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Kylee Broughton

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Life · October 4, 2020

Why I took a break from Instagram.

What started as a simple 3-week fast morphed into just the breath of fresh air that I needed. Here’s why I took a break from Instagram.

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Can someone please explain to me why wearing a mas

Can someone please explain to me why wearing a mask in public is a hardship?

It’s the smallest act of kindness.

It’s like opening the door for the person behind you.

It’s keeping safe for the immunosuppressed folks who need some added protection.

This isn’t political.
If you wear a mask it doesn’t mean that you’re a Republican or a Democrat. Or a sheep.

It means that you want to protect the cashier who is encountering so many germs all day. It means our essential workers may be a little more protected when they go home at the end of the day.

Why is this a thing?
I am honestly asking.

It just feels like the kind thing to do.

And there are really some cute masks out there.

And no, no one LIKES to wear them. They hurt our ears and fog up our glasses. (And it’s a million degrees here in Cabo...) But, we wear them because it’s a simple act of kindness.

It’s like wearing a seatbelt. You hope you never need it to save your life, but you wear it because it could.

I promise not to judge, but if you aren’t wearing a mask, help me understand why not.

#mask #wearamask #notwearingamask #maskconspiracy #privilege

...and just like that. Another foster dog 🐾 lea

...and just like that. Another foster dog 🐾 leaves our home, but not our hearts. See you later, Marsha. You have by FAR and away, been our favorite. And we are so excited that we will get to see you again! I’m not crying, YOU’RE crying.

#bfamilyfosterdog #marshathefosterdog #lilapickle #vivicake #rescueDogs #dogPeople #fosterDogFamily #bajasafe #sunflare

THE BEACHES OPEN MONDAY! I repeat: THE CABO BEACHE

THE BEACHES OPEN MONDAY!
I repeat: THE CABO BEACHES OPEN MONDAY!

Here’s your reminder to TAKE CARE OF YOUR SKIN and slather on so much sunscreen that you turn into a⛄️ snowman! I sent Craig this picture of me and he rolled his eyes. But y’all, I’m a 40-year-old child of a Dad who died from melanoma living on the SUN in Mexico. Own it. Protect it.

Protecting your skin is so important. One more time for the young people in the back: protect your skin. Thank you, @t.pacholski for teaching this to me.

Check your moles.
Try to get a skin check every year.
Apply sunscreen and then reapply and reapply EVERYDAY.
Wear a hat.
And, check the expiration date on your sunscreen. If it’s past it’s date, it loses its effectiveness 🍅. Now, go swim!

Swipe to see my favorite daily apply and then re-apply bare-faced over makeup sunscreen. It’s @supergoop Unseen Sunscreen. (Love their tinted BB cream with SPF, too.) I also love @thinksport sunscreen in the tube and stick. (I use it and the girls do, too. We’ve been using it for years.) I like the @beautycounter tube and stick, too. NOT the spray.

Always a good idea to check the @environmentalworkinggroup list of safe sunscreens, too. Not all of them are a bazillion dollars.

#takecareofyourskin #caboTips #skinTips #sunscreenNowForLater #sunscreeneveryday #bestSunscreens #explantsurgery #explant

Evidence that we *literally* smother our foster do

Evidence that we *literally* smother our foster dogs with love.

It’s our job to give them a temporary home and then pass them along. This little lady has been with us since late February and we all adore her. She’s leaving in a few days... and we are so happy for her! She’s going to an incredible family. So until then, we smoosh her with affection.

#fosterDog #bfamilyfosterdog #lilapickle #vivicake #marshathefosterdog #rescuedogsofinstagram #bajasafe

Yup. Still at home. Quarantine continues. Two adul

Yup.
Still at home.
Quarantine continues.
Two adults.
Two girls.
Four, soon to be three, dogs.

I will mourn this time when it’s through. I will miss the closeness.

I have a friend who didn’t like parties to end, so she’d hide guests’ shoes... so they couldn’t leave. In the hopes that they’d stay just a bit longer.

As much as this has been trying, I want to hide their shoes.

This time has closed us off from everyday life, but broken us wide open, too.

Dare I say that because of all this, we are growing. Many of us. In big ways. Best of all, many of us are listening. And reading. And watching. And walking. And crying. And standing. And kneeling.

How bittersweet that in the midst of a pandemic that has separated us from the closeness of one another, many of us are uniting and more “together” than we’ve ever been.

I hesitated posting this photo because after the murder of George Floyd (and Ahmaud Arbery, Eric Garner, Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice and so many more), I don’t want to be insensitive. I don’t think life is ever going to be the same and my prayer is that it isn’t.

Silence is betrayal. I have stewed over this lately. Silence is betrayal. My privilege doubles as responsibility to always, always speak up. So me? And my household? We’re IN this. All four of us.

#ally #lilapickle #vivicake #anythinglessthanequalisnotenough

#blackouttuesday #ally

#blackouttuesday #ally

To bear witness. To hold space. To not avert our e

Mama got a brand new hat today. There’s a heart

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Seventeen years of marriage later, he remains my e

Seventeen years of marriage later, he remains my everything.

There’s no part of my life that hasn’t been positively impacted by this man.

He is love. *My* love. And I am so grateful for all that we’ve been through.

For his support.
His presence.
His leadership.
His patience.

Being married to me CAN’T be easy, but Craig, thanks for acting like it is.

I love you more than I did when we said I do 17 years ago today.

I love you more than I did when you called me your girlfriend 23 years ago.

I’m so grateful for you.

Happy anniversary, sweet man. You’re the love of my life.

#marriedlife #happilymarried #myHusbandIsHot #growoldalongwithme

Dramatic Friday shot to demonstrate my new mascara

Dramatic Friday shot to demonstrate my new mascara.

Not to worry, this non-sponsored post is brought to you by me, the gal who loves thick, real lashes caked with mascara a la Dolly Parton. (Love Dolly. She’s a treasure.)

Swipe to see the mascara and most of all, have a really great Friday. May you have no zoom calls, sunshine on your face (over your sunscreen, of course) and a new Netflix series to start tonight.

Peace be with you.

XO,
kylee

P.S. Have you voted? And, I do acknowledge that I’m showing you far too much of my nostril in this pic.

#fridayLove #friendlyFriday #newMascara #charlottetilbury

I’ve always appreciated layering and a good hat.

I’ve always appreciated layering and a good hat.

And a solid linoleum print floor.

#tbt #80sBaby

Ferg wanted me to remind you to vote. (She’s ve

Ferg wanted me to remind you to vote.

(She’s very politically-minded.)

I took this picture when I was in Ohio. On Craig’s birthday. On the river. Oh, August.

The breeze was perfection.
The music was just right.
My babies, who are little, almost big girls, were laughing and smiling.
Craig was taking it all in.
And so was I.

And all felt right with the world.

It was well, it was well, with my soul.

I wish for you, my friends, a week where it is well, it is well, with *your* soul.

Xo,
Ky

#ohio #ohiothebackroads #itiswellwithmysoul #ohioSky #birdsInTheAir #youmatter

"I discovered the world is hungry for women who sh

"I discovered the world is hungry for women who show up and tell the truth, unafraid and free, expanding to the very edges of who they were always meant to be."

Whenever I read that quote from @jenhatmaker, I think of my powerful friend in this picture.

This is Summer. She's the epitome of, "And though she be but little, she is fierce."

She is my soul sister.
Her empathy and kindness have carried me through the best and worst of times.
She holds me in her heart and I her.

She's sassy and kind, funny and true.
She inspires me.
She pushes me. Always gently.
She cheers for me and supports me.

On an annual basis, she meets us where we are, and she walks with us and talks with us and collects this treasure of images that I hold dear for the year (and years to come).

Her photos are not just a snapshot of a particular moment... they carry with them emotion and feeling. It's a distinctive gift to be able to connect, freeze time and evoke heart stirring with still images.

Anywho. The photos? That's what she DOES. And while they're amazing, they're no comparison to *who* she is.

So, that's my friend Summer and on this random Friday in October she's on my mind and in my heart.

You can follow her at @summerkelloggphotography.

P.S. Next year we’re coming to you. 😉

#womensupportingwomen

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