You know it's going to be a weird day when you leave the doctors office with THREE more prescriptions!       Hi, my name is Shelby and I have allergies! So Zyrtec and Flonase have been prescribed for daily consumption. I cannot shake the sinus headaches, pressure sneezing and snot! It's a never ending cycle!       I was also diagnosed with Ocular Migraines when I was like 8 or something crazy like that and they almost always refuse to give me anything for them, until my I started seeing my new doctor and she actually LISTENS to me! Which has been FANTASTIC!       I just can't wait to feel GOOD again! I'm so sick of feeling like a bag of ass!       I can do with the snotty mess of it all, I can't handle being nauseated and the feeling like i'm going to vom every second of the day! XOXO  

       All day long yesterday I'd had a dull headache, I also slept wrong and have a kinked neck and shoulder! After the game, my headache hit like a shit ton of bricks! I think it was a combination of a few things: 👉 Lack of caffeine  I cut WAYYYY back but still allow myself a little during the day for functioning purposes! 👉 Lack of food. Listen, I forget to eat like any other person! 👉 ALLERGIES! My allergies have been going absolutely insane lately and whenever I'm outside, I get stuffy, plugged ears, sneezy and a drippy nose! 👉 History of migraines! 👉 I have super sensitive eyes in the sunlight, so when I'm not wearing sunglasses for any time outside when it's bright AF, I get bad headaches that often turn into migraines!      If you've never had one, I hope you thank your lucky stars! Because it takes me down for two days. TWO days you ask?! (It's different for everyone!) But for me it's two: 👉...

     Today was the last baseball game of the season for my nephew, Asher! So I went out to support him! He did awesome, scored several of their points, hit at every at bat and played first base like a champ! (proud Auntie moment, because 1st base was my base when I wasn't pitching!)     But I have a super bad migraine and am feeling like trash so I'll be back tomorrow with some better content, but for today I am choosing to lay down and rest!  XOXO 

          I'm a firm believer in keeping YOUR inner peace. Anything that disrupts your peace is far, far too expensive!       I used to be a serial people pleaser. I would go completely out of my way to make sure someone else was happy. Even if it meant that I wasn't.       At the time, there really wasn't anything that anyone could say to me or do to me that would send me away with my tail between my legs unwilling to people please.       Today? Today I cut people off, I please myself first and foremost and I don't really give a good Goddamn who you are, you will treat me with the same kindness and respect that I always show or else you aren't apart of my life, simple as that.      How did I get here? What made me decide that MY peace was worth more than others, "power" over me?!      I was SICK of feeling sad and hurt, I was sick of doing thing I didn't want to do, I...

     Today I had the pleasure of hanging out with my dad and grilling him a (late because he was camping) Father's Day dinner! Mom wasn't feeling good, so she stayed home.       You sometimes take for granted the time that you get to spend with the people that you love the most! It has been a LONG time since I got to just hangout with my dad and just talk about what's going on in our lives!       He also gave me a little grilling lesson, which is MUCH appreciated because I am still a newbie and will take all the dad tips I can get!       Here's what I made! Multi colored peppers, red onions, broccoli, pineapple and glazed chicken breasts!       Here's the glaze: Ketchup, braggs soy sauce substitute, light brown sugar, pineapple juice, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, garlic, ginger and salt and pepper! Super easy and delicious!       I hope you all had an excellent Sunday wit...

     I'm definitely 𝚐𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚒𝚜𝚜 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚏𝚏, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝙸 𝚍𝚘𝚗’𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎. 🤷🏻‍♀️      𝙸𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚜𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚠𝚎’𝚍 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊 𝚕𝚘𝚝 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚠𝚎 𝚍𝚘.      𝙸’𝚖 𝚙𝚛𝚘 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝙸’𝚖 𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚘 𝚙𝚛𝚘 𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎. 𝙳𝚘𝚗’𝚝 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚛𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝚖𝚎 𝙸 𝚌𝚊𝚗’𝚝 𝚋𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚝𝚑.🖕🏼       𝙸 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚎 𝚍𝚘 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 OUR 𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚒𝚎𝚜. ✊🏻      𝙸 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝙻𝙸𝙵𝙴 𝚂𝙰𝚅𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚋𝚎 𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚏𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚎𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚝. 👆🏼      𝙸’𝚖 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚌𝚘?...

