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Still swooning over this site for @pattyleonorphotography 😍
Yesterday was my birthday. I had plans to eat cake, go to the beach, relax, and disconnect... instead, I got so sick, had to go spend my day in urgent care, and couldn’t even keep down water (forget cake). I also couldn’t even manage to look at a computer screen long enough to post this (or anything). ⠀ ⠀ BUTTTTT, seeing another year is a privilege and dang I am so blessed. I told myself this year would be the best year of my life and it didn’t disappoint. It was the year of reinvention. ⠀ ⠀ On this years wild ride I quit my 9-5 job in the corporate world, launched an online business, went to my first mastermind, moved from Louisville, Kentucky to Raleigh, North Carolina, and created the life I’ve always wanted for myself. I got a swanky downtown apartment that is full of plants, wall art, dogs, and records. And I started dating the hunkiest, sweetest man. ⠀ ⠀ I wrote a blog post reflecting on this past year where I spill my number one flaw and make a promise to not carry it into this next year of my life, as well as talk about all the transformations this year has held for me. Link is in the bio. ⠀ ⠀ And thank you all for all the birthday wishes yesterday. It wasn’t the best day but I still felt so loved and I am so thankful. 💕⠀ ⠀
Finally designed + ordered some new business cards and I’m obsesssed!⠀ ⠀ Do you use business cards? How often do you give them out? It’s something I’m horrible at remembering to do, but trying my very hardest to get better at 🤷🏻‍♀️
Gratitude. ⠀ ⠀ This morning I woke up and told myself no matter what, I was going to live in a place of abundance today. ⠀ I worked hard, remained focused, and then got a knock on my door handing me this beautiful bouquet of flowers from the sweetest client. ⠀ How amazing is it that we get to choose what we attract? When we come from a place of abundance, gratitude, and joy we attract alllll of the amazing things the universe wants to give us. ⠀ ⠀ I never in a million years thought I’d ever be at the getting flowers stage of my business, but I made it here somehow. Through grace, through gratitude, through LOTS of mistakes. I’m finally exactly where I’ve always wanted to be- working with my dream clients, creating things that light the fire in me, and feeling excited to get out of bed in the mornings. ⠀ ⠀ God is good. The universe is good. Life is good. ✨ Thank you @pattyleonorphotography. You are a beautiful soul and thanks for being a bright light in my life as a client and friend. I am so grateful.
It’s LAUNCH DAY for @pattyleonorphotography’s website y’all! She is the sweetest client who’s energy and passion for her work truly was infectious and lit me up. ⠀ ⠀ Are you a photographer? I just finished a blog on why you NEED to brand your photography business. Link in bio. ✨
New blog post where I get super real + raw and talk about the things I struggle with in terms of balancing my personal life and entrepreneurship. ⠀ ⠀ This is a blog topic I’ve found myself continuously adding and erasing on my content calendar. I always preach authenticity and try to show you guys the real me… but, admitting your flaws and short-comings and failures can be really hard. As someone who really believes in trying to showcase real life through business and all the struggles that come with that, I decided today to sit down and actually write it and be totally transparent and real with you guys about some of the biggest issues I have been struggling with as an entrepreneur (and just in general) and things I’ve always been scared to admit. ⠀ ⠀ Link to get to the bio is in the blog. Love you guys. 💕