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Burnout: The Treadmill Broke

The treadmill broke. It had the smell of a burnout, like rubber tires on pavement. I had been running on that same treadmill for fifteen years. That’s a long time to be running in one place on the same piece of equipment day in and day out. I never maintained it, not once did I […]

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March 1, 2023

I was the Fat Ballerina

I was the fat ballerina in my class. I was just eight years old when my body image first started being an issue. I started to notice how other people treated me because of the size of it. I took ballet classes for many years as a child. I had always loved the art of […]

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February 22, 2023

The Most Stupid Decision I Ever Made

We have all been there. Well, maybe just those of us that are born people-pleasers. If you know, you know. I’ve made a lot of stupid decisions in my life but the most stupid decision I ever made by far was when I picked up the habit of smoking cigarettes in order to get someone […]

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February 16, 2023

The River as My Muse

The river by my house has been my muse in a way that I didn’t expect since moving to the Kootenays. I had planned for something different for when I moved out here. I’d be taking brave clients down to the river and the forest for boudoir and empowerment sessions. I’d be inspired by nature […]

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February 8, 2023

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Nelson Empowerment Session

Nelson Empowerment Session For this Nelson Empowerment Session I had to get up before the sun even rose – and if you know anything about me, it’s that I am NOT a morning person! However, I definitely don’t regret rubbing the sleep out of my eyes for this beautiful client’s session. The ethereal effect from […]

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March 16, 2022

Boudoir Album: Do it for YOU

If you’re thinking about having doing a shoot and printing a boudoir album, do it for YOU! A boudoir album full of spicy photos is always an excellent choice of gift for your significant other. However, I always say to my clients that it should 100% always be a gift to yourself FIRST! I have […]

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November 17, 2021

My Best Friend Died

My best friend died and I didn’t find out until 8 months later. This story begins 22 years ago when I first met my best friend Mike on a site called Habbo Hotel in 1999. I was 12 years old and running a scam to get decorations and furniture or “furni” for my virtual room. […]

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November 10, 2021

image of a woman wearing a pink and black lingerie bodysuit. she is kneeling on a bed that has dark blue satin sheets, one hand is tugging at a strap of her lingerie and her other hand is holding the sheet in front of her. Her face is turned towards the light as a side profile and her eyes are closed.

Miss R’s Boudoir Shoot

This week on the blog, I asked a client of mine Miss R to chat with me about her boudoir shoot experience in our Regina SK studio location. I love hearing all the answers to the reasons why my clients decided to do a boudoir shoot. I especially love hearing how the session affected the […]

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November 3, 2021

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I Didn’t Invite My Parents to Our Elopement 

I didn’t invite my parents to our elopement.  My mother didn’t turn up for my first wedding. It was an elopement to a trans woman in a tiny little bar in the mountains of Northern Virginia. To be honest, I wasn’t sure how to feel about it at first. At the time I wasn’t the […]

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October 27, 2021

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The Babes Guide to Budgeting

Money has been coined as such a dirty word in our society. Something that a lot of us don’t understand and that a lot of us have grown to fear. Simply because we don’t have the tools to keep, save, and spend our money appropriately. I’m here to change all of that for you with […]

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October 20, 2021