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The face of pure bliss! It’s been over six weeks

The face of pure bliss! It’s been over six weeks since we reintroduced Purina @ProPlan Veterinary Calming Care supplements into Rosie’s diet. In case you couldn’t tell by her face, she’s feeling a lot more calm about her life as we adjust back into a more normal work routine. Before Calming Care, Rosie would cry, pace, pant, and even bite at door knobs after we left her home to go to work (she really loved quarantine because it meant she had her humans home all the time.) and now she’s able to sit in her puppy bed with a treat calmly when it’s time for us to leave. Make sure you check out all my saved story highlights to see the changes in her behavior - @proplan Calming Care does take a few weeks of consistency to work, but it’s worth it in the end! If you have a pup who needs some help adjusting back to life post-quarantine, you can check out Calming Care here https://bit.ly/3gjdovd and use code CHELSIE10 for $10.00 off your first purchase.

#ad #calmingcare #puriniaproplan #heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #petstagram #goldengirl #dogdays #dogdaily #goldenretrieverdog #goldenretrievermix #gshmix #rescuedog #separationanxiety #dogmama #furmom

Meet Gem 💎 @dinah.xj has healed me in ways wo

Meet Gem 💎

@dinah.xj has healed me in ways words cannot describe - she’s torn down the doors to the outdoors when I thought they were locked on me forever. She’s empowered me to learn, to ask questions, to use my hands, to get dirty, and to be brave. And she’s given me the confidence to buy my own little Jeep: a ‘99 Wrangler TJ that’s full of potential to be just as strong and capable as her new big sis. I’ve been going back and forth for the better part of the year, debating on pulling the trigger on getting my own Jeep - but this weekend I decided that I have this second chance life to live as fully as possible. 2020 has handed me a lot of hard things (surgery, infertility, miscarriage) and today, I decided it would hand me something good. Today, I finally bought a Jeep.

Dinah will always be my number one girl (and our go-to for big adventures and challenging trails,) but I’m so excited for the feeling of freedom that comes with fresh air, wind-blown hair, and sun kissed skin that comes with a wrangler. I’m so excited to work on her with Dustin, to turn some wrenches and to make her my own. I’m. so. excited.

Buckle up, Gem. We’ve got some work to do and a world to see. Now let’s get that rear main oil seal replaced, huh?

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #jeeptj #tjjeep #jeepwranglersport #girlswhojeep #jeephairdontcare #cancersurvivors #pediatriccancer #jeepjeep #jeepwranglers #wranglerlife

My word of the year for 2020 was “Happy.”⠀ Y

My word of the year for 2020 was “Happy.”⠀
Yeah, you can laugh. Ironic, right? To start 2020 with the determination to be happy, regardless of what the year threw at me? Oh 2019 Chelsie, if only you knew what was coming.

So here I am, with over half of 2020 over, and I’ve been pretty down in the dumps that I barely have anything to show for my word of the year. To be fair, I’v been hit with a surgery, a pandemic that’s impacted our fertility treatments, and another miscarriage. I keep telling Dustin that I have nothing to show for myself and that I’m disappointed in my lack of happiness achievements.

But then, I saw this picture this morning, from our quick trip to Moab last month and I remember that there has been so much happiness in my life in 2020. It’s looked different than I thought it would, but it’s been there: in adventures in the Jeep, in renovating our camper, in walking through the ocean and in standing on top of cliffs. It’s been in laughter during game nights with Dustin and in my new found ability to play pickleball. It’s been in reading books, and getting more creative for work, and in riding my Peloton every morning.

Here’s the kicker: 2020 isn’t over yet. And while I do not doubt that it will continue to be hard and hand me things I don’t want to deal with, I also know that happiness can be found if I look for it. I know it’s there.

Have you found happiness this year? Would love to hear about it ❤️

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #moabutah #beutahful #utahunique #utahisrad #utahrocks #utahisbeautiful #cancersurvivor #infertilitywarrior #infertilityjourney #ttcjourney #ttccommunity

G R A T I T U D E // Small things I’m grateful f

G R A T I T U D E // Small things I’m grateful for this week:

-Biker shorts. They are like leggings, but for summer. I cannot stop wearing them. I’m not sorry.

