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October 15, 2015

From the People of Fiji with Love

The sunsets in Fiji are beautiful, but they aren't what will touch your heart when you visit.

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Spent the day driving around for client work and t

Spent the day driving around for client work and through beautiful country roads where I was so often the only car (which is why I was able to take this shot). The hills are sprinkled with red, and orange, and yellow and still some pockets of green too and were so stunning throughout the day as the light changed.

It all just made me feel so lucky to be here.
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#fingerlakes #countryroads #iloveny #fall #nyfall #fallroadtrip #countryliving

One of my favorite lunch spots in Corning is the @

One of my favorite lunch spots in Corning is the @oldworldcafe. It’s cozy and whimsical with its old school ice cream parlor. Of course the food is really good (great sandwiches and soups) and the people are super nice.

And on a sunny fall day like today, it’s reminiscent of those old little cafes in Europe I adore so much.
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#fingerlakes #corningny #smalltownusa #myflx #iloveny #fingerlakeswinecountry

These foggy and chilly fall days in the countrysid

These foggy and chilly fall days in the countryside are beautiful and calming. The perfect road trip escape.
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#myflx #fingerlakes #countryliving #vineyardhouse #theflxcottage #fall #roadtrip #iloveny

Woke up today eager to take in the fall views. Lef

Woke up today eager to take in the fall views. Left the teens at home to sleep in and ventured into the rain for a morning at the farmers market with hubby.

One of our favorites is the @ithacafarmersmarket because of all the delicious food and produce, and beautiful flowers and crafts we find there. And because of the sense of community. I haven’t gone so regularly that I am friends with the vendors (I am working on it), but I love the chatter between those who know each other and greet each other happily. It makes me happy. I dunno. Life is hard sometimes and the world can be sucky so I relish these little pockets of joy around us. And the amazing feeling to describe them now as part of my home. This wonderful market is opened on weekends through 12/18. If in the Ithaca area this season, add them to your list of places to visit. And make time to enjoy the views of the lake, like this one, when there.
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#visitithaca #fingerlakes #farmersmarket #lakelife #fallmarkets #shoplocal #countryliving #markets #ithacany

Rainy Sunday drives and country roads. . . . #fing

Rainy Sunday drives and country roads.
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#fingerlakes #fallday #sundaymood #myflx #countryliving

Look at us. Just two crazy kids venturing out into

Look at us. Just two crazy kids venturing out into the unknown in pursuit of their dreams and passions.

For the longest time, people have guesstimated that my success was in most ways afforded to me through my husband’s job and income.

Even during my growth and success as an award-winning travel blogger, public speaker, and writer, a career that afforded our family travels and adventures around the world that we could have only dreamed of - there was this notion that it wasn’t real work (based on comments I heard and flippant remarks around what I did for work.) Then when I started the agency, there was this notion that it was just a hobby, a little thing to keep this mom from getting bored.

All the while, my work has influenced how my clients approach not just influencer media but also marketing and diversity and representation in their branding and messaging. It has also opened the doors to the possibility of a new life in the place of our dreams. I did that.

Soon my husband will walk away from his lucrative job to join me full time at @braveworldmedia. And I can’t help but hear the voices of disbelief and doubt creep in.

No one has ever believed in me as intensely and as deeply as this man. He has watched me grow this business, build the relationships I have, and do my thing for so long and in the end has said, “I am following your lead.”

I feel all of it. The weight of responsibility to provide for my family from this thing I have built - with their support. The emotional gratitude and honor for their faith in me. The fear of failure. The excitement to take on the unknown and unpredictability of small business ownership.

So often people share similar journeys of quitting it all and starting anew. But never the vulnerability that comes with breaking away from societal norms. And the security of corporate paychecks.

It’s a lot. And no matter what, I feel it is all worth it. And when I get really scared and look up, this guy is there to remind me I am not alone.

Here we go.

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