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The only thing wrong with my Barbie Dreamhouse was

The only thing wrong with my Barbie Dreamhouse was that there were 4 cats in the bed instead of 4 dogs 🩷

"Barbie" was a Feminist masterpiece 🎀

Petunia & Cheesy C make me the happiest Aunt Hippi

Petunia & Cheesy C make me the happiest Aunt Hippie 🩷🌿

Happy Birthday to the girl always giving me heart

Happy Birthday to the girl always giving me heart eyes (or heart headbands) 💫

I never tire of spending time with you (& just listened to your ever-distinct & ever-adorable giggles) 🥹

I love you so much, Therese 🩷

Poco's soon? I'll pay 🤪

P.S. Thanks for even considering cleaning poop from my shoes in doggie daycare. You're a true friend 💩

Happy birthday to one of my fav girlies to monkey

Happy birthday to one of my fav girlies to monkey around with 🐒

Keystone moments of our friendship are Thursday night sushi dates, spontaneous trips to Philly on your birthday (so Ennegram 7 of us), and having an insatiable LOVE of dogs -- those who know, know 😉

Thanks for being A WHOLE MOOD & we need to pop a bottle to celebrate you soon (just maybe not on carpeted floors) 🍾

I love you, Maiz 🩷

P.S. these pics / vids cleared out my "Maizy" folder in Dropbox since I don't post "3 minutes' worth of snapchat videos daily" anymore 🙈

Phoebe's Mermaid-Themed 3rd Birthday Party was sim

Phoebe's Mermaid-Themed 3rd Birthday Party was simply magical 🧜‍♀️

Happy 3rd Birthday to my daughter, Phoebe (althoug

Happy 3rd Birthday to my daughter, Phoebe (although, for legal reasons, I must reference her as my "God Daughter") 😜

To my beloved Petunia,

You are the sweetest, silliest, giggliest, time-stealer I know. I want to be with you when I wake up, when you go to bed, and even when I'm nowhere near you (hence our Duo video calls EVERY SINGLE TIME either your momma leaves the house or I do) 🤳

I'm really proud of you for finally realizing that Snapchat video filters don't cause immediate plastic surgical changes to the phone holder's face... and also all your leaps & bounds with your speech (my favorite of your new words being "Kind" from our morning affirmations together) ⛅️

You are strong.
You are kind.
You are beautiful.
You are smart.
You are sassy.
You are loved.

I will never grow tired of your million & two "Hi's" or "Bye's" when I'm coming in or leaving because your voice alone brings me joy and speaks to how far you are coming each and every day, Phoeberson 🌱

I love you dearly & deeply & it will never change my beautiful 3 year old 🩷

Would you believe me if I said I didn't actively t

Would you believe me if I said I didn't actively teach my niece ANY of this? // My nieces are my world 🌎 With that being the case, I bring them into mine as frequently as I can, whether training a dog or cleaning my apartment on a Sunday ☀️

They will be posted up on my couch watching Bluey (or so I'll think) to later find the real-life Bluey--my aussie cattle mix - and how I interact with her is what was really captivating their attention 😯

In this video, you see Carlin do ALL the things I teach owners to do when trying to facilitate a more calm dog:

✅️ Only praise dog when in a state of mind you like (i.e., calm)

✅️ Pulling a reward away if they move out of their command (in this case "sit') or are too mouthy with their grab

✅️ Offering audible praise for a job well done

By training your dog, you are training your children how to respect dogs 🩷

This is more than a post about dog training. This is a post about how we show up in the world:

People are listening to / watching you, what do you want them to learn from doing so?

🌻 Do you want them to realize what it means to be kind?

🌻 Do you want them to see what it looks like to follow through on their goals?

🌻 Do you want them to know how to better respect others?

Be the change you want to see in your children, your home, your dog, your workplace, your family, & your world.

I bet it will be a lot more beautiful if you did 🥰
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HBD to my favorite 78-year-old giver 🥹 // What

HBD to my favorite 78-year-old giver 🥹 // What priceless things he has given me: 1️⃣ My Pop Pop bought me my first 2 cars (a 2005 Exterra for $2.5K when I was 18 & a $1K 1987 Jeep Cherokee when I was 21)

2️⃣ He was my sole "jump starter" throughout the years I had both those first vehicles (as pictured above) 🙈

3️⃣ When he hands money to one of my siblings, I joke, "I have a car too?" & he'll keep his hand in his front pocket, making sure I am truly joking before pulling his hand away from cash he would so easily give if he knew I needed it 😫

4️⃣ His relationship with my dog @stitch_thebluefox over the past few years has given me the chance to witness such a sweet bond 💙

5️⃣ And his dry sense of humor & genuine laugh give me the pick me up each day needs (now that I'm lucky enough to call my Pops a housemate as of this past month) 😍

