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Some Call Me Adventurous
a travel and lifestyle blog
How to Design Your Own Remote Year
How to Design Your Own Remote Year
Digital Nomad, Advice, TravelSamantha O'BrochtaMarch 26, 2018digital nomad Comments
Beautiful Places in Paris to Instagram
Beautiful Places in Paris to Instagram
Europe, France, Paris, Photography, TravelSamantha O'BrochtaMarch 22, 2018paris, instagram Comments
Hidden Spots in London You'll Want to Instagram
Hidden Spots in London You'll Want to Instagram
Europe, London, Photography, Travel, UKSamantha O'BrochtaMarch 15, 2018london, instagram Comments
10 Colorful Cities In the World You Should Visit
10 Colorful Cities In the World You Should Visit
Photography, Travel, Photo JournalsSamantha O'BrochtaMarch 12, 2018colorful, color, london, venice, innsbruck, copenhagen, lisbon, bangkok, tokyo, marrakech, new york city, paris Comments
Why You Must Visit the Aquarium in Osaka, Japan
Why You Must Visit the Aquarium in Osaka, Japan
Japan, Photo Journals, Photography, TravelSamantha O'BrochtaMarch 7, 2018japan, aquarium, osaka, photo, photo journal, photograpy Comment
Photo Journal: Paris in the Snow
Photo Journal: Paris in the Snow
France, Photo Journals, Photography, Paris, TravelSamantha O'BrochtaFebruary 23, 2018paris, france, eiffel tower, montmartre, snow Comments
Sleeping Under the Stars on the Nile River
Sleeping Under the Stars on the Nile River
Africa, Egypt, Photo Journals, Photography, TravelSamantha O'BrochtaFebruary 10, 2018egypt, nile river, river nile, aswan, felucca Comments
Photo Journal: Day Tripping to Abu Simbel
Photo Journal: Day Tripping to Abu Simbel
Africa, Egypt, Photo Journals, Photography, TravelSamantha O'BrochtaJanuary 31, 2018egypt, aswan, abu simbel, day trip, africa, northern africaComment
Sriracha Isn't Dead: An Interview with Bianca Karina
Sriracha Isn't Dead: An Interview with Bianca Karina
Interview, TravelSamantha O'BrochtaJanuary 24, 2018interview, diversity Comments
Photo Journal: Prior Park in Bath
Photo Journal: Prior Park in Bath
Photo Journals, Photography, Travel, UKSamantha O'BrochtaDecember 31, 2017bath, england, united kingdom, prior parkComment
How to Have a Very Pacific Northwest Winter
How to Have a Very Pacific Northwest Winter
Photo Journals, Photography, Seattle, USASamantha O'BrochtaDecember 29, 2017pacific northwest, seattle, whidbey island, washingtonComment
Best of 2017 and Goals for 2018
Best of 2017 and Goals for 2018
BloggingSamantha O'BrochtaDecember 27, 2017travel goalsComment
Reasons You Cannot Miss the Robot Restaurant in Tokyo
Reasons You Cannot Miss the Robot Restaurant in Tokyo
Asia, Photo Journals, Photography, Travel, JapanSamantha O'BrochtaDecember 20, 2017tokyo, japan, robot restaurantComment
Secret London Spot: God's Own Junkyard
Secret London Spot: God's Own Junkyard
London, Photo Journals, Photography, Travel, UKSamantha O'BrochtaDecember 16, 2017london, god's own junkyard Comments
Photos that Show Why Christmas in London is the Best
Photos that Show Why Christmas in London is the Best
London, Photo Journals, Photography, Travel, UKSamantha O'BrochtaDecember 13, 2017london, christmas, england, travelComment
This is Why You Must Visit Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto
This is Why You Must Visit Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto
Japan, Photo Journals, Photography, TravelSamantha O'BrochtaDecember 10, 2017kyoto, japan, fushimi inari taisha, travelComment
Go Here Right Meow: The Gotokuji Temple Cat Shrine in Tokyo
Go Here Right Meow: The Gotokuji Temple Cat Shrine in Tokyo
Asia, Japan, Photography, Travel, Photo JournalsSamantha O'BrochtaNovember 22, 2017gotokuji, gotokuji temple, temple, shrine, tokyo, japan Comment
Outfits of the Day: Travel Lookbook with Curvy Sense
Outfits of the Day: Travel Lookbook with Curvy Sense
Asia, China, Fashion, Japan, Lifestyle, Photography, TravelSamantha O'BrochtaNovember 19, 2017outfit of the day, fashion, fatshion, plus size fashion, plus size, curvy sense, japan, chinaComment
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What's your dream? Mine changes a lot, but I always have a goal in mind and something I want to work towards. I'm an INFP, which for those who don't know the Myers-Briggs personality test, that makes me "The Dreamer/Idealist." I like to call it the Luna Lovegood of personalities. We are always in a far off dream world and thinking about all the possibilities that await us out there in the world. Sometimes it gets me into trouble when I idealize something that doesn't match up to what my brain envisioned, and then I get very down, but that's something I'm trying to work on as I mature. Do you know your personality type? I'm also a Number 4 on the Enneagram Type system.