-Tie-dye being back on trend. I was the QUEEN of tie-dye in high school. Every year, my team shirts for Relay for Life were tie-dyed by hand with love.

-Playing endless amounts of pickle-ball with friends and family. Finally, a sport my left knee and I can handle and one I’m not terrible at!

-Cookies made by my mom (she’s visiting and snuck some in my freezer. She’s too good to me.)

Grateful for these small things (and all the big ones) that keep me grounded. Grateful to know that life may feel hard and heavy, but there is still vibrancy to be found in the smallest parts that keep it beautiful.

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #cancersurvivor #pediatriccancer #kneereplacement #senita #shopmscb #smallthings #secondchancelife #pickleball #pickleballislife #osteosarcoma

M I S C A R R I A G E // I kept thinking how magic

M I S C A R R I A G E // I kept thinking how magical and healing it would be to surprise Dustin with a positive pregnancy test on Father’s a day. I had endless ideas of how I would tell him and what his face would look like and how much joy would fill our home. Finally - an answer to our prayers. Finally - our rainbow baby. ⠀
⠀
But life doesn’t always go the way we planned, and instead, my positive pregnancy test that I took before Father’s Day turned negative the morning of. And it was negative the day after. And two days after Father’s Day, blood work confirmed that the pregnancy was not longer viable. It confirmed that we were experiencing another miscarriage. ⠀
⠀
I can’t even begin to describe the complex amount of emotions I felt with the realization that 2.5 years after our first miscarriage, after waiting, after praying, after surgery and more surgery, we were once again left with our arms empty and our hearts broken. Sadness. Devastation. Anger. Frustration. Emptiness. Exhaustion. Disappointment. Failure. It’s all there, and it’s heavy and hard to carry. ⠀
⠀
But there is also hope. And joy. And so much love. I’m doing my best to hold on to the knowledge that everything happens for a reason. That there is still a plan for us. That this is just another obstacle in the road that we will navigate over carefully, but confidently because we know we can overcome it. Because we were built to handle it. Because we’re strong enough to get through it. ⠀
⠀
And because we know the view will be worth it at the end of the trail.

#heytherechelsie #miscarriage #ihadamiscarriage #infertility #infertilityawareness #ttccommunity #ttcaftermiscarriage #ttcsupport #ttcsisters #infertilitysucks #miscarriageawareness #cancersurvivor

R O S I E // After enjoying several months of havi

R O S I E // After enjoying several months of having her humans home 24/7, our sweet Rosie Roo is having to adjust to Dustin and I leaving the house occasionally for work obligations again. Not going to lie, she’s been a bit of an emotional nutcase about it, especially since we made the mistake of not staying on top of her Purina @ProPlan Veterinary Supplements Calming Care supplement while in quarantine. Our friends at Purina help stock us back up so that we can help Rosie cope with the new external stressors of having her humans leave the house without her. @proplan Calming Care is a probiotic supplement that contains a strain of beneficial bacteria shown to help dogs maintain calm behavior and helps them cope with external stressors. We had Rosie on Calming Care for over a year and saw extreme improvements with her behavior (see all of my saved story highlights if you want to see how much it helped her stay settled and calm when we left the house) and are looking forward to getting her back on track during these new changes in our routines. You can check out Calming Care here https://bit.ly/380Y3fi and use code CHELSIE10 for $10.00 off your first purchase.

#ad #calmingcare #puriniaproplan #heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #petstagram #goldengirl #dogdays #dogdaily #goldenretrieverdog #goldenretrievermix #gshmix #rescuedog #separationanxiety #separationanxietydog

C A N C E R // break me down and examine my bones.

C A N C E R // break me down and examine my bones.
the melded fragments, the empty marrow.
I am infused with you.
I am not my own self. I am not my old self.
I am two of us. I am two halves of one. I am one.
I am stronger.
I live because of you.
I live for you. I live for us. I live for me.
I live.
break me down. I am not broken.
I am not whole, but I am complete.
I am alive.
I am.

allograph // written by me, 2007

This little left leg of mine looks stronger than ever and has been given two years until it needs another x-ray. My world has been filled with hard health news for the last few years, so it feels really good to have this win. Really. Good.