I love you, Pop Pop. And thank you for consistly showing me what it means to be a man of his word & full of heart 🩷

P.S. Thank you for saying copper / auburn was "my color" 4 or 5 years sooner than I actually confirmed it for myself 🔮

Swim Lessons w/ my favorite fishies 🐟 Watching

Swim Lessons w/ my favorite fishies 🐟

Watching these girls go from concern to clapping for one another is so cool to watch. They know when their sister is in perceived danger & when they just need a nudge to keep trying 👏

Having a sister is such a blessing. I would know: I get to do swim lesson debriefs & cheerleading with mine 🩷

We had a great time at the petting zoo on Saturday

We had a great time at the petting zoo on Saturday... other than Phoebe getting bit by a donkey 🥺 Don't worry, the baby goats helped heal her trauma 🐐

Happy Dad's Day to Stitch's fav man 💙 I see yo

Happy Dad's Day to Stitch's fav man 💙

I see you as a mush man when it comes to me, but put your Stitchie baby into the equation, and you're just a mush puddle 😭

Sometimes, I wonder if I love you as much as I do simply because you capitalize on your "I miss you" snapchats by featuring Stitchie 😜

Thank you for loving Stitchie like you've known her from 8 weeks old & like she'll never go. She has never deserved a more pure love than yours 🥺

I don't know. It seems like a pretty simple concep

I don't know. It seems like a pretty simple concept to me 😘

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Make the 🌎 a better place with your gifts & compassion, PLEASE 🩷

Me: "What is the jewel owner going to do to us if

Me: "What is the jewel owner going to do to us if we aren't able to steal the jewel within the hour before he gets back?"

Escape Room Employee: "He'll tickle you."

Me (under my breath to my group): "Let's make sure to lose." 🫣

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We finished in the top 1% with 6 minutes to spare & only 1 clue 💎

#ProjectEscape

I can't believe how blessed I am to laugh with you

I can't believe how blessed I am to laugh with you (and sometimes at you 🤪) for the last 4 years.

Although you, at one point before we met, wore crocs & it almost tore us apart before we even started (#DealBreaker), we luckily were able to work through this hard time with open conversations & compassion 🐊

I'll make sure to keep you operating at your best (Wally World has an unlimited supply of Jack Oil) & smiling (even if I have to pull the edges of your lips up myself) so long as you stay mine a little longer 🩷

You're the best slider pencil box / firecracker I know. Thank you for being my (tuna) knight & shining armor for 4 years ✨️

I love you, Jasper Dawson & happy anniversary 😭 // Psst... Let's keep laughing together 🫣

Tongues out for water ice, puppy kisses, or lanyar

Tongues out for water ice, puppy kisses, or lanyard coozie chugs made this year's Horsham Day "yummy yummy yummy yummy" 👅🐶🧃

Olive, you have impacted me in ways that only a so

Olive, you have impacted me in ways that only a soul can feel 🩷

So much of what I loved in you, I love in my own dog Stitch so it always felt like you may have been a soul dog to me just the same.

Like your Einstein hair, or your incessant butt wiggles when you really wanted to jump, or your reluctant but enjoyed snuggles 🤗

I am so immensely grateful I was given the chance to be your dog sitter starting my first year of college when I was still figuring out what I wanted to do with my life because I feel meeting you was a sliding door moment for me.

By meeting you, I met me & who I wanted to be.

I wanted to be someone who loved & respected loving souls like yours as a career.

Thank you for being you 🥹

And thank you Laura, Jeremy, & Sam for sharing her with me all these years. I am forever grateful.

Rest in love, Olive girl (& give Hank some kisses for me) 🫒

My motto right now as I'm building up my perfect m

My motto right now as I'm building up my perfect morning routine 🌄

Today marks one week of now waking up at 6:15 (which means I get to buy myself a little giftie gift 🙆‍♀️)

What i added into my morning routine now that I wake up another half an hour earlier is immediately Dream Journaling (if I remember my dream) or doing Morning Pages (if I don't remember).

I feel like I have enough time to add in a 15 minute meditation (I'm already a notorious PM meditator) but I'm going to wait until I go down another half hour increment in 2 weeks before adding it in).

One day at a time 💖 #MorningRoutineUpdate

🎨 = @justalittlebitofpositivity

How lucky I am to have such silly, dancy, drinky f

How lucky I am to have such silly, dancy, drinky friends to rock out at #Billfest2023 until 2 AM with 🍻🚨🎮

They come to Billfest for my dad, but they stay fo

They come to Billfest for my dad, but they stay for the dancing 💃 // Sorry dad 🤭 #Billfest2023

You know it's a good Billfest when we peer pressur

You know it's a good Billfest when we peer pressure Bill himself to rap on the mic at 2 AM 🎙

Happy birthday, Dad, you crazy squirrel-loving party animal 🐿 #Billfest2023

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