Fuck yeah. 💪🏻 Fuck yeah. 💪🏻
We have reached the point of winter where I am SIC We have reached the point of winter where I am SICK of wearing coats. Spring, where are you?! 😩 Trying so hard to get dressed every day but how do y’all do it when it’s cold?! I’m literally sitting on my couch in this coat because it’s too cold to take it off 😂
Smell ya later, 2020. (This is an old photo from Smell ya later, 2020. 

(This is an old photo from this summer when I did my Harley Quinn makeup, but the energy felt right.)

I’ll be honest, I think the first half of 2021 is gonna be brutal but there is a light at the end of the tunnel, babes. We are almost there so stay safe and stay diligent.
I posted an embarrassing photo in my stories so I I posted an embarrassing photo in my stories so I have to balance it by posting a hot one here 😂 Also wow I haven’t posted since HALLOWEEN. I’ve been spending most of my IG time on my candle account, @brennancandleco, but I truly MISS Y’ALL. I formed so many great relationships over the years and I want to get back to that. So you’ll be seeing more of me, probably in a less curated way than you used to. I might lose some of y’all but I hope the ones I call friends will stick around because I really do miss you. 

And lastly, if you ARE into more business-y content from me, follow @brennancandleco, there are some pretty awesome things happening over there if I do say so myself.

Photo by @narirophoto
I may be at home, but I wasn't going to miss out o I may be at home, but I wasn't going to miss out on transforming into Furiosa. 

2020 has been a heck of a year, and I think we're all feeling a bit like we're stuck in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Ready to turn things around and kick our own Immortan Joe to the curb.

Happy Halloween. Stay home.
My latest project: @brennancandleco 🖤 My latest project: @brennancandleco 🖤
Welp I think this negative space mani is my new si Welp I think this negative space mani is my new signature look so prepare to get sick of seeing it in different colors. 💅🏻
Our tomato plants finally started flourishing and Our tomato plants finally started flourishing and thennnnn there was snow in the forecast 🙃 Tomorrow we are supposed to get quite a lot and I’m very cranky about it. Hoping our plants survive but more importantly, I hope the snow puts out the wildfires that seem to be never ending. It’s been a brutal summer for many reasons, but it’s still pretty cool to look at this bowl and know we grew these tomatoes from seeds. Also there’s currently zucchini bread in the oven from our garden ☺️
I am so so so grateful to @crispy.ray for designin I am so so so grateful to @crispy.ray for designing this and putting it on my body, y’all 😍 They are SUCH a talented artist and all around great person. I felt super comfortable and they executed my vision perfectly. 👽 I’ve been a diehard X Files fan since I was a kid (swipe for evidence and a photo of me and Gillian Anderson where I have never felt uglier lmao), so this means a ton.

Re: COVID-19. Truthfully I felt super nervous to get my tattoo and super nervous to post it here. I’ve still been doing my best to stay home but am also (like many of you, I think) struggling mentally. So where is the balance? Honestly I don’t know. I haven’t had a haircut (besides doing it myself), had my nails done, or sat down to eat except for once (and it was a place with no servers). I barely see anyone except my husband. Some days it’s fine and others it’s “how much more of this can I take?” So anyway. I took a risk, but @blackbirdinktattoo was taking everything very seriously. All were masked and sanitized (duh it’s a tattoo place) and I specifically chose a leg tattoo so Christa and I wouldn’t be breathing on each other. I long for the day when things are normal again. I long for the day when I can see my family again. But for now, I’ll try to safely find small pockets of joy and normalcy and ride those little waves until the next pocket of joy.
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Life · November 6, 2017

November 2017 Small Goals

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It’s a new month so you know what THAT means (Halloween is over….which is really sad). But more importantly, it’s time to review last month’s small goals and set some new ones! Per usual, I’m linking up with Nicole of Writes Like a Girl blog so be sure to head over and check out her post + posts from everyone else who linked up to get inspired!

  1. Make some changes to the Everyday Unicorns shop – Done! In case you haven’t heard, you can now shop Everyday Unicorns straight from this blog! AND I’ve opened an Etsy shop, too! Annnnnd (I haven’t really shared this yet), I have a few brand ambassadors! 
  2. Design some fall and winter designs – ALSO DONE! Eeeeek and I’m so dang stoked about it. You can shop long sleeve tees here and sweatshirts/hoodies here!
  3. Finish the online courses I’ve started – …..nah. I did work on them, actually! But I didn’t finish.
  4. Keep a tidy house – Nahhhh. I wish I had done this because I think it would’ve made me less stressed buuuuut nope.
  5. Establish a holiday season plan for my blog and Everyday Unicorns – Not really. I started to think about it for my shop but that’s about as far as I got. Honestly I’m not sure how much holiday content I’ll do on the blog, which is like a cardinal sin of blogging but…eh.

