Since moving back to Washington, one of my absolute favorite things has been exploring locally and checking out some of the small towns we have. There are just so many cute and charming options! My latest adventures took me to Roslyn with a dash of Ellensburg, and let me just say I’m obsessed! Whether you’re looking for a fun day trip from the west side or you’re planning a weekend getaway with your friends or family, I’d definitely recommend checking these spots out! Coming from the Seattle area, Rosyln is about an hour and a half and Ellensburg is about half an hour further. I-90 is known t ..read more

This post contains affiliate links for your convenience which means if you purchase something I recommend I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. When we decided to plan a full blown wedding there were a few things on my “must-haves list” and one of them was creating a logo for our wedding becauseeee…. branding and web designer here ?‍♀️. You know I couldn’t resist. We have a few different uses for it, but the first one was creating custom-painted jeans jackets for our engagement photos. For our wedding, we’re using the hashtag #TheHicksGetHitched but outside of that, we crea ..read more

Wedding planning is officially back on! My business blew up (in the best kind of way) this summer so I had told Evan I needed to hit the pause button on any wedding details until our vacay to Loon Lake. Which just so happened to coincide with a lot of my design projects launching. Alas, we just wrapped out trip to the lake so planning is officially back on. While on the east side, we had an amazing engagement photo session with Hannah Acheson. Seriously, I can’t even say enough great things about her already! I am sooo not a mushy person and can be so awkward in front of the camera, soooo adm ..read more

My quarter 2 goal check-in is here! ??? I have to say... what I sought out to do vs what I actually accomplished ended up being TOTALLY different. That's the beauty of goals and life though... you can change them and sometimes things not going to plan is the best gift. One of the biggest shifts being my business. At the beginning of the year, I had mapped out working on a lot of internal projects and a few different offerings for this quarter but those quickly got pushed back because my business exploded ? In the best kind of way. I chat more about that in this post if you’re interested too ..read more

I feel like the last 6 months have just been go-go-go (mostly on the business side of my life) so now that things are starting to get more settled I thought it was a great time for a check-in! if you follow me on Instagram you’ve gotten peeks here and there but I decided I wanted to do something on the blog that had a little more detail plus was reflective for myself. Every time I’ve gone through a big chapter of change I feel like it becomes all-encompassing. To the point where I’m just trying to get through things a day at a time. Then there’s this strange stage where the dust starts to set ..read more

Unpopular opinion... Not everyone should become a full-time business owner or entrepreneur.  Now before you get it twisted, I’m not saying this because I don’t think everyone is cut out for it. Not at all!??‍♀️ I’m saying there’s a lot more that should go into that decision than just hating your 9 to 5. Every year around this time, there’s a big push by a well-known life/business coach and his cohort for living your “best life” and a lot of the conversation is about starting a business. Which, I’m a business owner and 100% support others doing the same to chase their dreams! Here’s the th ..read more

Have you ever made a vision board? They are one of my favorites tools to work on visualize the goals that I’m working on and to help me stay in a growth mindset. Both on the days I’m feeling pumped and more importantly, getting me back on track on the days I’m not. Why Vision Boards are Powerful Your mindset can have such a powerful effect on your success. Writing down what you want to accomplish is one thing, but actually BELIEVING you can make it happen is a whole other. Vision boards can help you get into the feeling and believing part because you’re actually visualizing your goals coming ..read more

My goal check-ins are backkkk! You may have noticed I took a break from sharing them publicly (after 2+ years?) but real talk, I’ve had to step back from my personal account and blog while I’ve been focused on getting the new biz up and running. That being said, you know how much I love chatting about goals and doing these check-ins so I wanted to do a quarterly recap. Because while I may have been quiet on the topic, I’ve been making some MOVES behind the scenes. Here are a few of the highlights from this quarter: Refinanced our house I’ve definitely been making some moneyyy moves this year ..read more

One of my absolute dreams (and long-term goals) is to have an A-frame cabin and this year my wish came true! Okay, so it may have only been for a weekend but we decided to go on a little getaway for my birthday and we stayed in the CUTEST cabin. Likeee holy ish, can I live here forever cuteness! Oh and get this… the company that owns the cabin is named Live Boldy and my company’s name is Going Bold Studio… So we were living bold for the weekend. So perfect right?? Like come on, how adorable right?! The cabin was located near Lake Cushman in Hood Canal which is one of my favorite areas. It’s ..read more

2020, we all know there are a lot of words to describe it and most of them aren’t great!?Before we officially put this one in the rearview though, I’m taking some time today to reflect and reallyyyy take it in. The joyful moments, the heartbreaks, the challenges and triumphs. It was the year... We settled into our new home (and then spent even more time there than we thought we would! We lost our best friend Scoots — a heartbreak I’m not sure will ever totally heal I became an Aunty to Little Squish aka the true light of this year My business was hit by the pandemic and we ha ..read more