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Evie

@becoming_evie

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Woman, mother, wife, photographer, occasional blogger, just trying to live a good life while I’m here.

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That first pic should look familiar, taken at the beginning of August when that crepe Myrtle was in bloom. I thought that was the best the front of our home had looked thus far. We got a new-to-us front door a couple of weeks ago and it has given us so much curb appeal! Our next door neighbors got a new door and very kindly gave their old one to us when I asked. Sean and I have been trying to replace our previous door for a while because it just felt so blah but we couldn’t find anything that would fit at the architectural salvage store. This door has transformed our entryway and I love it so much!! The light it allows into that area just gives it so much more personality. So excited to see it dressed up for the holidays. ❤️ #thankyouneighbor by @becoming_evie

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2026 Mixed Doubles Tournament starts tomorrow!! I’ll be volunteering at HL over the next few days so maybe I will see you there!
#usta #nctennis #2026mixeddoubles #NC by @becoming_evie

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NOSTALGIC!!!! I went to Cracker Barrel with my friend @ggirlorelli today and we shopped til we dropped in the store. My god, there were so many cute things but the two items I could not leave without are the lip balm and the roller ball lip gloss. OMG they smell exactly as I remember and I was instantly transported back in time. by @becoming_evie

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Life Update: Those of you who know me well know that I have gone no contact with my parents. November will mark the two year anniversary of the last time we were in a room together and spoke face-to-face. My reasons for this are not complicated but it has not been easy. I have been in therapy for a while, working through this and other issues I’ve been dealing with for a long time. It is hard work. I am deeply grieving the parents I should have had.

I have reached a point where I can forgive them both but I am not interested in a relationship with them. Too many horrible things have been said & done through the years for me to walk back into that chaos. I can look back & acknowledge that my parents were young and were doing their best. They were both raised in abusive homes and certainly did do better than their parents did with them but it doesn’t erase what they did to me. My parents have never acknowledged that they did anything wrong nor have they offered any apologies. If you had parents who loved and supported you, who were tough but fair and not hurtful, I truly am so happy for you. ❤️ That was not my own experience. Please do not say things to me like, “oh you should be grateful your parents are still alive. I wish my father/mother were still here.” That is YOUR experience and you cannot relate to mine.

The last two years of my life have been the absolute hardest and darkest I’ve ever faced & I was on the verge of a mental breakdown. That is not me being hyperbolic, that is a factual statement. It really didn’t become clear to me just how hard the last two years have been until I quit my job this summer. Sometimes you don’t know how heavy the weight is you carry until you’re able to lay it down and, once I did, only then was it evident that the load I was carrying was too heavy to bear on my own. Anyway, all this to say I can see a path forward & am feeling a little lighter and happier these days. There is still a lot of work to be done to escape the patterns ingrained in me since childhood but I do see that it is possible to break free. If any of this resonated with you and you want to talk about it, I am here to listen. ❤️ by @becoming_evie

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In addition to the pink crepe Myrtle in our front yard, we also have this little beauty. It looks like a light dusting of snow fell. ❤️ by @becoming_evie

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I love this view from my couch at this time of year. Our crepe myrtle is in full bloom and looks incredible right now! by @becoming_evie

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This probably seems like a goofy thing to be excited about but my hydrangea has two new blooms on it. This plant has been riding the struggle bus since before we moved in here in 2021. Once we got here, I noticed it had a lot of black spots on the leaves and began trying to nurse it back to health, including moving it to a new, less harshly sunny place in the yard. This year, it had a bunch of new growth and I knew THIS was the year she was gonna finally be well enough to bloom and then…we had a cold snap. It killed all the new growth and she started over from the ground up. I thought that meant another year waiting on blooms but what did I see today??? Two new blooms!!!! It’s the little things. ☺️😍🤣 by @becoming_evie

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I went and did it again, except a little bit deeper color this time. This has been my fave so far and I can’t wait to see what it looks like as it starts to fade. @hairbykelley_xo always does such a great job with my hair. I come in with inspo pics and we figure it out together from there. She is great about telling me what is probably the best way for me to achieve a look I’m going for. This is my new color for the foreseeable future!! Thank you, Kelley!! 😍🤩🥳😍 by @becoming_evie

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8 months ago

Another work trip in the books! Left Vegas a little while ago and, the highlight of my trip was being able to visit with my beautiful cuz and her lovely mom. Alison took me all over Vegas, showing me places that were impactful in her life and I loved it. To beat it all, she asked me was there anything I wanted to see. I said, besides her and her mom, sometime I’d love to visit the neon sign graveyard. Surprisingly, it’s a museum so she took me to it and it was amazing!! It’s been on my list of things I’d like to see for over 15 years. Thanks Alison and Jeannie for going out to dinner and sharing your stories with me!! I hope to visit with y’all another time soon. ❤️❤️❤️ by @becoming_evie

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8 months ago

What I’ve been doodling this week. I didn’t draw yesterday. Yesterday was a tough day for me emotionally, for no particular reason. I found myself at the end of the day out of sorts and emotional, to the point that I just sat on the couch and cried my eyes out. Sean asks what’s wrong and it’s just too difficult to put into words. It’s not one thing. It’s the weight of all the things. Every emotion I feel, every thought that runs through my mind, it all feels like it is crushing me in this moment. After a good night’s sleep though, I woke up today feeling a bit more on solid footing, hence the happy little duck I drew this morning. Anyway, I hope you’re all doing well in your world today. Today my goal is to do my best, whatever my best is to give. ❤️ by @becoming_evie

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8 months ago

Besides all the hellish things happening in the world right now, my personal life has been hellish as well since last January. I’m suffering from depression and burnout at a level I’ve never experienced before so I’m trying to give my brain some new things to think about. I’m taking this year to learn how to draw and paint and hopefully work out some of these things that have been weighing so heavily on my mind. This is day 1. 🥰 #learningtodraw by @becoming_evie

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9 months ago

Why am I so damn cold??? Flipping FREEZING in a sweatshirt, sweatpants, hat, and thick blanket. Holy crap. by @becoming_evie

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