2 out of 5 but I’m really happy with the two that I completed. They were VERY time consuming, even more than I thought they would be, so I’m not going to beat myself up over it. Okay okay, here’s what’s on deck for November:

  1. Thrift first and shop small – We’re entering the biggest shopping season of the year, and I want to make sure I’m more intentional this time around. When it comes to shopping for myself (holiday party outfits, etc), I want to make sure I thrift first. Over the last year or so, I haven’t been thrifting as much which is so silly! This past weekend, I went thrifting and bought a coat, skirt, earrings, and choker (the jewelry was brand new) all for $24! Thrifting for gifts can be harder, so if I’m not able to do that, I want to focus on shopping small. It might mean less gifts for each person, but they will be meaningful, ethically made, and will put a smile on a small business owner’s face.
  2. Have a Black Friday strategy – I don’t want to set a sales goal, but I DO want to make sure I have a Black Friday strategy in place for Everyday Unicorns so I’m not caught off guard. Less than three weeks to prepare!
  3. Enjoy time at home with Thanksgiving – I’m going to be spending a whole week in Texas this month, and I want to make sure I actually ENJOY it. Lots of rest, minimum stress, and maybe even a blog break that week. I just want to make sure I’m present since time with family and Texas friends is pretty limited now.
  4. Make my physical health a top priority again – I’m sure a lot of you guys can relate, and I know I’ve said it before, but when things get tough my physical health goes out the window. Which is a real bummer because that makes my anxiety worse but I still can’t seem to convince myself of that when I’m “in the moment.” So I’m going to make slow changes and get my health back on track, starting with (minimum) 3 workouts per week and 1 healthy meal per day this month.

That’s about it! I’m keeping it relatively simple this month, but what do you have up your sleeve? Let me knowwwwww.

xoxo
Valery

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Comments

  1. Monica says

    November 14, 2017 at 12:09 PM

    The physical health thing–me too. I’ve been so wrapped up in getting things done before the holidays that I haven’t been doing yoga (or sometimes even eating lunch…). Good luck getting your healthy habits back on track!

    Here are my small goals if you’d like to check them out! http://newberyandbeyond.com/november-small-goals-im/

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Fuck yeah. 💪🏻 Fuck yeah. 💪🏻
We have reached the point of winter where I am SIC We have reached the point of winter where I am SICK of wearing coats. Spring, where are you?! 😩 Trying so hard to get dressed every day but how do y’all do it when it’s cold?! I’m literally sitting on my couch in this coat because it’s too cold to take it off 😂
Smell ya later, 2020. (This is an old photo from Smell ya later, 2020. 

(This is an old photo from this summer when I did my Harley Quinn makeup, but the energy felt right.)

I’ll be honest, I think the first half of 2021 is gonna be brutal but there is a light at the end of the tunnel, babes. We are almost there so stay safe and stay diligent.
I posted an embarrassing photo in my stories so I I posted an embarrassing photo in my stories so I have to balance it by posting a hot one here 😂 Also wow I haven’t posted since HALLOWEEN. I’ve been spending most of my IG time on my candle account, @brennancandleco, but I truly MISS Y’ALL. I formed so many great relationships over the years and I want to get back to that. So you’ll be seeing more of me, probably in a less curated way than you used to. I might lose some of y’all but I hope the ones I call friends will stick around because I really do miss you. 

And lastly, if you ARE into more business-y content from me, follow @brennancandleco, there are some pretty awesome things happening over there if I do say so myself.

Photo by @narirophoto
I may be at home, but I wasn't going to miss out o I may be at home, but I wasn't going to miss out on transforming into Furiosa. 

2020 has been a heck of a year, and I think we're all feeling a bit like we're stuck in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Ready to turn things around and kick our own Immortan Joe to the curb.

Happy Halloween. Stay home.
My latest project: @brennancandleco 🖤 My latest project: @brennancandleco 🖤
Welp I think this negative space mani is my new si Welp I think this negative space mani is my new signature look so prepare to get sick of seeing it in different colors. 💅🏻
Our tomato plants finally started flourishing and Our tomato plants finally started flourishing and thennnnn there was snow in the forecast 🙃 Tomorrow we are supposed to get quite a lot and I’m very cranky about it. Hoping our plants survive but more importantly, I hope the snow puts out the wildfires that seem to be never ending. It’s been a brutal summer for many reasons, but it’s still pretty cool to look at this bowl and know we grew these tomatoes from seeds. Also there’s currently zucchini bread in the oven from our garden ☺️
I am so so so grateful to @crispy.ray for designin I am so so so grateful to @crispy.ray for designing this and putting it on my body, y’all 😍 They are SUCH a talented artist and all around great person. I felt super comfortable and they executed my vision perfectly. 👽 I’ve been a diehard X Files fan since I was a kid (swipe for evidence and a photo of me and Gillian Anderson where I have never felt uglier lmao), so this means a ton.

Re: COVID-19. Truthfully I felt super nervous to get my tattoo and super nervous to post it here. I’ve still been doing my best to stay home but am also (like many of you, I think) struggling mentally. So where is the balance? Honestly I don’t know. I haven’t had a haircut (besides doing it myself), had my nails done, or sat down to eat except for once (and it was a place with no servers). I barely see anyone except my husband. Some days it’s fine and others it’s “how much more of this can I take?” So anyway. I took a risk, but @blackbirdinktattoo was taking everything very seriously. All were masked and sanitized (duh it’s a tattoo place) and I specifically chose a leg tattoo so Christa and I wouldn’t be breathing on each other. I long for the day when things are normal again. I long for the day when I can see my family again. But for now, I’ll try to safely find small pockets of joy and normalcy and ride those little waves until the next pocket of joy.
Dennis and Sweet Dee are here to help ward off the Dennis and Sweet Dee are here to help ward off the Sunday scaries 🐾 In case you missed it in my stories, these are our newest fosters! (We just decided on names today - I think having to name two slowed us down 🤣) Usually we only have pups for three nights but we had to keep these little pals for an extra week before they’re ready to be adopted. 

Also I PROMISE I am going to record a video/write a post about fostering this week so keep your eyes peeled for that. 

Annnnd last but not least if you’re in the Denver area and looking for a puppy, message me if you want more info on either of these little ones! 🥰

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