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[rainbowsandyogaflows]

Hello, my name is Carolyn.

I have lived on this earth for 23 blessed years. (I just turned 23 and the number still looks super weird to me.) I have been married for almost a year and a half to a gorgeous man I’m completely obsessed with.

I have had so many different jobs in my life, starting when I was very young. When I was just 10 years old I started cleaning and babysitting. When I turned 12 I worked for a local herb store when I wasn’t doing school. I worked for that herb store and also for another bulk food store up until I was 17. I cleaned houses for a year. I worked at a metal/lumber yard when I was 18. I worked at a used car lot for a year when I was 19. During that time I took my love for sewing to the next level and I started making wedding dresses for some of my close friends. That led to more and more people asking me to make their wedding dresses, and now I have a small side business/hobby doing that. I started working construction full time when I turned 20, I started that as a quick way to make money to attend school in Thailand for a semester. I traveled a ton and ended up back home, got married, and traveling some more. I actually ended up doing construction for about two years, making wedding and bridesmaid dresses on the side. I did some party planning, and I was also a personal chef for a while.

I have tons of hobbies, so many in fact, that I end up bouncing around from one to another so much that I never get very skilled at any of them. I enjoy so many different things I find it hard to stay focused on just one.

I love music. Playing piano and guitar, singing, and writing songs. I love painting and drawing, I love writing, someday I would absolutely love to publish a book. I’m not especially good at most sports, but I love volleyball. I love taking photos of beautiful people and things. I absolutely love cooking healthy. I have had severe food allergies in the past, and along with that: severe acne...*face palm*

So now I only cook gluten free, sugar free, and mostly paleo. I’ve gotten pretty hardcore OCD about all things to do with skin and gut health. Researching holistic health and nutrition feeds my soul, I can’t get enough. I absolutely love talking about health and mental wellness. I’ve struggled with depression, anxiety, and fear for a big part of my life. It’s been a long, slow journey, but I have come a long way. Reading books and learning about the way the human mind works is my latest love.

I love traveling, (yeah big surprise, every girl says that) but seriously, I LOVE it. Seeing new places and people, smelling new foods, and hearing new languages...It’s captivating and energizing and I cant get enough.

I always loved working out, but recently I have actually been getting into yoga. (Thanks to my beautiful yogi friend Brittany) 😁❤️

I literally just started, so I’m extremely stiff and sore 90% of the time. I can’t do any cool poses or anything like that, and everything hurts. But despite all that, it relaxes me so much. It makes me feel happy and I’m learning to accept myself and my body more and more with every practice.

I’m a very shy extrovert, (mostly due to my extreme social anxiety) but I love being with people that have the same interests as me. I love talking about life, goals, dreams, and struggles. Podcasts fill up pretty much every minute of my day recently...I love knowing my brain is filling up with new ideas and thoughts. Hype me up about something and I’ll practically spit rainbows and butterflies I’ll get so excited.

I have never had a job that I loved. I hate that I always end up stuck at weird jobs that suck the life out of me. So this year I’ve been trying to figure out what I really want to do with my life, wether that be having babies, or starting a new business, I want to do something that I love. I want to do something that I know will help the world somehow. I want to be sure of my calling before I start another job.

It’s really hard sometimes to know where to begin, I love so many things and I have so many dreams...how do I know which one is the one for me? I’m spending a lot of time in prayer this week about this, hopefully I’ll find answers soon. In the meantime I’ll continue doing what I love...and taking one day at a time. ❤️