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Going Global

Here we go again!  I am flying out of San Francisco tomorrow with a one way ticket for the journey of a lifetime.  First destination -Peru  Personal belongings– One suitcase and a carry on backpack Partner in Crime– Heather Marie Ditmars  Itinerary– Unknown Two California girls taking on the world! The “No Plan” plan is […]

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Here I Am

Exactly six months ago I hopped on a plane.  The moment that plane took off I could feel in my bones that something big was about to happen.  I saw the entire outline of my journey play out in my mind on that plane.I knew my life was going to be forever changed. There was […]

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Mental Snapchats and Real Life Check-Ins

What was life like before social media? Do you even remember?  I am talking before MySpace, chat rooms, and even AOL Instant Messenger. I find myself wondering what life was like for twenty-something-year-olds before social media existed.  How did they reach their friends if not instantly? How did they spend each waking second if not […]

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M.I.A

I have been M.I.A for a while now. Who starts a blog and abandons it for weeks?! I know, I know! I am on the ride of a lifetime, and the last month and a half has been such a whirlwind. I am in paradise where the days seem to last forever, yet never long […]

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Redefining Beauty 

It is so easy to get entangled in a superficial life. We live in a digital age where we are so wrapped up in the illusions we see on a little screen in front of us, we miss the bigger picture.  The perception people have of us is often influenced by simply a glance- a […]

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Sound Before the Shift

I wrote this one month before leaving for Asia.  I never planned to share these private thoughts but looking back, this helps explain what lead me to this major shift in my reality and I think it’s important to share. “There is so much noise out there in the world. So much to hear, process, […]

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Resigning from Beauty

Normally, one would not post something as private and intimate as a resignation letter, but this was a pivotal moment that lead me to where I am now.  Sharing this journey is and will always be about transparency and truth. Below is the actual resignation letter I sent in one week ago.  To respect the […]

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