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I've been waiting all winter for this 😍😍😍 SUNSHINE, y'all ☀️ Sunshine! Not the crepe 😂😂 although the food trucks at work is definitely an added bonus 😏😋 this ham + Swiss + provolone + local honey + greens crepe hit the spot for my sandwich craving today 🥙 Now, if only I could work out here the rest of the afternoon... #thesunfeelssogood #thisOkiemissessunshine #OkiegoneOR #readyfortahoe

Ever since I had to pack up and move half way across the country, I've been trying to downsize everything I own. 🚚📦 From clothes to kitchen stuff to vintage furniture... And honestly, ever since Kenny passed away, I've tried to simplify everything in my life because life is way too short to spend time and mental energy on things that don't really matter (but that's a whole other post for a different day 😂) Back to downsizing stuff... one collection I've really cutback on is my jewelry collection 💍 I've discovered less is more and I enjoy wearing fewer, more statement-like pieces to accessorize my outfits. Today #ontheblog I'm sharing 5 easy + minimal #spring #accessories that you can add to any outfit to give it oomph with minimal effort 💁‍♀️ (bonus: some are even functional and promote being even lazier 😂 #washinghairisoverrated) LINK IN BIO 👆👆 Check them out + let me know - what are your go-to spring accessories? 👠👒👜💍 📸 : @whitneylilyphotography

This time last week I was returning from a quick trip to Oklahoma. I went home to celebrate and honor the life of Kenny's dad, John Comer. I went back and forth about going and the feelings it may bring to surface. Having less than a week to decide, I knew I had to go, it was the right thing to do. I wasn't sure how I would feel going back to the same exact spot we laid Kenny to rest. It was like weird déjà vu, but this time I was only watching. I got to hear family stories I had never heard before. I got to surprise Kenny's daughter and see some of his family I hadn't seen in almost 2 years. Although it was a day of mourning, I felt at peace knowing John was with Kenny again. Over 2 years being apart and they are finally together again. A bonus to the trip was getting to see all of my people too. My parents, my girls, and even a yoga session at my favorite yoga spot with @tdstockton and a little women's bible study with @tbegnel right before I had to head back to the airport. I forget how refreshing and revitalizing a dose of good friendships, good conversations, and good belly laughs can be for the soul. I don't get to see these girls very often, and some I talk to frequently and others not as often, but distance, near or far, doesn't change the love and support we have for each other 👭💞 #itssimplytuesday

If someone told me I could only wear neutrals for the rest of my life, I think I'd be okay with that 😂 I swear this has been my uniform lately - black & white stripes, camel, and/or olive. And I'm not too mad about it 😏 it's almost embarrassing how many #striped shirts I own 🙈 who is else #teamstripes?? 🙋‍♀️ I feel like there should be a support group 😂🤗 #stripeserrday #gimmealltheneutrals ***Don't forget to sign up for the 🎉GIVEAWAY🎉 for your chance to win $100 towards your own #jordwatch ! LINK IN BIO 👆👆 I've been ❤ing my #jordfrankie in Koa & Ash - it goes with everything! Blog post with more coming this week 😘*** #jordwatches #giveaway #contest #sponsored

Walking into the weekend like 💃🎉 this week has been 😫 even with having Monday off! Traveling then going straight back to work is rougghhh... I'm so ready for a couple days at home 🏡 Errands + shopping tomorrow, then relaxin' with the pup on Sunday 😏 what do you have planned for the weekend? Anything fun?? 🎉 maaaybe I can talk the bf into a winery if I help with his excel hw 😉🤓🍷 happy weekend, friends! 😘😘 . 📸@whitneylilyphotography