Something that has definitely made such a difference in my health the past few weeks has been the @livonlabs supplements I've been taking. I take almost all of their vitamin packets, but the Lypo-Spheric B Complex Plus is definitely the one in the mix giving me energy, reducing my stress, and gifting me back some of my brain power I lost during my most intense moments. I wake up in the morning, pour some matcha almond milk into a little shot glass, add in the packets and drink it down and it keeps me feeling great all day. Thank so much to @joinpalm for this amazing, healthy product that keeps me going 💪🏾
I think the universe is giving me good things to keep me motivated towards staying on the course of positive living. A chance to represent @thefatgirlsguide on a Caribbean cruise next month came up this past week and I am like 😲💃🏾🙌🏾 That paired with the Israel and Jordan press trip, getting a partial scholarship for grad school in the fall, my photo in the upcoming @dametraveler book, and finding out my boyfriend is coming to Seattle to celebrate my birthday in a couple weeks, I am feeling pretty blessed 🙏🏾
I love that matcha can be good for so many more things than just drinking 🍵 This Matcha Green Tea Scrub from @brooklynbotany smells great, soothes my skin, and leaves an amazing tingly sensation after I use it. It's perfect for a self-care, relaxing bath and is great for rejuvenating skin, shrinking pores, and helping chronic skin conditions. Thanks to @joinpalm for a chance to try this 💚
Fat girl magic 🥰 • • • 📷@kristinulmerphoto
Flower power 🌷🌷🌷
Florals for spring? How groundbreaking 🌷 Spend a lovely morning with @chilltash, @samortizphoto, and @mindsovermatter at the Tulip Festival getting our life with a basic bish photoshoot in the fields 💐💐💐 📷@chilltash
Thought I'd do a fun edit to celebrate one month of working on my health and wellness. I left NYC a month ago to move home to the Pacific Northwest to get my body and mind back in order. The first few weeks home were hard to push through and I was worried I wouldn't recover. But the past week and a half has been different. The healthy eating, exercising, therapy, medications/supplements, and resetting my life has truly worked wonders. Who knew? 😂 I still have a lot of work to do, but I'm really happy with my progress so far and finally getting excited about the future again 🙌🏾
My #AccidentallyWesAnderson find of the day 💗
When one door closes, another one opens 🚪I was bummed when I had to cancel my trip to New Zealand and Australia for next month. But with medical bills and saving money for grad school, it was the right choice. But an opportunity through my job just popped up for a press trip to Israel and Jordan in June and I'm super excited to say that I get to go on this adventure! These are two countries I've always wanted to visit, but the expense of getting there was always a barrier. I get to see Petra, the Dead Sea, Jerusalem, and more and I'm super excited for it (even though it will be insanely hot 🥵). If you've been, drop your suggestions for me below ⬇️🙌🏾✨
The perfect Paris pink 💗
Social anxiety is hard. It makes you never want to go out and also makes you too afraid to reach out to people for fear of rejection. I've always been shy, but the last couple years it's gone to an intense place that is too reclusive. I've joked about being a hermit, but didn't recognize that I actually was a hermit and that's not a good thing. I closed myself off to a lot of people and it's taken me until recently to realize I really can't do that. I spent such a lovely day yesterday reuniting with friends and it revived my soul. It reminded me that friendship and community is so important to my mental health. I think it'll still take me awhile to gain back the confidence and drive I need to put myself out there like I used to be able to do, but I really think it'll be good to work on. Spring and summer of 2019 is my time to grow and learn. What are you working on in the upcoming months?
As y'all have probably heard, my immune system has been not so great for the past year, so something I've been doing to help improve that is taking supplements to help my system stay strong. Enter @livonlabs. I've been using their Lypo-Spheric Glutathione packets on-and-off for awhile now and can definitely notice how it's helped boost my energy and made me feel healthier. It's an antioxidant in its most pure form, so you mix it with some juice and take it like a shot, which is a fun way to consume vitamins. Thank you to @joinpalm for letting me try this ❤️
Just out here trying to eff stuff up so I can make a difference in the world, even in a small way 💁🏾‍♀️ Even though it's been a bit difficult for me to write lately and I haven't done a diversity article in awhile, I try to promote underrepresented communities through my job and in my personal creative projects. Could I be doing more? Most definitely! But as a passive person who doesn't want to be in the spotlight too much (which is ironic since I'm an actress 😂), I try to do what I can on a smaller level and hopefully over time it'll become the norm. Not every one is meant to be an activist out on the front lines, but if you can do things in your daily life, like being mindful of inclusion and educating yourself on important issues, it definitely does make a difference 🌈