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I was 4 when I had my first dance recital. 🩰 For

I was 4 when I had my first dance recital. 🩰

For ballet, I wore a purple tutu and we were flowers blooming to classical music for the first time in the spring. 🧑‍🩰

🩷🖤 For tap, we danced to the Pink Panther theme song. We had pink and black striped outfits complete with a furry black headband and tail. 🐈‍⬛ (That's why my hair looks like that. It's a headband.)

Inexplicably, in the middle of the tap number, we all did a somersault. 🤸🏻‍♀️ They had these big pads in the middle of the stage that we had to dance around, just so we didn't hurt ourselves during that one move.

Before we got to the somersault, my tail fell off. 😲

I remembered the instructions we had received in dress rehearsal: no matter what happens, keep dancing. The show must go on. 🎭

So I picked up my tail, and I held it to my butt. For the rest of the number. Including when we did the somersault. 💪

After the performance, I ran down the hallway to see my parents. 😆 My dad was smiling so wide, trying not to laugh. I jumped in his arms and yelled, "Did you see me? Did you see me? My tail fell off, but I kept it on!"

He laughed and said he did see and he was very proud of me. Looking back, I can tell that smile was because I was a resilient, weird little girl. That would grow up into a weird, resilient adult. 👯‍♂️

Those pictures were printed on keychains. 🗝️ My mom and grandma had one. On the back of Nannie's (pictured here with me, my Da, and my first dance recital flowers) it said "I love grandma".

When she died, I took it back and now it's on my keychain. 🔑

Most things I do, I do for her. Not my grandma. That little girl in the photo. 🧒🏻

Your tail might fall off. Just keep dancing. 💃🏻

Self "help" is over. 💋 Stay weird, stay sane. 🤙

Self "help" is over. 💋 Stay weird, stay sane. 🤙

I like the way the contents of my 🗑️ trash can and

I like the way the contents of my 🗑️ trash can and 🛒shopping carts look like my personality.

You can eat anything once. You just have to be pre

You can eat anything once. You just have to be prepared for the consequences.

#uncustomaryhonk #merrimentmaking #norules #norulesjustvibes #youcandohardthings❤️

Currently happy about: 🩷 Gathering themed birthday

Currently happy about: 🩷 Gathering themed birthday gifts (highland cows) 🩷 Listening to Savatage 🩷 The girls making me jewelry 🩷 Brainstorming Alice In Wonderland themed party ideas 🩷 Doing mermaid themed face masks with everyone 🩷 Found an adorable and cared for free little library 🩷 Watching the new season of Tires 🩷 Back to school shopping 🩷 Taking my dad to the park he used to take me to + seeing ducks & turtles 🩷 Creating, organizing, and stocking a craft area for the girls 🩷 Art journaling 🩷Touching air clay (so squishy) 🩷 Talking out my feelings on a pier I used to go to after piano practice in elementary school 🩷 Finding flowers in a dumpster

Merriment Makers are kind to themselves and others

Merriment Makers are kind to themselves and others. 💗 Merriment Makers celebrate the unusual. 🦄 Merriment Makers are weirdos. 👽 Merriment Makers make gratitude lists. 📝 Merriment Makers send real mail. 💌 Merriment Makers love to laugh really loudly. 😂 Merriment Makers interact with strangers, even anonymously. 👋 Merriment Makers believe in magic. 🔮 Merriment Makers encourage silly jokes and puns. 🤡 Merriment Makers drive to the end of the rainbow. 🌈 Merriment Makers keep their inner child alive at all costs. 🛝 Merriment Makers talk to animals. 🐿️ Merriment Makers carry googly eyes with them at all times. 👀 Merriment Makers know ducks are hot. 🦆🔥 Merriment Makers dance in the grocery store aisle. 🛒💃 Merriment Makers take pictures of murals. 📸🎨 Merriment Makers feel good so they can do good. 💖🌎

#uncustomaryunicorn #uncustomaryhonk #baltimorecreative #youmatter #unicornmask

Happy Vinyl Record Day! 💿 #vinylrecord #vinylreco

Happy Vinyl Record Day! 💿

#vinylrecord #vinylrecordday #vinyloftheday #vinyljunkiesunite #uncustomarycelebrations

Writing a story about 🥤 magical rootbeer, 🚗 roadsi

Writing a story about 🥤 magical rootbeer, 🚗 roadside attractions, and 🎠 finding wonder in the world got me thinking about innocence.

Like... 🤔 what even is innocence? 🧸 And what are we truly craving when we wish we had it back/didn't lose it in the first place?

I have some 💛 thoughts and 💛 theories and potential 💛 tips for what we can do to regain that sense of 💫 the simple life.

Read about it or listen to me tell you on 👩‍💻 substack and 🎧 my podcast, respectively.

#innocence #thesimplelife #innerchild #merrimentmaking #healinginnerchildwounds

“Connecting to the feelings in your body brings yo

“Connecting to the feelings in your body brings you back into present-moment awareness.” Deepak Chopra

Ask yourself... ⤵️

🩷 What does it feel like to be in my body right now?
💛 What sensations am I feeling in my body?
💜 How would I describe the sensations I can feel in this moment?

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