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HELLO JANUARY BEAUTIES! Enero is one of my favorite months... It’s Capricorn season, signals a fresh start, invites snowflakes, cute winter coats, etc. etc.
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We’re about a week into 2019 and I wanted to share my January intentions with you all:
😝L A U G H T E R - things at business school can get pretty serious with all the exams, presentations, studying, job-hunting, and soul-searching. Laughter is the best medicine and this month I’m focusing on lightening things up a bit... life isn’t as serious as we make it!
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🐾 S M A L L S T E P S - it’s easy to get bombarded by all the aspirations and new gym memberships and the ~sparkly~ promise of a whole year ahead. Success is found in your daily routine. Start small and keep moving. You’ll get there.
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🦋 Y O U A R E E N O U G H - I have the tendency to be so hard on myself 😑 (Constantly) working on welcoming imperfections and accepting where I am now.
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🙇🏼‍♀️ B E Q U I E T - listen more, speak less. Find comfort in silence.
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🐌 S N A I L M A I L - writing is one of my favorite things to do. I tell myself I don’t have enough time so this month I’m making it a point to send some love letters. Let me know if you want a postcard from Spain!
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Wishing you all the best January and when you’re feeling a bit baffled as to how you’re supposed to make this “THE BEST YEAR EVERRR” remember this: “The magic isn’t in a year. It is in a day. An hour. A minute. Look forward to each new day and less to New Years.”

“She only made time for tea and the people who rhymed with her favorite emotions.” - the poetry bandit @ Persephone Bakery

All is calm, all is bright. ✨🎄🐭

Spending Christmas in my grandma’s coat and a stranger’s hat, singing carols in a snow-covered log cabin church with my family. Sending you all love and warm wishes, wherever you may be❣️⛪️❄️

“We’re snuggled up together like two birds of a feather would be.” 🕊♥️

Growing up on an Elk Refuge in Wyoming means you have some pretty intense housework. My sister and I were responsible for power washing the dirt off the garage floor, removing large rocks from the field using a wheelbarrow, cleaning every single window in our house (inside AND outside) mowing/raking/fertilizing the entire lawn, picking up large buffalo p**p from the driveway and finally... the most daunting chore of all: collecting the firewood for the winter.
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My dad chopped the wood and stacked it against a long fence at the end of our property. When winter started to draw closer, we would eye the wood stack uneasily, knowing that we would soon have to move it all to the house, re-stack it and stock our fireplace. My younger sister and I dreaded this day.
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We wore heavy-duty work gloves and squeezed into lthe back of the pick up truck as we bounced through the field towards the intimidating stack of wood. It was an all-day event and by the end we were sweating, covered in wood chips and had splinters on our palms.
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Little did I know that 15 years later this stack of wood would provide the perfect Instagram background. ?

Much healing work is the back and forth movement between moments of discomfort & moments of new happiness; going inward to release the dense patterns of hurt & old programming that do no serve your freedom & then feeling the joyful clarity that comes with ~letting go~ ⭐️🐌🌱 @ Madrid, Spain

Saturday in Madrid: late brunch, singing in the streets, & hidden cozy bars with velvet couches and plenty of cava.

(Ladies) & Gentlemen, welcome to Fight Club.
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The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club.
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The second rule of Fight Club is: you DO NOT talk about Fight Club!
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Third rule of Fight Club: someone yells "stop!", goes limp, taps out, the fight is over.
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Fourth rule: only two guys (girls) to a fight.
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Fifth rule: one fight at a time, fellas.
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Sixth rule: No shirts, no shoes.
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Seventh rule: fights will go on as long as they have to.
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And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.
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Muchas gracias a por invitarme a probar una clase de box! Cada vez que hago el boxing te juro que quiero ser la próxima Million Dollar Baby 😂 Volveré pronto!
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Thank you so much for inviting me to try your boxing class. I swear to you every time I box I want to become the next Million Dollar Baby. Such an incredible (& challenging) training session. I will be back soon!
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spanish sunlight & french hats 👩🏼‍🎨 @ Madrid, Spain

d e c e m b e r ! how are you already here?! for this last month of an insane year my intentions are:
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1. (ask myself) I S I T T R U E ?
In business school we practice getting / giving feedback. (We also do this to ourselves constantly, whether we realize it or not.) Lately I’ve been caught up in what people say/think about me, and I confuse others’ judgments with my own truth. This month, when I feel uncertain/anxious/confused, I’ll just ask “is this my truth?” If not, drop it like it’s hot & move on!
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2. keep it M O V I N G
We tend to get stagnant at the end of the year and I can feel myself wanting to stay still. Focusing on moving through emotions / thoughts that arise, wiggling my body every day and keeping my daily routines motivating and purposeful.
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3. be G E N U I N E
With friends, with new relationships, with classmates, with my family & especially with myself.
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4. work H A R D E R
Business school is challenging. An accelerated program is even more difficult. Doing it while living in a foreign country is a different story. Using my small accomplishments as mojo to keep me going through December. If you know you can be better, then be better.
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5. R E F L E C T
Taking time to remember everything that came out of this year and get ready to throw myself into 2019 (I think it’ll be the craziest one yet 😝)
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What are you thinking about this month? Sad it’s almost over or ready for 2019? Like always, I posted these intentions (in doodle form with less words) on my stories. Wishing you all a cozy, bright and dreamy December. 🌲❄️♥️ photo by the amazing .mgkra