Beyond Beautiful
where dreams meet reality
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The Hardest Goodbyes
There are some things in life we know are inevitable, but that doesn’t make them any easier. Last week, we said goodbye to our sweet Yukon Cornelius. No matter how many years we get with them, it’s never enough. They leave paw prints on our hearts, become part of our routines, and somehow make a
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The One Thing I Wish Everyone Did Before Buying Skincare
If you walk into any beauty store, department store, or even scroll social media for a few minutes you’re going to be flooded with tons of skincare products and skincare “testimonies”. You know the ones: “This stuff changed my skin.”“This serum is the best ever, you have to try this!”“This lotion makes me glow” So
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Learning New Things
If you had told me a year ago that I’d be taking a digital marketing course, rebuilding my website, learning about AI technology, and exploring new health and wellness resources, I probably would have laughed in your face. Rude yes but come on! After all, I’ve spent just about 30 years focused on raising a
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One Size Does Not Fit All
You see it all the time. You’re scrolling through Amazon and find a cute romper, jumpsuit, cover-up, or whatever. Then you look at the sizing and there it is: “One size fits all.” I’ve given in and bought those before. Even if I knew it probably wouldn’t work for me. And guess what? I should
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Raised Feral…
Still Adapting: A Gen X Story If you’re Gen X, chances are you’ve seen the memes about us. You know the ones. We that say we drank from the garden hose. We rode our bikes all over town. We disappeared for hours at a time (didn’t tell our parents where we were heading) and most
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Slowing Down
Slowing Down Doesn’t Always Mean Stopping Recently , I realized something I probably should have thought of sooner: I don’t really “slow down” very well. ( ok I really don’t know how to) Life has been crazy busy lately — business, social media, tryin to learn new things, trying to keep up, trying to stay
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Is Consistency Always the Key?
Love your skincare, but still not loving the results you’re seeing? It’s frustrating, isn’t it? You’re using quality products. You’re actually sticking to your routine.And still… your skin feels like it’s all over the place. So what gives? Guess what? It’s not always about consistency. You hear it all the time—“just be consistent.” And yes,
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You Can Be Kind Without Being a Pushover
Disappointments happen in life and business… This week, I dealt with a situation where a sale showed up in my back office from a customer who had ordered from me in the pat Part of me wanted to just leave it alone and hope for the best. But deep down, I had a feeling the
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Skin Analysis
The Secret to Getting a Truly Accurate Skin Analysis If you’ve ever done a skin analysis and thought,“Wait… that doesn’t seem right…”You’re not alone. (yeah even I’ve done this a time or two). Our skin analysis can be incredibly helpful—but only if it’s done in a way that gives accurate, consistent results. With a few