Feeling so grateful for the person who donated their organs so that my leg could be salvaged and a surgeon who worked so hard to save it 14 years ago.
I am so incredibly grateful.

#childhoodcancerawareness #childhoodcancer #childhoodcancersucks #pediatriccancer #cancersurvivor #osteosarcoma #bostonchildrenshospital #thejimmyfund #danafarber #childhoodcancersurvivor #childhoodcancerresearch #gogold #gogoldforchildhoodcancer #gogoldforkids #survivorsremorse #survivorsguilt #chemotherapy

D I Y // Meet the new & improved Daisy, the ‘93

D I Y // Meet the new & improved Daisy, the ‘93 pop-up camper! Dustin and I finished all of our major renovations last night and I have to say, I’m pretty impressed with ourselves. While Dustin is a very handy person and I’ve always been somewhat crafty, we are NOT DIY/Renovating people and I’m pretty sure Dustin thought I was taking crazy pills when I told him I wanted to renovate this baby and give it a much needed decade upgrade. But I figured I had nothing to loose and nothing but time in quarantine to give it a go. ⠀
⠀
It’s been a lot of work and we often felt like we had no idea what we were doing, but we did it (and under $500.00, to boot!) Turns out, I can do anything I set my mind to (especially with the help of my super sweet husband) and this little project has been a sanity saver during these crazy times. There was little time for me to stress out about things out of my control over the last month when I was busy researching, sewing, and spray painting! Being so focused on this little project reminded me how much I have to live for and how much I still want to try, do, and experience in this second-chance life. ⠀
⠀
At the end of the day, I want to thank each and every one of you who cheered us on during our renovation and who believed in us when we were panicking about the mess we were making. I hope you know that if I can do something like this, you can to. We’re stronger than we know and more capable than we imagine.⠀
⠀
Looking forward to sharing all the adventures we go on with Daisy and Dinah and embracing the beautiful world we live in! Here’s to pursing a vibrant life, today, tomorrow, and beyond.

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #popupcamper #camperrenovation #popupprincesses #popupcampermakeover #renovationproject #camperremodel #camperlifestyle #camperlove #cancersurvivors #renovationlife #renovating

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The face of pure bliss! It’s been over six weeks

The face of pure bliss! It’s been over six weeks since we reintroduced Purina @ProPlan Veterinary Calming Care supplements into Rosie’s diet. In case you couldn’t tell by her face, she’s feeling a lot more calm about her life as we adjust back into a more normal work routine. Before Calming Care, Rosie would cry, pace, pant, and even bite at door knobs after we left her home to go to work (she really loved quarantine because it meant she had her humans home all the time.) and now she’s able to sit in her puppy bed with a treat calmly when it’s time for us to leave. Make sure you check out all my saved story highlights to see the changes in her behavior - @proplan Calming Care does take a few weeks of consistency to work, but it’s worth it in the end! If you have a pup who needs some help adjusting back to life post-quarantine, you can check out Calming Care here https://bit.ly/3gjdovd and use code CHELSIE10 for $10.00 off your first purchase.

#ad #calmingcare #puriniaproplan #heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #petstagram #goldengirl #dogdays #dogdaily #goldenretrieverdog #goldenretrievermix #gshmix #rescuedog #separationanxiety #dogmama #furmom

Meet Gem 💎 @dinah.xj has healed me in ways wo

Meet Gem 💎

@dinah.xj has healed me in ways words cannot describe - she’s torn down the doors to the outdoors when I thought they were locked on me forever. She’s empowered me to learn, to ask questions, to use my hands, to get dirty, and to be brave. And she’s given me the confidence to buy my own little Jeep: a ‘99 Wrangler TJ that’s full of potential to be just as strong and capable as her new big sis. I’ve been going back and forth for the better part of the year, debating on pulling the trigger on getting my own Jeep - but this weekend I decided that I have this second chance life to live as fully as possible. 2020 has handed me a lot of hard things (surgery, infertility, miscarriage) and today, I decided it would hand me something good. Today, I finally bought a Jeep.

Dinah will always be my number one girl (and our go-to for big adventures and challenging trails,) but I’m so excited for the feeling of freedom that comes with fresh air, wind-blown hair, and sun kissed skin that comes with a wrangler. I’m so excited to work on her with Dustin, to turn some wrenches and to make her my own. I’m. so. excited.

Buckle up, Gem. We’ve got some work to do and a world to see. Now let’s get that rear main oil seal replaced, huh?

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #jeeptj #tjjeep #jeepwranglersport #girlswhojeep #jeephairdontcare #cancersurvivors #pediatriccancer #jeepjeep #jeepwranglers #wranglerlife

My word of the year for 2020 was “Happy.”⠀ Y

My word of the year for 2020 was “Happy.”⠀
Yeah, you can laugh. Ironic, right? To start 2020 with the determination to be happy, regardless of what the year threw at me? Oh 2019 Chelsie, if only you knew what was coming.

So here I am, with over half of 2020 over, and I’ve been pretty down in the dumps that I barely have anything to show for my word of the year. To be fair, I’v been hit with a surgery, a pandemic that’s impacted our fertility treatments, and another miscarriage. I keep telling Dustin that I have nothing to show for myself and that I’m disappointed in my lack of happiness achievements.

But then, I saw this picture this morning, from our quick trip to Moab last month and I remember that there has been so much happiness in my life in 2020. It’s looked different than I thought it would, but it’s been there: in adventures in the Jeep, in renovating our camper, in walking through the ocean and in standing on top of cliffs. It’s been in laughter during game nights with Dustin and in my new found ability to play pickleball. It’s been in reading books, and getting more creative for work, and in riding my Peloton every morning.

Here’s the kicker: 2020 isn’t over yet. And while I do not doubt that it will continue to be hard and hand me things I don’t want to deal with, I also know that happiness can be found if I look for it. I know it’s there.

Have you found happiness this year? Would love to hear about it ❤️

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #moabutah #beutahful #utahunique #utahisrad #utahrocks #utahisbeautiful #cancersurvivor #infertilitywarrior #infertilityjourney #ttcjourney #ttccommunity

G R A T I T U D E // Small things I’m grateful f

G R A T I T U D E // Small things I’m grateful for this week:

-Biker shorts. They are like leggings, but for summer. I cannot stop wearing them. I’m not sorry.

-Tie-dye being back on trend. I was the QUEEN of tie-dye in high school. Every year, my team shirts for Relay for Life were tie-dyed by hand with love.

-Playing endless amounts of pickle-ball with friends and family. Finally, a sport my left knee and I can handle and one I’m not terrible at!

-Cookies made by my mom (she’s visiting and snuck some in my freezer. She’s too good to me.)

Grateful for these small things (and all the big ones) that keep me grounded. Grateful to know that life may feel hard and heavy, but there is still vibrancy to be found in the smallest parts that keep it beautiful.

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #cancersurvivor #pediatriccancer #kneereplacement #senita #shopmscb #smallthings #secondchancelife #pickleball #pickleballislife #osteosarcoma

M I S C A R R I A G E // I kept thinking how magic

M I S C A R R I A G E // I kept thinking how magical and healing it would be to surprise Dustin with a positive pregnancy test on Father’s a day. I had endless ideas of how I would tell him and what his face would look like and how much joy would fill our home. Finally - an answer to our prayers. Finally - our rainbow baby. ⠀
⠀
But life doesn’t always go the way we planned, and instead, my positive pregnancy test that I took before Father’s Day turned negative the morning of. And it was negative the day after. And two days after Father’s Day, blood work confirmed that the pregnancy was not longer viable. It confirmed that we were experiencing another miscarriage. ⠀
⠀
I can’t even begin to describe the complex amount of emotions I felt with the realization that 2.5 years after our first miscarriage, after waiting, after praying, after surgery and more surgery, we were once again left with our arms empty and our hearts broken. Sadness. Devastation. Anger. Frustration. Emptiness. Exhaustion. Disappointment. Failure. It’s all there, and it’s heavy and hard to carry. ⠀
⠀
But there is also hope. And joy. And so much love. I’m doing my best to hold on to the knowledge that everything happens for a reason. That there is still a plan for us. That this is just another obstacle in the road that we will navigate over carefully, but confidently because we know we can overcome it. Because we were built to handle it. Because we’re strong enough to get through it. ⠀
⠀
And because we know the view will be worth it at the end of the trail.