     Today is my sisters 29th birthday so we're going to do it up right!       I have a surprise pottery class booked for us later today! (We're making cups!) Then we're gonna do some shopping and get her some new hiking shoes! (me too!) And then whatever else looks good! I'm not usually a "fun" shopper because I don't like to be frivolous with money but sometimes, you just gotta buy random shit! For dinner I made:      Bacon egg and cheese bagels with spicy mustard sauce and then a grilled ham, sautéed onions, mozzarella and blueberry preserves. Let me tell you, it was friggen delicious! The salty ham mixed with the sweet preserves....RUN DON'T WALK, make it!       All in all it was a great and long day!       Happy Birthday, sis!  XOXO 

       This is just a post about the fact that I am such an blessed auntie of 8! Mom and dad wanted to go out for the first time since Zayden was born and guess who got to be the first to watch him?! THIS AUNTIE! I love these little sweets so fricken much!       Keagan (The oldest cooked me dinner! Venison steak and an amazing salad with tons of fresh veggies!)  Kaydance and I practiced pitching for softball and baby Zay and I just chilled!  Baby Zay! Keagan and Zay! Kaydance and Zay!        I hope they never have to wonder if I love them, will be there for them or just absolutely adore them! I pray that they feel my love every single day!       I love you my babies!  XOXO 

A day in the life of someone who is self employed:  Went to bed at 6:30 AM. I work SO much better at night time!  Woke up at 11:30AM! Had a cold brew coffee with almond milk, silk dairy free creamer and a scoop of my chocolate protein collagen powder! Did a brief 15 minute morning meditation to center myself! Made myself look like the lady above! (Hard work guys, because me in the morning is IYKYK!) Drove about 45 minutes to the farmers market where I got some amazing fruits and veggies!  Then went maybe 10 minutes down the road to my favorite bridge (again, IYKYK) to do some peaceful drawing!  Took time to really breathe in the fresh air and reflect on how beautiful the day and how lucky I am to be following my dreams! I created some content while I was out and about!  After the bridge, I drove home to answer some emails!  I also posted some content on my instagram and FB! (Because content is required when you work from home, it's the unfort...

     Most people won’t care but I have whole vegetable plants that aren’t in ruin and it’s because I’m nurturing them!                  This is a big win for someone who can’t even keep a house plant alive   (cough… for unknown reasons!  )      And before you ask, I DID make a raised garden bed out of a plastic kiddie pool   I bought and drilled holes into so water could drain!  (working smarter not harder! It’s a superpower at this point   )      I mean, look, just look how healthy! NOW, the trick is to not jinx myself and keep them livin'      I hope you had a great Tuesday!  XOXO 

    Question: how many tong taps and beers (or in my case Whiskey lemon teas) does it take for me to officially be considered an American ”grilling” dad in the summer!? Let me know! Here's my criteria list:  Strappy sandals ✅ Sunnies ✅ Tongs ✅ Beer ( I mean I had whiskey lemon tea, butttttttt.... you know!) ✅ Meat on a stick ✅ Music  ✅ Baseball cap ✅ Yep... I'm a grilling summer dad now!  XOXO

     Happy Father’s day to the man who gave me life!      There aren’t enough words for me to describe how much I love you! (I know, that’s a hard swallow because I’m a damn English major!)      No matter the situation, you’re always there willing to help! you’ve loved me through every single version of this life! Guided me, taught me and shown me the meaning of unconditional love.      Thank you for being the best dad, ever! Thank you for never quitting on your family! Thank you for always busting your ass for us! Thank you for literally everything! I love you, dad!      Now enjoy some pictures of me I thought I’d never share, but here we are! Those are Spider-Man tattoos on my forehead, yep!     ALSO: HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL THE OTHER AMAZING FATHERS OUT THERE! XOXO

    I got the shittiest sleep last night, but still, I got up and did all the things! After my sister got out of work, she and I made a, "quick" trip to Hobby Lobby, where of course Hobby Lobby told me what I needed to  buy! But we really went there for embroidery stuff...is that ALL I bought...NO!       I will share what all I bought tomorrow, but let me just say this: WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND GAVE ME ACCESS TO ADULT MONEY?!?! Because Lord Jesus, sometimes I question myself! haha      It was a practical purchase for vacation! In my mind it was...but like, then I bought two...so.. yeah, I go back to the whole adult money situation.      After HL we ran to the grocery store and picked up stuff for me to grill out tomorrow, for the first time on the new grill! I'm excited to attempt it for the first time!       I mean if you know me in real life, you know I am not a grill person. I just recently started ea...

     Y ear two of growing my own food and I can officially say I’m a good plant mama!      I have other stuff still growing but this is my progress on my broccoli (look how little and cute she is, so far!) my hot peppers are starting to turn red and I have the tiniest little bell pepper starting!      I’m starting to see blossoms on my zucchini and I have several small cherry tomatoes growing! I’ve already harvested a ton of lettuce!      I have basil, oregano, parsley and thyme that’s thriving too and I’ve used it almost every night in my cooking!      My new grill got delivered today so I’m going to have something (undecided) grilled with some of my ready to harvest food!