5 Fun Facts for Friday!

Happy Friday Y'all!! 

I hope today is going beautifully for you! 

I thought today we would do a fun little "get to know you" post for any new faces around here! 

1.) I'm Melanie and that's Babe (or Andrew if you must!)! This may not be the best picture for really getting a feel for what I look like, but this is a great "us" picture! My Likes: selfies with him, trying to get him to like selfies, trying to get him to smile for selfies// His Greatest Like: hating pictures in general... so therefore, meet us! Me finally turning to mean mug him for not smiling & that's when he decides to flash some teeth!

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2.) I LOVE adventures!! We bought an RV about 6 months ago and named her Flo (it's short for FloRida Reva) and we are thrilled to have her as part of the family. We spend as many weekends as possible traveling Florida and chasing solitude and the great outdoors. In fact, we are heading out for a mini-venture (that stands for sans Flo) to do some hiking once he gets back from the gym. Him: such a gym person// Me: probably should be, but so totally NOT! 

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3.) I may love adventures, but I am also perfectly content with a good book! I believe that reading is one of the greatest adventures you can take and you don't even have to leave your chair (or the tub) to be able to go on one! Give me all the books!! Currently reading Red Queen and I am hooked!

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4.)I'm all about the !!!!! (sorry, but not really, for their serious overuse)!

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5.) I discovered this week that I can drink coffee black AND actually like it; I am neither excited or unexcited by this realization. Sure it's good I can drink it when I don't have the added fluff (honey & cream), but in my mind it means I am a true adult, gah!!! How did that happen?! I'm not even thirty yet! Seriously, I'm only 29 and 1/4! Other Adulthood Signs: the wrinkles, the need to hit the gym, the fact that my parents have started letting me pay when we go to dinner together// Kid Forever Facts: Disney lover always, my popcorn dance (there's one for tacos too), I get giddy over really cool playgrounds and tree houses

Also, 1 fun added happy! 

My giveaway, for the new shop happy that's coming soon, ends today. Head back one post to find out how you can enter to win one (or even snag it at my price) before it hits the shop!

Well, there's a few get to know me facts! 

What about you? 

Adulthood come knocking for you yet?! Any fun likes, dislikes?!

Share some "you" things, because I would love to know you better!

Have a wonderful weekend friends!! 

Safe & Wild// New Shop Happies Coming Soon!

I've been working away to build up my shop and I am so excited for my newest addition to get here!! While I am waiting on pins and needles to see them in finished form, I figured I would share the pre-printing prettiness with you! 

"You keep me safe & I'll keep you wild" is one of my favorite quotes, because I think it perfectly embodies Babe and me- as well as a lot of adventurers! It seems to me that someone is always the safe keeper, while the other is the wild soul. In our case the wild soul would be me! 

It takes a brave heart to love a wild soul and I can't wait to get my hands on these and slip into it! As I continue to grow, I wanted to offer up my products at my price. You can currently get these shirts at the price I pay for them! Once they reach the shop they will go up a bit. Also, not all colors and designs will make their way into the shop. So if there is a color or design you want to make sure you get, you can use the links below to grab one! 

Loose Fitted Flowy Tee (pictured at the top)

Racer back Tank (pictured in coral) 

Long sleeve Tee (most likely won't be available in shop)

I am giving away a tank or tee to two lucky winners (color and design of your choice), one through this post and one through Instagram. 

Enter here by joining Life's Sweet Words email list for shop updates and discounts! 

Simply subscribe using the form below, then check the Enter button in the giveaway box! 

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What's your favorite way to keep it wild? Hiking, rock climbing...?

Whatever it may be I hope you find yourself adventuring soon!

Words for Wednesday: Read your Heart to Me

If you handed me pages from your soul, which would you choose to share? 

We all have our own stories,

tucked closely in and held tight. 

Think about each page of your soul,

which pages are ripped and torn, 

which have dog-eared edges because you've returned so many times?

Do you only share the crisp and pristine pages, 

the ones that shine and glisten and gleam so much

that you barely want to touch them for fear of damaging them? 

Share them all! 

Share the pages so worn by tears it's hard to even read the words. 

Share them for yourself, 

to free your heart of the weight of them, 

but share them for others too. 

Share them, 

because you never know who so desperately needs to hear them. 

Share them,

You never know who is grasping for breath 

and praying they aren't alone. 

Share all the pages and stories that have brought you 

to where you are now, 

because it's in fully opening our hearts 

that we give others the chance to truly love us.

It is in fully opening our hearts, 

that we truly learn to love ourselves. 

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I have had the Jonny Ox quote saved for a while and I passed over it again today. Today felt like a good day for processing feelings and getting it all out. After a few days of heart-stuff and a few tears this morning after breakfast with good friends, it just felt like a day for a little bit of release. Share your heart with someone today. Share the things you've felt you have been needing to say. I know it might be scary, and sometimes it might even hurt, share it anyways!