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Feeling very grateful that my family bullied me into a Babymoon in Mexico this past week 💛 @madeleineraifordholland you were right, I was wrong 😉

Baby girl no. 2 will be here in a few months and this was just what we needed to have a little fun and decompress as a family before we head into this final stretch of pregnancy and the crazy/beautiful/hard season that is postpartum 😆

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Here are some personal life snapshots of the quiet, wonderful, sometimes adventurous and sometimes mundane life I’ve been living since jumping off your feed in December :)

Pics one + two: JANUARY: spent an afternoon at a local art museum and soaked in this beautiful study by Mary Cassatt + these surprising but perfect color choices by Thomas Allen Paquette (peep those electric blue trees) ** honorable mention but not pictured - taking all the kiddos to Dollywood for new years 🤩 10/10 recommend

Pic three: FEBRUARY: Alex giving Augustina a rose for Valentine’s Day and melting my heart completely 🥰

Pic four: MARCH: had a rare night where all my fur babies peacefully snuggled on me at the same time while watching tv and we had to document it 😂 ** the very first picture is also from March of getting our girl @abs_jac married

Pics five + six: APRIL: 6 years after our cancelled 2020 honeymoon in Scotland, Alex and I were finally able to take the highland roadtrip of our dreams! Dm me for trip recommendations cause we would copy and paste it all again!

Pic seven: MAY: one small moment but spring as a whole was largely spent outside on a picnic blanket watching these two bond and play

Pic eight: JUNE: found out that we will be adding ANOTHER LITTLE GIRL to our family this Christmas 🥰🥰🥰 needless to say we are over the moon! *Shoutout to @kitchen.no.9 for making the sweetest little gender reveal cake for us to celebrate

Pic nine: JULY: Pretty much all of July was spent in some form of water with Augustina, be it pools or splash pads or this video from the final week of the month at the beach with Alex’s family.

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Comment POD1 and I’ll send you the link. 🎙️

Season 3 of the podcast is here, and episode one opens with the lie that keeps most people stuck: “the right time.” 🎙️

You know the script. I don’t know if it’s the right time to buy. The right time to start. The right time to leave the thing that’s not working. So you wait for a feeling that isn’t coming, because “the right time” was never a date on a calendar. It’s a decision wearing a disguise.

Episode one is my coaching team and me setting the tone. Behind it, solo deep dives and guests you’ll want to take notes on, this might be our best lineup yet. All of it built on the same idea: progress over perfection.

If you’ve been waiting for a sign, consider this it.

Comment POD1 and I’ll send you the link to listen.🎙️

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Comment POD1 and I’ll send you the link. 🎙️

Season 3 of the podcast is here, and episode one opens with the lie that keeps most people stuck: “the right time.” 🎙️

You know the script. I don’t know if it’s the right time to buy. The right time to start. The right time to leave the thing that’s not working. So you wait for a feeling that isn’t coming, because “the right time” was never a date on a calendar. It’s a decision wearing a disguise.

Episode one is my coaching team and me setting the tone. Behind it, solo deep dives and guests you’ll want to take notes on, this might be our best lineup yet. All of it built on the same idea: progress over perfection.

If you’ve been waiting for a sign, consider this it.

Comment POD1 and I’ll send you the link to listen.🎙️

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Day 2 of the retreat that buys back my whole summer. 🌳

Today was podcasts. Guests flew in from all over the world and we shot six episodes back to back. Might hit seven or eight before the week’s out.

That’s enough content to take the whole summer off and actually be present with my boys.

Remember that last-minute Bahamas trip I’ve been sharing all week? That wasn’t luck. It was this. The same principle I built my entire STR business on: front-load the work, set up the systems once, and let them pay you back for months.

A few hard days now. A whole summer of freedom later. Long days, but I’d do it again every single time.

Front-load the hard part. 🤍

(Day 2 of the recap, follow along for the rest of the week.)

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What do you need for a reset? This week we are working from Athens, GA, getting poured into and learning new things.

Whether you need to slow down or just change your POV, investing in yourself can be just the reset you've been craving.

So take the class, join the coaching group, train for that race, book the trip.... What are you waiting for?

We have 2 luxury cabins in📍Blue Ridge, GA to choose from. Booking Links in bio.

#travelreset #lifetimelearner #IntentionalLiving #HospitalityMatters #personalgrowth

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6 years of you + me and 11 months as a family of 3 💛 Cheers to the sweetest chapter yet

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Tomorrow inside the VIP Q&A of Elevate STR Workshop… we’re cracking open the unpublished hosting memoir. 👀📖

The unfiltered advice, the shortcuts I only share behind closed doors, and yes — the crazy STR stories that always come out. 💀✨

Because here’s the truth: every host has two memoirs…

📖 The polished 5⭐️ version Airbnb sees
✍️ …and the one we keep to ourselves.

This Q&A is as close as it gets to both — and it’s where the biggest breakthroughs happen.

✨ Your Next Steps:

1️⃣ Comment ELEVATE for your invite to the VIP session

2️⃣ Hit FOLLOW so you don’t miss what really goes on behind a profitable STR

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GNARNIVORES: WILD ON TOUR

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it ain't been no easy year
but a screamin Ducktown crowd on a primetime Saturday and rippin olympic whitewater makes it worth it
Cowboys from Hell for Life/Do it For Dime
Go America USA #1 🇺🇸
Love You All

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We love you @alk_akins

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Let’s paint my daughter’s nursery during mat leave ✨

This post is long overdue as I finished it 2-3 months ago, but with a 6 month old and roughly 15-20 hours a week to do my full time job, editing this video took a natural place on the proverbial backburner.

Growing up my mom had a muralist come and paint a garden scene in mine and my sister’s childhood bedroom. It was magic to my little mind. I loved laying in bed and daydreaming about being able to step into the world on my walls. It made me feel safe and imaginative and I’m sure had a subconscious hand in my chosen career path.

I wanted to give the same experience to my daughter.

My vision board was all English and Italian countrysides but when it came to painting I decided to throw in some blue ridge mountains and a river since that’s going to be a large feature in her life as she grows up. I added some lily of the valley (one of my favorites) some blackberries (every kids favorite) and an inscription to let her know how much I love her. As she gets older I plan on adding little fur and feather friends peaking out here and there as surprises 🙃

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A note for the other mothers in the newborn trenches right now: you may be tempted to watch this and compare your own “productivity” today or this week. I just want to give you some perspective. I’m a professional muralist. This is my straight-up, full time, college degree profession. Pre-baby, a mural this size would take me maybe a week to complete (probably less). Postpartum this took me 3 months.

ALSO - yes - my baby girl has a magical room to grow up in which was really important to me personally. But she also came home from the hospital to a room filled with boxes of unorganized baby paraphernalia because I didn’t have the capacity to get this done before she arrived.

Comparison is the thief of joy and pregnancy and postpartum ask everything of your heart, mind and soul. If you don’t have anything left in the tank after keeping yourself and your baby alive today *that is enough*. There will be a season after this where you can get things done, move mountains and excel in your areas of expertise. It’s ok if that’s not right now 💛

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