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Goldfish Kiss

A RAD BLOG BY REBEKAH STEEN.

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  • Found myself in a bit of

    June 18, 2018December 12, 2018

    Found myself in a bit of a rut, which meant… mood board to the rescue. Gosh, I love making these things.  Ohhhhhhh yeah. Feeling much better now, because these little beauties make my brain and eyes

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  • Say Hello To A Sunny Space

    May 12, 2018December 12, 2018

    Say Hello To A Sunny Space If anyone is on the hunt for an inspiring, original and authentic website, venture on over to A Sunny Space.  It’s an original documentary series, founded by Crystal Egger,

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  • Latest Pinspirations

    May 7, 2018December 12, 2018

    Confession. I hit a wall last week, blog-wise. I couldn’t think of anything, nor did I really want to post anything for a few days, then a few more. It was a combination of self

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  • If I could start every week

    April 10, 2018December 12, 2018

    If I could start every week by making a mood board, I would. Mood Board Monday. It has a nice ring to it.  Maybe I should.  But more like once a month, since me and

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  • Inspire me

    February 22, 2018December 12, 2018

    Something about this time of year lends itself to the blahs. Big time. But something about these various combination of words helps to alleviate that a bit.  To all the wordsmiths of these beauties, thank

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  • Latest Pinspirations

    January 10, 2018December 12, 2018

    I kind of miss the days where I’d cut out pages and pics from magazines, catalogs and newspaper then stuff them in a big notebook I had at my desk. But, scrolling through pinterest somehow

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  • It’s been way too long since

    September 15, 2017December 12, 2018

    It’s been way too long since I’ve zoned out and made a mood board. Or two. Man oh man I forgot how inspiring/therapeutic/mind-igniting these things can be. If you need to get your mind firing,

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  • The Sideways Approach Interview

    August 24, 2017December 12, 2018

    The Sideways Approach Interview In case anyone is wanting a good read, Carly over at The Sideways Approach knows how to ask some pretty thought provoking questions. There’s some personal stuff, some inspirational stuff, and

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  • The Painting and The Pic

    August 22, 2017December 12, 2018

    It’s pretty sweet when a simple pic I take inspires me to paint. