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Kylee Broughton

formerly Two Pretzels

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Use the form or email me at KyleeATtwopretzels.com.

(Just don't forget to use the @ sign instead of typing AT.)

Wear sunscreen. Eat pancakes once a month, if nece

Wear sunscreen.
Eat pancakes once a month, if necessary.
Read. Real books.
Tell people to have a good day.
Reapply sunscreen.
Take a deep breathe at least twice a day.
Stop yourself from responding when you’re emotion-full.
Wait.
Pause.
Listen.
Go ahead and pass with no explanation.
Get up early.
Hold the hug for 10 seconds longer.
Turn the TV off and the music on.
Stop the constant doing.
Sit in the discomfort in order to grow.
Reapply sunscreen.
Drink more water.
Journal.
Write.
Be ok with not always having a plan.
Focus on abundance, not scarcity.
Write down gratitude.
Feel the breeze.
Let the girls figure it out.
Reserve judgment.
Stand up.
Love.
Add more light than darkness.

These are the things I’m currently focused on right now. 💫

You’ll note that hair washing is still only a once a week activity. I mean, look at that list... who has time for that.

What are you focused on?

XO,
Ky

P.S. This is me last weekend at a local resort. The kids were going down water slides and I was trying to look cool. I mean...

#goals #aboutMe #braidsAllDay #favoriteEarrings #caboLife #expatLife #realLife

Lila got braces today. She looks like a teenager

Lila got braces today.

She looks like a teenager now. She’s 11.
She started her orthodontic journey 8-10 expanders ago, including a face mask/reverse headgear thing that she SLAYED. (Missing lateral incisors... )

Sigh.

But anywho, I decided to measure her today.
I’ve been feeling like maybe she’s quite close to my height lately… it’s like we both don’t know where our arms should go when we hug. But, I’ve put my faith in my top knot… it gives me 3-5 extra itches.

As it turns out, when I’m in braids and bare feet…
And she’s in smoothed down curly hair and bare feet…

...She’s taller.

My first born baby who I held and rocked is now technically more qualified to rock and hold me.

I will not stand for this.
I mean, I *will* stand for this, but she’ll be towering over me.

Good for her.
Jeans will fit her.

And now to read “On Children” by Khalil Gibran for the 508th time.

XO,
Ky

Fairly certain I’ll be taller than Vivi for a while. She’s about 6 inches shorter than Lila was at 10.

#girlMom #bracesDay #shesOnly11 #OurchildrenareNotOurChildren #LilaPickle #GrowthChart #sightseeing #missinglaterals

Anyone else just DOG tired, too? Pun completely i

Anyone else just DOG tired, too?

Pun completely intended, and, hopefully appreciated.

This was a LONG week, no?

Sigh.

I hope that you, like Luna, find a cozy place where you can rest your exhaustedd bones and your weary soul.

May your bed be cozy.
May you not have to get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom.
May you sleep in.
May you peacefully dream.
May you get up and have a donut then...
...go back to bed for more peaceful, restorative sleep.

These are my wishes for you.

Love,
Ky

P.S. That’s my pink ceramic cactus 🌵 🎀 glowing 💡 in the background.

#fosterfail #vivisDogLuna #FridayFINALLY #micDrop #exhausted

For throw-back Thursday I want to share this excep

For throw-back Thursday I want to share this exceptional bit of history from the archive with you.

It’s 1999-ish. We’re in Key West.
I’m the one on the right. My buzz-cut had grown out and what you see there, on the right, remained.

(Yeah, I don't know.)

I was about 19, and obviously, a visionary.

That young man on the left – with the impressive sideburns and the at-that-time only one tattoo – was playing the long game.

He saw something in me that perhaps wasn't visible to most.

Mostly, he was just patient and let me be me.

Fast forward to 300 years later and we're still together.

We've been *together* longer than we've been apart, actually.

We've been together so long that I just now needed to grab my calculator...

(Yes, Mrs. Eulberg - I actually DO have a calculator with me every day so mental math is not necessary.)

It'll be 24 years in June, according to my phone.

That guy has been through so many of my hairstyles and hair colors and he remains patient and lets me be me.

Today, his side-burns are gone and his hair is more distinguished.
I now refrain from active sunning and wear SPF all of the time and no longer bleach just the top of my hair.

We've grown up.
We've grown parallel to one another.

I'm thankful for that.
I'm thankful for him.
For all of our memories.

Let's hear it for the people we can laugh with and sit in silence with.

Xo,
Ky

#marriage #RealLife #TBT #HairRegrets #YouDoYou #MarriedLife #DatingLife #KeyWest #CaboExpats #YearsLater #Sigh #keepingItReal #beforedigitalcameras

The beauty of this place isn’t lost on me... alm

The beauty of this place isn’t lost on me... almost 15 years later.

Sand between my toes on just a random Tuesday?

This Ohio girl is so grateful for the Baja sun, those waves and that salty air.

No sense in asking us when we’re moving back anymore...

Xo,
Ky

#sanjosedelcabo #zippers #bajaBeaches #expatLife #sigh #nofilterneeded #bajacaliforniasur

Happy [second pandemic] Easter from us. (I couldn

Happy [second pandemic] Easter from us.

(I couldn’t choose just one picture....)

Xo,
Ky

#timerPhotos #holdStill #oneMore

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