I am so excited.

We are leaving for Floyd Fest in the morning- bright and early. I’m actually in the midst of packing, but had to stop and document this moment of pure exctiement. Festivals are where I feel most at home- so much love, art and people of every kind. My goal is to be completely and utterly committed to the moment. I am always juggling so much mentally and multi tasking usually every second of the day that I don’t get to fully experience a single thing. And that can be a problem sometimes. Things go by without me even feeling them go by because I’m already on to the next thing!

Living in the moment is so blissful, yet often rare in this busy world.

So for the next 4 days I am pledging to live in the moment. I want to take in the smell of the earth and the sound of each instrument and the taste of greasy food truck french fries and the sight of one-of-a-kind pieces of art. I want to wander through the tents and hear people laughing, like really laughing. I want to let the music move me however it wants to. I want to connect with the people I meet and the people I am traveling with. I want to feel so and and so on. This is life. Right now, is what you have. Feel it. Experience it.

Planning on watching these beautiful gypsies at Floyd.

Enjoy, Amber

Starting a business can teach you a lot about yourself and one lesson that I’ve held tightly to lately is: keep looking forward. When I’m in the midst of doubt and uncertainty it’s easy for my vision to become cloudy. That’s when I grab some Ben & Jerry’s, muster up some self confidence and turn my focus to my goal- grow a sustainable business and use it as a vehicle to spread kindness with the world.

This process so far has been mentally, physically and even spiritually demanding. And it’s just the beginning! But hey- so many beautiful things are on the horizon.

living and learning-

Amber

The whole purpose of religion
is to facilitate love and compassion, patience,
tolerance, humility, forgiveness.
Dalai Lama

#compassion #love #religion

missing nicole and meredith

Ok. this post is specifically for my wedding brigade but if you want to answer any of the fun questions feel free! It just hit me this week that we have less than a year before the wedding! Yahoo! That means I must start planning, seriously now. So I started with our wedding site. Check it out: Stacey & Amber!

Lil, Lex, Nicole, Mace, Brit, Shelbs & Mere- 

Questions about YOU——>

1. What is your favorite thing to do right now? Mine is exploring wedding blogs and/or yoga. I think Nicole’s is making furniture.
2. Are you excited about fall? I am!
3. Do you have a favorite quote? Mine is “all good things are wild and free”- HDT or “advance confidently toward your dreams”- HDT
4. What do you dream about everyday? I dream about hiking the AT. Lillie dreams about New York, am I right?
5. What are you passionate about? I love the outdoors and animals. Shelby loves taking care of her little brother.
6. Has anything happened since the last time we talked? I made a living wall yesterday and its bad ass.
7. Drink of choice? Right now mine is vodka water with lemon. Mmmm
8. Do you consider yourself an idealist or realist? I’m a dreamer through and through
9. Do you like cats? We all know the answer to this

Questions about ze wedding———>

1.)  Is there a specific area you want to help with?

(baking, music, organizing, social media, crafting, thrifting, atmosphere, decorations, games,  writing, food, drinks, photography, hair and makeup, jewelry, flowers, socializing the day of, coordinating, bachelorette party)

*you can answer on here through, FB, phone or e-mail (paintbycoffee@me.com)