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if you don't find something that inspires you, I hope you at least find yourself smiling on account of my colourful and wonderful life. 
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Dec 4
Dec 4 Farm Photo Shoot 2017

Allison Franke
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part of a very local artist’s collaboration 👌🏼 #iolamakes
It’s #worldmentalhealthday and it’s hard to know what to say to make an impact or move this conversation forward, but here’s what I’ve got. 💛 . I worry if my daughter is breathing when she falls asleep in the car. I panic if my scalp is too itchy cuz I’m most definitely going to die from it. My anxiety soars if I spend too much time in places like Walmart because of the insane amount of packaging everything has. Where’s it all going to go?? Who is going to have to deal with it one day?? Are we going to have oxygen to breath if we keep treating the world this way ... (I’m exhausted thinking about my anxiety. 😓) . This list and these internal/sometimes external conversations are endless. Maybe it’s built in because we’re wired for survival or maybe we live in an age where we are way too over stimulated and we can’t shut off our brains. I don’t know. Whatever it is though, it’s real, and it can be all consuming unless you Take. Care. Of. Your. MIND. 🧠 . I can’t tell you how to do that because I think that looks different for everyone. Maybe you need a punching bag, a therapist, a project, a dinner date, a good scream in your car, an honest conversation with your partner, a medication change, an hour away from your toddler, a walk outside, a conversation with your mom, a salad or a really good Apple Music playlist to give your brain some good stuff and lower you out of a super funky headspace. I’ve said this a lot and of course it always stands, I do not want to over simplify this stuff. Of course it’s not AS SIMPLE as playing The Highwomen album over and over and over (and over) and over again - all I’m trying to do is keep the momentum of this conversation going because it’s too important not too. Say it with me - my brain needs self LOVE! 💕
Whether you’re a spooky turkey or a grateful pumpkin the question remains, is it too early to put up a Christmas tree? (Think imma put it up soon! 😝) #movicofarmhouse . As always pals, if you need time away from social media TAKE IT. When I feel like my life is being controlled by instagram, instead of it just being a part of my life, I walk away. Hope you can too if you ever need it. ✌🏼💛
In my family, September means birthdays. Like my aunt, my uncle, my grandma, my grandpa and both my mom and dad share September 13th! My grandma turned 85 this year so my Vancouver cousin and her two girls stayed a week at the farm so everyone could attend a big ol’ birthday party with family and cousins galore! 🎉 #virgoseverywhere . We laughed, and drank, and ate, and counted cows on our country drives and chased around toddlers with snacks and things to do and of course, we all got sick. 😂 #fluseason . It’s hard to not get ridiculously cheesy when I talk about my family but really and truly every snotty nose and hour of lost sleep is worth every memory and conversation and dining room accordion dance party and heart-to-heart. I come from a family of 15 cousins who piled together in our grandparents house when we were young. Those were seriously THE GOOD OLD DAYS. 😍 As adults we are all of course wandering down different paths but when they lead back to each other a few times a year and we all bring our similarities, different perspectives, life stories and LOVE to the (14 foot haha) table we are all better because of it. ✌🏼 . September will always have a special feeling to me but it also changed last year. This Friday marks one year since losing Marty’s dad and if that doesn’t make you wonder where the time has gone try having a baby too. It’s going to be an emotional time in our house this week and if you’re asking yourself ‘is there anything I can do to help?’ it’s this: . Forgive people. Let go of them too. Move on to different chapters if you need to. Love ACtually endlessly with no judgements or restraints. Be kind with your words when speaking to others and yourself. Make the choices you want to make with the people you want to make them with. Wander down your road but loop back to check on others. It may be all the Tylenol cold+flu talking or it may just be inspired by all those seemingly endless nights sleeping in Marj + Ed’s basement, but where ever it’s coming from it’s the same massage... . Life is short and I am grateful for it all. 💕
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