October 18th, 2020

New England Colonial In Fall

Nothing quite as quintessential New England as a colonial white home with black shutters and a maple tree gone ORANGE for Autumn! 🎃🧣🍂

Other Seasonal Scenes

Rosy Tones For Your Home

Happy 27th Birthday Matt

Christmas Card Photoshoot

Donuts, sprinkles, frosting, and frights!

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Apr 7

☕️🍩 Grab a date, bestie, or treat yourself

☕️🍩 Grab a date, bestie, or treat yourself to some sunshine, coffee, and a FREE donut. ☕️🍩 @dunkin is bringing DD Perk Members Free Donut Wednesdays now through April 21st with any drink purchase. 🌼☀️ Matt and I headed to our local Town Green to enjoy our FREE Dunkin’ donuts in the beautiful spring sun. 🌼☀️ We treated ourselves to our favorite donut picks: mines always a traditional chocolate sprinkled. While, Matt loves a good ol’ fashioned Boston Creme! What’s your go-to donut order at @dunkin? #DunkinCT (ad) #couplegoals #newengland

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Apr 6

Spring always feels like a time to clean or purge

Spring always feels like a time to clean or purge what's no longer serving us. Sometimes that's simply clothes that no longer fit; other times it's figuratively speaking - like mindsets and thoughts - which is what I want to talk about today.

Recently I've been focused on 'reframing' how I see my blog and cleaning out old mindsets, thoughts, and structures.

Since starting my blog in 2014, I was diligent about posting regularly. I uploaded to the site 3 days a week, 7 days a week on Instagram, and one Youtube video a month. All while making sure to cross-pollinate my content amongst Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.

Over the past year so much has changed. Not just for me personally - but for all of us. My work has changed. I now work full-time running @mrtrophyshop while also running my blog. Like many, as a small business owner of a heavily impacted industry (sports & banquets), I had to navigate the pandemic and pivot my blog with the pressures to perform on new platforms like TikTok, Clubhouse, and IG Reels.

All and all the mindset of 'having to post' so many times a week or 'having to create viral TikTok content' was extremely limiting both creatively and mentally.

It took me a couple of months to reflect and sit with different outcomes until I finally came to peace and was able to release what 'used to work' and instead carve out a new definition of what 'will work' for where I am today.

Reframing my relationship with my blog has been creatively freeing. So, if you're looking to reframe how you see here's a few steps to lead the way:

HOW TO START REFRAMING A SITUATION:
BE AWARE
ASK QUESTION
PLAYOUT ALTERNATE VIEWS - IF I TOOK A STEP FORWARD WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE

Happy Spring Cleaning!

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Apr 2

🌷☀️ As the days grow longer and flowers beg

🌷☀️ As the days grow longer and flowers begin to bloom, I’m taking time each day to appreciate a little extra sunshine! One of my favorite ways to do so is by meeting Mr. Matt outside for lunch during the week. A super-easy way for us to incorporate healthy high-quality protein in our diet is by adding dairy to a plant-based meal. 🐮🥛 Personally, my favorite way is with a yogurt parfait! Packed with 13 essential nutrients, including vitamin A, vitamin D, zinc, selenium and protein - yogurt is the perfect base for berries and granola. It’s the ideal combo for a real, sustainable meal. Plus, since dairy is such a portable option, it’s simple to add a protein punch to any lunch! 🧀🥛 Try adding cheese to your plant-based salad of greens, dried berries, and nuts, or add slices stacked with crackers and fresh fruit. 🐮 🥗 Dairy is not only a natural source of immune-boosting nutrients, but it’s also a local food. When you choose dairy, you are supporting farm families right here in Connecticut and throughout New England. @newenglanddairy @connecticutdairy #CTDairy #newenglanddairy #keepitrealdairy #HaveAPlantWithDairy

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Mar 30

Constantly on the look out for signs of spring her

Constantly on the look out for signs of spring here in New England 🌈🌼❤️. Some of my favorites to look for - colorful birds, dogwood trees blooming, daffodils springing, days when you don’t need a jacket, and baby turkeys 🦃 😭. What are some of your favorite signs of spring? #newengland #spring #springiscoming #ct

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Mar 27

🌺🌷🌼 Hyacinths, tulips, daffodils, New Eng

🌺🌷🌼 Hyacinths, tulips, daffodils, New England is flowering, while @dunkin is topping cold brews off with, Sweet Cold Foam worth devouring🤤☕️
! That’s right, our favorite Cold Brew Coffee is now getting crowned with Sweet Cold Foam. ☕️🍩 The vanilla-forward flavor is the perfect complement to the chocolate notes of Dunkin’s Cold Brew - and let me tell you - it’s delicious! Have you tried it yet? It’s been a go-to of mine as an afternoon pick me up. #DunkinCT (ad) #goboldoncold

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Mar 25

One thing I've been trying to prioritize lately th

One thing I've been trying to prioritize lately that's helped me feel more balanced and less anxious & agitated in my day-to-day life is creating a 'cool down' routine post-work.

To help my mind and thoughts transition from work to home - while actively making space in my mind for the people and plans I have that evening - I've created this 3 STEP COOL DOWN ROUTINE:

🦆FIND A QUIET SPOT: Being busy at work is fulfilling but also overwhelming, which doesn't leave me with much time to process the day. So I'll drive to a quiet spot often near nature - either by the water or a town green and give myself a couple minutes of silence.

😌MEDIATE: Once comfy, I'll listen to the daily mediation offered on the @headspace app. I'll usually do the shortest mediation possible (just 3 minutes!) to wind down my mind.

📝JOURNAL: Finally, I'll answer 2 - 5 questions from a series of questions I have printed out to pick from.

💬"What went well today"
💬"What was hard about today"
💬"What do I have to lookfroward to about tonight"
💬"What am I being called to let go of"
💬"What am I being called to trust"
💬"What'll make tomorrow great"

Overall, the idea of a cool-down routine came about from the emotions I was feeling between running the blog and @mrtrophshop full time. I found myself carrying both the stressful and exhilarated energy of work home with me. So, when I got home I was still running on full cylinders - worried, preoccupied, and focused on work details instead of being present & joyful about my plans for the evening.

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Mar 20

It’s the first day of Spring and it finally feel

It’s the first day of Spring and it finally feels like it🌼! Spending the day doing all the spring things with my siblings who, finallyyyyyy, came home from college thanks to spring break! Love seeing them so much ❤️🥰! #daffodils #homedecor #newengland #spring

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Mar 19

Tell me that you’re a New Englander ready for sp

Tell me that you’re a New Englander ready for spring without telling me your a New Englander ready for spring. I’ll go first, packed up all my fleece sheets and pulled out the silky cooking ones for the first time since fall 🥱🛌. #newengland #newenglandliving #daffodils #spring