So many of you have reached out this past year about being at a crossroads.
Maybe you lost your job, maybe it disappeared overnight like so many of us in the event world, or maybe you started working from home & realizing - this gig isn’t for me. Whatever it might be, there is no greater time than now to reinvent yourself. Seriously! You have more tools at your fingertips than any human in history…
Read MoreSunday Routine: Slow morning (this is key), take my time making breakfast, work on a few of my own project goals (nothing busy or task-driven, more like big picture), yoga in the afternoon, breathwork whenever I want to reset, some good self-care stuff (face mask, body scrub, etc.)…
Read MoreI’ve had so many of you reach out about how to find a side hustle so that you can start a #smallbusiness or #freelance your skillset and eventually quit your day job and set your own rules, both of which I started doing a couple of years ago and now make a full time income from! But how do you get started? How do you figure out what you might like to do? Here are 3 tips to start discovering direction:
Read MoreThe holidays look different for some of us this year, and I know that many will be spending it alone or with family via Zoom. If you need a fun some fun ideas to spice it up, leggo:
Read More@olivihuh & I recently made the best non-dairy hot chocolate- you can watch our reel for details + here’s the scoop:
Read MoreWhen I first started posting on the ‘gram, it was to document all of the cool concerts & festivals I was a part of while I was working in the music industry & moonlighting in music photography. I’m not even sure on my record for shows in a year... but it was a lot back then & I kept riding that wave into the next one, which ended up being...
This year looks so different than what I thought it would. It was supposed to go like this:
I was supposed to be traveling 1-2 weeks of every month, mostly internationally
I was supposed to have a calendar full of new restaurant & bar openings, concerts, & other #MileHigh happenings
I was supposed to attend a big graduation, be the maid of honor in a wedding, & spend every holiday with family…
Do you remember those exercises in elementary school where you’d have a whole word bank of adjectives & you’d have to choose 5 and make them into a sentence? Like, “The sheep is fast and pretty and brave and sensitive and angry?” And you would just wildly choose them at random because homework and let’s get it done, right?…
Read MoreWhat’s on your holiday shopping list this year? Whether it’s clothes, jewelry, art, cannabis accessories, sex-positive stuffs, or plants, have you thought about buying local? I am super inspired this year to shop locally, especially for the holidays, and thanks to so many of you on Instagram, I’ve put together a list of Denver brands, Colorado goodies, and a few non-local but small businesses worth supporting!…
Read More“I somehow had equated being kind with saying yes.”
“I didn’t want to let people down.”
“I was afraid to fail or hurt someone’s feelings.”
“I didn’t want to miss out.”
Ever found yourself feeling the feels with one of the above? Ever found yourself overextended or exhausted, with no one to blame but yourself?
Who knew we’d be entering the holidays under these circumstances. No vision board could have quite predicted this one bbz, but here we are, so let’s make the most of it! Here’s how to Halloween during a pandemic:
Read MoreY’all know this girl loves an afternoon spritzer, so when @drinkaurabora sent their new flavors my way, I couldn’t wait to try them! They just launched in all @WholeFoods #Colorado locations AND they offer free shipping on their website…
Read MoreIf you’re rethinking life during COVID, you’re not alone. I think it’s making a lot of us reconsider, or forcing those of us who have to find a new role, to ask what the heck it is we really want to be doing with our lives, where we should live, and who we should be spending our time with…
Read MoreThis weekend, I took an adventure to a different set of Colorado peaks, this time featuring a tiny town called Como full of abandoned railroad buildings which leads to the spellbinding Boreas Pass. Boreas Pass Road ascends from Como, winds along the Continental Divide at over 11,400 feet, and descends into downtown Breckenridge. It’s one of Colorado’s top #leafpeeping destinations, an hour drive, and has some of the most gorgeous golden and red aspens you’ll find in the state. It’s been my #1 leaf-peeping destination so far!
Read MoreWhen do you take the time to self-reflect on your growth: in work, in self, in relationships?In six weeks? In a semester? In a year? In a decade? It can be hard to decide when is the best time to sit back and reflect on your growth, but one thing’s for sure: You’ve got to MAKE IT a PRIORITY.
Read MoreI recently read this article in National Geographic that talked all about how nostalgia is a coping mechanism that many of us are finding helpful during the COVID-19 pandemic…
Read MoreYou know those items that you keep ordering on Amazon over and over again?
YES. Yes you do. I put them all in ONE place- a newly curated Amazon Shop where you can purchase anything in just 2 clicks! To find the shop, simply go to amazon.com/shop/blondontherun. EASY.
Read MoreHave you ever tried making a decision that scared you a lil bit, and found yourself paralyzed by indecision, caught up in every detail? Or maybe it was something that didn’t even scare you. Maybe it was brunch…
Read MoreIf 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that pausing for self-reflection is: 1) important to do often; 2) can help you make decisions; 3) might bring up a lot of uncomfortable sh*t! Not happy with your job/relationships/body/self? Being quarantined and forcing yourself to think about whatever it is that you are unhappy or uncomfortable with isn’t always going to leave you feeling fuzzy...
Read MoreLast fall in Madrid, I went to a flamenco show at Cafe Chinitas. There were maybe 10 of us in the crowd, so this wasn’t some packed show, and I was seated front row, right next to the stage. It was lit though, crowd or not, because the performers onstage were clearly ARTISTS in their ELEMENT and they danced like this was a packed theatre!
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