND AND WEBSITE ARE LIVEEEE!!!!! ❀ so much time has been poured into this thing. I have a completely new rebranding, so much more info and space, a whole new lifestyle brand + section to my lil biz, and little hints around the website at the secret project coming in the next month or two!!!!! ❀ I’m SO happy, guys. when I first started my photography business, I spent HOURS designing a dinky little website all by myself. honestly, it was sub-par at best, but it was all I could afford and it’s done its job the last THREE YEARS (wowww) but TODAY IS THE DAY I get to FINALLY, PROUDLY share my heart and soul in this new online home. ❀ I have so much launching through this site in the next few months, but this is the perfect beginning: - a new blog home for ALL the goodness coming your way - a whole new lifestyle brand + section - info on my mentor sessions, the heart university, collaborations, and more - Brand new updated travel schedule + portfolio - and SO MUCH MORE. COME CHECK IT OUT!!!! Links are in my bio and story!! ❀ one last major shoutout: to my queen Sarah (@alisabethdesigns) for working so passionately and tirelessly on this baby of mine. this woman listened to my vision and then BAM she made it come to life. she came alongside my vision more than I could’ve ever hoped. I couldn’t have done or created ANY of this without my girl, and I’ll never use anyone else for my design work. this woman is a magical goddess living among us mere mortals. not even kidding. if you need ANY design work, this woman is the SHIZ. love you fiercely, Sarah. thank you ENDLESSLY for the hours you’ve poured into this project with me. you’re the real MVP here. ❀ for everyone else… I’ll see you on the site!!!! if you pick up any of the hints for the secret project, I’d love to hear it. 😏😉👇🏼(they’re real sneaky though heh heh)
  • “if you knew you couldn’t fail, what would you love to be doing right now?” ⋒ I was talking to a friend last weekend about what we wanna do with our lives, the goals + big dreams we have, and I asked that question. ⋒ and then I paused. and we both sat there thinking. it was so powerful to think through, so I wanted to pose that question to you today: if failure was impossible, would you be doing anything different right now??? what are you allowing fear to dictate in your life? ⋒ screw it. SCREW THE FEAR. just DO IT. whether that’s quitting your job to go full time with your own biz, trying a new strategy for your brand, saying hello to the cute guy at the coffee shop, asking that girl out on a date, trying that activity that scares the shiz outta you, recording that video or song…. ⋒ whatever that looks like for you… just do it. you’re your own worst enemy. you’re the biggest obstacle in your life. not your surroundings, circumstances, finances, age, or ANYTHING else. YOU. by saying “yes” to fear, you’re saying “no” to your future. ⋒ so cut it out and go kick some ASS today. (and yes, I just said “ass” straight-out on here. because THAT’S HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS.) ⋒ tag a friend below to remind them that they’ve got this!!! GO GET EM, TIGER! 😏🔥👇🏼 pc: @kinseywhidby edit: me
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    “if you knew you couldn’t fail, what would you love to be doing right now?” ⋒ I was talking to a friend last weekend about what we wanna do with our lives, the goals + big dreams we have, and I asked that question. ⋒ and then I paused. and we both sat there thinking. it was so powerful to think through, so I wanted to pose that question to you today: if failure was impossible, would you be doing anything different right now??? what are you allowing fear to dictate in your life? ⋒ screw it. SCREW THE FEAR. just DO IT. whether that’s quitting your job to go full time with your own biz, trying a new strategy for your brand, saying hello to the cute guy at the coffee shop, asking that girl out on a date, trying that activity that scares the shiz outta you, recording that video or song…. ⋒ whatever that looks like for you… just do it. you’re your own worst enemy. you’re the biggest obstacle in your life. not your surroundings, circumstances, finances, age, or ANYTHING else. YOU. by saying “yes” to fear, you’re saying “no” to your future. ⋒ so cut it out and go kick some ASS today. (and yes, I just said “ass” straight-out on here. because THAT’S HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS.) ⋒ tag a friend below to remind them that they’ve got this!!! GO GET EM, TIGER! 😏🔥👇🏼 pc: @kinseywhidby edit: me
