• “Wench! Trollop! You bucktoothed, mop-riding firefly from hell!” Plot twist: Winifred & Billy are back together again🎃🍁 Happy Halloween, it’s all a bunch of Hocus Pocus! #heleneandmichael
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    “Wench! Trollop! You bucktoothed, mop-riding firefly from hell!” Plot twist: Winifred & Billy are back together again🎃🍁 Happy Halloween, it’s all a bunch of Hocus Pocus! #heleneandmichael
  • This year sucks. I lost out on my largest travel opportunity to date. I’ve lost revenue, opportunities, and, of course, normalcy. The vast majority of us have been through the ringer in some form or another in the past 8 month.⁣ It’s a scary weird time. ⁣ ⁣ But the weirdest thing is that I’ve spent A LOT of time worrying about what I say or do will affect others on the internet. I am, for the most part, an open book. Which has led to an invitation of some interesting comments on the way I live or don’t live, the choices I make, or what I choose to share or don’t share.⁣ ⁣ I’ve not felt completely myself lately. Y’all have noticed. Instagram can often feel like the social media version of Hunger Games: get more likes, followers, growth, engagement, swipe ups, views, saves. It’s exhausting.⁣ ⁣ When I stopped for a second and thought it out: was I even sharing content that I actually cared about, or was I doing it for the gram? ⁣ ⁣ In order for me to be the best version of myself, both on and off line, I have to understand that some of you won’t like me. Not everything I post will be a smashing success. And you know what? The world will still go on. ⁣ ⁣ Being aware what people like or want to see is good. But having the power to do instead what sets your soul on fire and also not giving other’s opinions power over you is even better. This is my own version of keeping myself accountable. I need to be kinder to me, and I thought maybe you did, too.
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    This year sucks. I lost out on my largest travel opportunity to date. I’ve lost revenue, opportunities, and, of course, normalcy. The vast majority of us have been through the ringer in some form or another in the past 8 month.⁣ It’s a scary weird time. ⁣ ⁣ But the weirdest thing is that I’ve spent A LOT of time worrying about what I say or do will affect others on the internet. I am, for the most part, an open book. Which has led to an invitation of some interesting comments on the way I live or don’t live, the choices I make, or what I choose to share or don’t share.⁣ ⁣ I’ve not felt completely myself lately. Y’all have noticed. Instagram can often feel like the social media version of Hunger Games: get more likes, followers, growth, engagement, swipe ups, views, saves. It’s exhausting.⁣ ⁣ When I stopped for a second and thought it out: was I even sharing content that I actually cared about, or was I doing it for the gram? ⁣ ⁣ In order for me to be the best version of myself, both on and off line, I have to understand that some of you won’t like me. Not everything I post will be a smashing success. And you know what? The world will still go on. ⁣ ⁣ Being aware what people like or want to see is good. But having the power to do instead what sets your soul on fire and also not giving other’s opinions power over you is even better. This is my own version of keeping myself accountable. I need to be kinder to me, and I thought maybe you did, too.
  • “But you know, happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” There’s something about this time of year that makes me long for Harry Potter. I was very late to the game and only read the series 5 years ago. But now. Clearly, I’m obsessed. On the blog I’m breaking down my Harry Potter themed Halloween decor! >>> Link in bio or stories #heleneathome
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    “But you know, happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” There’s something about this time of year that makes me long for Harry Potter. I was very late to the game and only read the series 5 years ago. But now. Clearly, I’m obsessed. On the blog I’m breaking down my Harry Potter themed Halloween decor! >>> Link in bio or stories #heleneathome
  • The cutest little post office I ever did see. 🍁 Last week when we were in Maine, Michael and I realized we weren’t registered to vote. We were in the middle of Acadia National Park and had to get to the post office that day to get our registration in. We looked up a post office that was about 20 miles away and high tailed it to the Northeast Harbor post office. First, we stopped at the library and paid 25 cents a page to print out the forms, then popped into the post office and sent them on in. Breathless, we high fived, because we got in just in time. I was actually worried to share this story because I feared I would look like an idiot for waiting so long. But the thing is sometimes we make mistakes. I strive to be myself on here. So going to keep sharing the funny, odd, and messy stories- because that’s what makes us human. #heleneinflorida
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    The cutest little post office I ever did see. 🍁 Last week when we were in Maine, Michael and I realized we weren’t registered to vote. We were in the middle of Acadia National Park and had to get to the post office that day to get our registration in. We looked up a post office that was about 20 miles away and high tailed it to the Northeast Harbor post office. First, we stopped at the library and paid 25 cents a page to print out the forms, then popped into the post office and sent them on in. Breathless, we high fived, because we got in just in time. I was actually worried to share this story because I feared I would look like an idiot for waiting so long. But the thing is sometimes we make mistakes. I strive to be myself on here. So going to keep sharing the funny, odd, and messy stories- because that’s what makes us human. #heleneinflorida