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    1 September, 2017 · Life · 0

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    Wow, it has been an exceptionally long time since I’ve written a blog post. I’m sort of nervous, as crazy as that sounds!

    More than the nerves I have writing this blog post I am nervous about this site being live and out in the public. It is far from perfect and it is certainly not the way I’d ultimately like it to look, but I made a commitment to myself that I would launch it on/by the first of September and today is the first so, ready or not here it comes!

    I’m working from home today and feeling exceptionally blessed that I can take a few minutes here and there when my brain gets overwhelmed to do little productive “me” things as I work. Also that I can work from home – that’s a huge perk. I’m currently sitting in a coffee shop as I write this.

    Today is a crazy day for a few reasons: not only am I launching this website, which signifies the culmination of so many small goals for myself, but it’s also one year since I started my new job. That’s the other super meta thing about working from home on this day, specifically – it’s been a year since I took a chance and dove into something completely new, terrifying, and exciting. Apparently the first of September does this to me because here I am about to launch into an entirely new, crazy thing: re-investing in myself, my passions, and my side hustle.

    This website is only the beginning. I have so many giant things planned for myself (and us) this month, this year, and even into next year. I have been planning like a mad woman and nothing can stop me. I’ve got the determination of Wonder Woman, the gumption of Princess Leia, and I believe (albeit occasionally naively) that anything is possible. I hope you’re as excited to come along on this journey with me as I am to bring you. The next few months are only the beginning. Stay tuned, this is going to be an awfully big adventure. ✨

    xoxo m

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    a rare, serious photo where i’m not smiling or bei a rare, serious photo where i’m not smiling or being goofy! sometimes you just feel pretty in the parking lot at ren faire and even though you can see my age in my neck… thats all this is! tempted to turn one of these into my new profile picture… the wind was an unpaid actor.
    every duo has one! 🥺💜🖤 Umbreon: @cosmic.reys.cosp every duo has one! 🥺💜🖤

Umbreon: @cosmic.reys.cosplay 
Espeon: me!
ty Jenna (@live_1000_lives) for filming for us!

#pokemon #umbreon #espeon #eeveeloutions #renaissancefaire
    a lil highlight reel of my espeon eeveeloution jes a lil highlight reel of my espeon eeveeloution jester costume for the Feast of Fools weekend at @washingtonfaire!

the hat is the part of the costume i’m happiest with because it was a cute, easy to wear hennin and it made me so recognizable because of the shape matching the ears so well! (i followed @drawingsbynicole’s pattern and tutorial!)

we gave out “canst though catch them all?” cards and had a scavenger hunt for people to find us all and get an ultimate, group trinket if they did. it was so fun! people got really into it. thank you @gingersnark for making the cards and @tays_cosplays for making the wooden trinkets! (i didn’t take good video of either but Ryan has a full vlog up on her page!)

and as always, go check out the other eevees—everyone looks stunnin!

Vaporeon: @live_1000_lives 
Flareon: @nonsensenanny 
Glaceon: @tays_cosplays 
Umbreon: @cosmic.reys.cosplay 
Espeon: @malaray 
Jolteon: @shakespeareandme 
Leafeon: @gingersnark
    faire so far. wouldn’t wanna do it with anybody el faire so far. wouldn’t wanna do it with anybody else—my eevees and beyond!

Vaporeon: @live_1000_lives 
Flareon: @nonsensenanny 
Glaceon: @tays_cosplays 
Umbreon: @cosmic.reys.cosplay 
Espeon: @malaray 
Jolteon: @shakespeareandme 
Leafeon: @gingersnark

weekends one and two, this year’s epic cosplay group, wanderings, Olive 🫒, party number two w/ @anikhanda22 and crew (boy do @highfantasyevents, @djblakew, and co know how to throw a party!!), photobooth.

✨🤍
    If anyone is looking for a fun family activity ove If anyone is looking for a fun family activity over Memorial Day weekend come see my Irish dance company’s annual benefit show on Sunday! The show is free, but in lieu of ticket sales we’ll be accepting donations of diapers and wipes for families the local community.

Our dance teams (4-5 y/o up through adults of all ages!) will perform traditional Irish dances, original choreography, and even do a couple of demonstrations. Soft and hard shoe!

Sunday, May 24th at 7:00 p.m. – the show usually lasts about an hour and a half. All details in the images of the post. (Or DM me and I can send you the info, too. :)
    i’ve made the decision to cancel the kickstarter f i’ve made the decision to cancel the kickstarter for my second book. for now! the timing just isn’t right so i’m hitting “pause”. if you pledged, the money you committed will just stay yours – kickstarter doesn’t collect pledges until the end.

i knew that the timing was off before i launched. there was a little voice in the back of my head whispering, “it’s okay to push the kickstarter back” and i ignored it. even though i knew that i hadn’t laid the groundwork for a well marketed launch, that i hadn’t done any of the things that i needed to do for a successful campaign, i believed if launched anyway that everything would just work out. my goal was my angel number, after all!

a bunch of people signed up for my newsletter at a con i was just recently at and i promised them the first half of my second book as an arc if they did. i’m getting ready to send that out, so if you’re interested, click the link in my bio to sign up for my newsletter. it’ll hit inboxes this weekend.

like i said, this isn’t a goodbye forever! i’m going to pause, re-group, prep my materials, marketing, content (yada yada), maybe even finish the book ;), and re-launch this project later… i’m not sure how much later, but you’ll know. there will be signs.

thank you again from the bottom of my heart and i hope to see you again for take two.

🤍✨ mal

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