Lately, I've been trying to cut back on my coffee intake (I know, I know, it's a tragedy 😭), and if I'm being honest, #coffee hasn't been tasting as good as it used to (another tragedy 😭😭). So I decided to listen to whatever my body was trying to tell me, and I started drinking more tea. BUT I was missing that yummy creaminess my coffee had. Well, I found the perfect replacement. Enter tea lattes 🙌🎉 I've tried them before, but never realized how much I loved them, with london fogs being my favorite. I wanted one after work yesterday but didn't want the caffeine, so I tried this herbal one. An @insomniacoffee blend called Foxtrot - rooibos + chamomile + peppermint w/ honey + coconut milk 😍☕ oh my, so good! I downed it immediately after taking this pic 😂 have you ever tried tea lattes? If so, tell me your favorites! I need more to try 🤗 #gimmeallthetealattes #RIPcoffee 😭 **Also, don't forget about the giveaway!! LINK IN BIO 👆🎉** #jordwatch #jordwatches #jordfrankie #sponsored #contest #giveaway

I've been wrestling around with something for a few weeks now. I haven't written a blog post or even a draft yet, but I felt compelled to share some thoughts today. This post doesn't hold the answers, but hopefully, it encourages some thought. This may be a disaster but I thought if I can't stop thinking about it, then maybe someone else needs to hear it too. So here it goes. I've gone back and forth about setting goals (not resolutions) for myself this year. Personal, physical, financial, relational, emotional, blog related, writing related. A part of me believes in the power of setting and writing down a goal. You see it, you believe it, you put it out there so you can work towards it. Okay, great. But the other part of me wonders how the act of crossing that goal off is affecting my psyche. Is working towards these goals and checking them off as I complete them good for my soul? Everything in our world today is check listed. Everything is tracked. There's a tracker for everything. How many steps, how many cups of water, how much food, how many dollars, how many books, how many hours/days/weeks. The list goes on. So how do we stay grounded in a measured world? When everything feels measured, how do we stay sane and keep our souls from being measured up? However, I think the REAL question comes down to this: what is success? But more importantly, what is success for YOU and what VALUE do you put on that? Do you feel like you spend your days checking things off a list? Are you constantly checking your status, evaluating where you stand, or how you measure up? Is it by your definition of success or someone else's? What does success look like for YOU? #itssimplytuesday

Just landed in Portland from a quick, last minute trip to OKC and I'm ready to see this guy and my pup 👦❤🐶 also, I couldn't be prouder of @chrismadrigal8 - he studied super hard the last couple months for his HR certification and passed last week (while he was sick!) 🙌🎉 @atankfulloflove and I are so glad to have him back on the weekends! Aaaaand maybe, just maybe, we can start working towards checking off some wineries on our ever-growing wineries-to-visit list 😉😂 #priorities #lifegoals #workhardwineharder #onewineryatatime

"I understand now that I'm not a mess but a deeply feeling person in a messy world. I explain now, when someone asks me why I cry so often. I say, 'For the same reason I laugh so often - because I pay attention.'" - @glennondoyle For the longest time, I didn't cry about Kenny being "sick." Or at least not in front of him. Or really anyone for that matter. In fact, I cried more in my work office than anywhere else. I knew I needed to be strong for him, strong for us. If I fell apart, how would I be there for him? He was the one who had cancer, he was the one fighting for his life. He had permission to fall apart at a moment's notice. And I would be there to hold us together and pick up the pieces, the best I could (with the help of our village 💞). Until one evening, on our couch while we were watching HGTV, I finally came to terms with everything I was holding together, all up in the air like a one-man show. It all came crashing down. It was after the doctors at MD Anderson had given up, they had given him their final notice. We were frantically throwing darts at all the clinical trials, near and far. And it was in that quiet, simple moment sitting on the couch and watching TV together that I may not have this moment, and other moments like this for much longer. And the scarier thing was I didn't know how much time we had left. It was in that moment I simply let the tears come and roll down my cheek. And for once (and finally), Kenny held me. Letting me cry with no questions. I never told him why I was crying that evening, but I've always wondered if he just knew. I believe he found comfort and relief that I had finally let it all down and gave into the sadness. Now, I don't worry about looking like a hot mess or not. Holding it all together so eloquently or not. I cry over anything and everything - I mean everything. And now I know it's because I feel everything so deeply. Both a blessing and a curse. 🙏💕 #itssimplytuesday

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