  • today was one of those days where I woke up with SO MUCH to do that I just wanted to abort and run to the beach to hide all day. ╳ but over my years of running my own business, I’ve learned a few strategies for tackling those feelings of overwhelm rather than giving in + letting them pile up even more. today imma share just a few tips that I use at least once a week to manage my schedule: → put away all distractions. this means turning off my phone and shutting off wifi on my computer if I can. I don’t ever watch tv while working, but if you do, shut that off too. → dump list FIRST. when your brain is jumping from task to task in a big panic because there’s SO MUCH to do + keep track of… just stop. write it all down in one big list. just get it on paper and don’t worry about organizing it just yet. → set priorities. for example, today I wrote down a MASSIVE dump list of things that need to get done. a lot of them ASAP. but rather than try to organize it too in-depth, I just wrote down the first 3-4 most-pressing tasks and tackled those FIRST. → next, I write down a daily list. I usually try to do this the night before a work day or the first thing once I start working. (Or in this case of extreme overwhelm, I did it once the most pressing 3-4 tasks were completed.) write down all the things you need or really want to get done that day and start tackling them one by one. → take breaks. your brain can only work + focus on one thing at full capacity for 3 hrs. make sure you’re taking breaks at LEAST every 3 hrs. get up, stretch, get water, do yoga, go outside. DON’T turn on tv or scroll insta. you need to refresh your brain + get AWAY from the screens. ╳ that’s just a small taste of the process I go through when I walk into a work day with my brain screaming “LKASJHDLKAJSHD!!!!!!” I’m planning to do some full blog posts soon on time management, daily scheduling, batch working, and list structures/apps/etc which will go WAY more in-depth. but as we’re heading into a brand new week today, I wanted to share these few hacks I use! GO GET EM TIGER! ╳ was this helpful for anyone?! who else felt the “KAJSHDL” in their brain today?! 🤣🙊👇🏼
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    today was one of those days where I woke up with SO MUCH to do that I just wanted to abort and run to the beach to hide all day. ╳ but over my years of running my own business, I’ve learned a few strategies for tackling those feelings of overwhelm rather than giving in + letting them pile up even more. today imma share just a few tips that I use at least once a week to manage my schedule: → put away all distractions. this means turning off my phone and shutting off wifi on my computer if I can. I don’t ever watch tv while working, but if you do, shut that off too. → dump list FIRST. when your brain is jumping from task to task in a big panic because there’s SO MUCH to do + keep track of… just stop. write it all down in one big list. just get it on paper and don’t worry about organizing it just yet. → set priorities. for example, today I wrote down a MASSIVE dump list of things that need to get done. a lot of them ASAP. but rather than try to organize it too in-depth, I just wrote down the first 3-4 most-pressing tasks and tackled those FIRST. → next, I write down a daily list. I usually try to do this the night before a work day or the first thing once I start working. (Or in this case of extreme overwhelm, I did it once the most pressing 3-4 tasks were completed.) write down all the things you need or really want to get done that day and start tackling them one by one. → take breaks. your brain can only work + focus on one thing at full capacity for 3 hrs. make sure you’re taking breaks at LEAST every 3 hrs. get up, stretch, get water, do yoga, go outside. DON’T turn on tv or scroll insta. you need to refresh your brain + get AWAY from the screens. ╳ that’s just a small taste of the process I go through when I walk into a work day with my brain screaming “LKASJHDLKAJSHD!!!!!!” I’m planning to do some full blog posts soon on time management, daily scheduling, batch working, and list structures/apps/etc which will go WAY more in-depth. but as we’re heading into a brand new week today, I wanted to share these few hacks I use! GO GET EM TIGER! ╳ was this helpful for anyone?! who else felt the “KAJSHDL” in their brain today?! 🤣🙊👇🏼