#heytherechelsie #miscarriage #ihadamiscarriage #infertility #infertilityawareness #ttccommunity #ttcaftermiscarriage #ttcsupport #ttcsisters #infertilitysucks #miscarriageawareness #cancersurvivor

R O S I E // After enjoying several months of havi

R O S I E // After enjoying several months of having her humans home 24/7, our sweet Rosie Roo is having to adjust to Dustin and I leaving the house occasionally for work obligations again. Not going to lie, she’s been a bit of an emotional nutcase about it, especially since we made the mistake of not staying on top of her Purina @ProPlan Veterinary Supplements Calming Care supplement while in quarantine. Our friends at Purina help stock us back up so that we can help Rosie cope with the new external stressors of having her humans leave the house without her. @proplan Calming Care is a probiotic supplement that contains a strain of beneficial bacteria shown to help dogs maintain calm behavior and helps them cope with external stressors. We had Rosie on Calming Care for over a year and saw extreme improvements with her behavior (see all of my saved story highlights if you want to see how much it helped her stay settled and calm when we left the house) and are looking forward to getting her back on track during these new changes in our routines. You can check out Calming Care here https://bit.ly/380Y3fi and use code CHELSIE10 for $10.00 off your first purchase.

#ad #calmingcare #puriniaproplan #heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #petstagram #goldengirl #dogdays #dogdaily #goldenretrieverdog #goldenretrievermix #gshmix #rescuedog #separationanxiety #separationanxietydog

C A N C E R // break me down and examine my bones.

C A N C E R // break me down and examine my bones.
the melded fragments, the empty marrow.
I am infused with you.
I am not my own self. I am not my old self.
I am two of us. I am two halves of one. I am one.
I am stronger.
I live because of you.
I live for you. I live for us. I live for me.
I live.
break me down. I am not broken.
I am not whole, but I am complete.
I am alive.
I am.

allograph // written by me, 2007

This little left leg of mine looks stronger than ever and has been given two years until it needs another x-ray. My world has been filled with hard health news for the last few years, so it feels really good to have this win. Really. Good.

Feeling so grateful for the person who donated their organs so that my leg could be salvaged and a surgeon who worked so hard to save it 14 years ago.
I am so incredibly grateful.

#childhoodcancerawareness #childhoodcancer #childhoodcancersucks #pediatriccancer #cancersurvivor #osteosarcoma #bostonchildrenshospital #thejimmyfund #danafarber #childhoodcancersurvivor #childhoodcancerresearch #gogold #gogoldforchildhoodcancer #gogoldforkids #survivorsremorse #survivorsguilt #chemotherapy

D I Y // Meet the new & improved Daisy, the ‘93

D I Y // Meet the new & improved Daisy, the ‘93 pop-up camper! Dustin and I finished all of our major renovations last night and I have to say, I’m pretty impressed with ourselves. While Dustin is a very handy person and I’ve always been somewhat crafty, we are NOT DIY/Renovating people and I’m pretty sure Dustin thought I was taking crazy pills when I told him I wanted to renovate this baby and give it a much needed decade upgrade. But I figured I had nothing to loose and nothing but time in quarantine to give it a go. ⠀
⠀
It’s been a lot of work and we often felt like we had no idea what we were doing, but we did it (and under $500.00, to boot!) Turns out, I can do anything I set my mind to (especially with the help of my super sweet husband) and this little project has been a sanity saver during these crazy times. There was little time for me to stress out about things out of my control over the last month when I was busy researching, sewing, and spray painting! Being so focused on this little project reminded me how much I have to live for and how much I still want to try, do, and experience in this second-chance life. ⠀
⠀
At the end of the day, I want to thank each and every one of you who cheered us on during our renovation and who believed in us when we were panicking about the mess we were making. I hope you know that if I can do something like this, you can to. We’re stronger than we know and more capable than we imagine.⠀
⠀
Looking forward to sharing all the adventures we go on with Daisy and Dinah and embracing the beautiful world we live in! Here’s to pursing a vibrant life, today, tomorrow, and beyond.

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #popupcamper #camperrenovation #popupprincesses #popupcampermakeover #renovationproject #camperremodel #camperlifestyle #camperlove #cancersurvivors #renovationlife #renovating

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