  • I had NO intentions of posting this. my good friend came over this morning to go over some work-related things (including some camera stuff) and snapped this shot of me. I’m sitting on my living room floor. sick. pjs, bedhead, no makeup. I’m cradling a hot tea ‘cause I really don’t feel good. to make the picture complete... there’s an unhung mirror behind me, packaging materials all over my kitchen from recent shipments I just unboxed, and my laptop open, showing that I’m still getting work done cos #deadlinesdontstop ⋓ bottom line? I’m a HOT MESS and I feel every inch of that when I look at this pic. this was a test shot. nothing styled. nothing planned. but I wanted to share it anyway. because it’s real life. ⋓ just a reminder that nobody’s perfect. I’m not always dancing away in my insta stories. sometimes I’m curled up on my floor, blowing my nose like an elephant, and just tryna keep working when all I wanna do is curl up with a movie. ⋓ there’s really no point to all of this. I don’t have a grand, dramatic life lesson. I’m just sharing a little in-the-moment snap of real life because this is real + somehow still so beautiful + fun. ⋓ anyone else feel this “hot mess” vibe today?? 😬✌🏼 ⋓ pc @landonmcleod__ who whined that I didn’t give him his “first professional debut” credit on this photo 🤣 edit: me, who was trying to keep the already booming assumptions about our friendship to a minimum 🙄🤣
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    I had NO intentions of posting this. my good friend came over this morning to go over some work-related things (including some camera stuff) and snapped this shot of me. I’m sitting on my living room floor. sick. pjs, bedhead, no makeup. I’m cradling a hot tea ‘cause I really don’t feel good. to make the picture complete... there’s an unhung mirror behind me, packaging materials all over my kitchen from recent shipments I just unboxed, and my laptop open, showing that I’m still getting work done cos #deadlinesdontstop ⋓ bottom line? I’m a HOT MESS and I feel every inch of that when I look at this pic. this was a test shot. nothing styled. nothing planned. but I wanted to share it anyway. because it’s real life. ⋓ just a reminder that nobody’s perfect. I’m not always dancing away in my insta stories. sometimes I’m curled up on my floor, blowing my nose like an elephant, and just tryna keep working when all I wanna do is curl up with a movie. ⋓ there’s really no point to all of this. I don’t have a grand, dramatic life lesson. I’m just sharing a little in-the-moment snap of real life because this is real + somehow still so beautiful + fun. ⋓ anyone else feel this “hot mess” vibe today?? 😬✌🏼 ⋓ pc @landonmcleod__ who whined that I didn’t give him his “first professional debut” credit on this photo 🤣 edit: me, who was trying to keep the already booming assumptions about our friendship to a minimum 🙄🤣
  • me tryna just buckle down right now to keep on top of things the next few weeks. 😳🤣 (mainly me just tryna look like a cool “influencer” let’s be real 🤣) ♡ but ummmm. speaking of “things” happening in the next lil bit... GUESS WHAT LAUNCHES TOMORROW?!?!?? THAT’S RIGHT. THE NEXT @theheartuniversity WORKSHOP TICKETS GO LIVE TOMORROW MORNINGGGG!!!! make sure you’re on our waitlist (sign up on our website!) to be the first to know! tickets go CRAZY fast! 8am. pst. BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! ♡ also I’m having a lil Q&A in my story today! it’s been so fun to chat with you guys! come say hi + ask your questions if you haven’t already!! 🥰 ♡ but back to the workshop... WHO’S PLANNING TO BE THERE?!?!!? 🤣😍🙌🏼🔥
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    me tryna just buckle down right now to keep on top of things the next few weeks. 😳🤣 (mainly me just tryna look like a cool “influencer” let’s be real 🤣) ♡ but ummmm. speaking of “things” happening in the next lil bit... GUESS WHAT LAUNCHES TOMORROW?!?!?? THAT’S RIGHT. THE NEXT @theheartuniversity WORKSHOP TICKETS GO LIVE TOMORROW MORNINGGGG!!!! make sure you’re on our waitlist (sign up on our website!) to be the first to know! tickets go CRAZY fast! 8am. pst. BE THERE OR BE SQUARE! ♡ also I’m having a lil Q&A in my story today! it’s been so fun to chat with you guys! come say hi + ask your questions if you haven’t already!! 🥰 ♡ but back to the workshop... WHO’S PLANNING TO BE THERE?!?!!? 🤣😍🙌🏼🔥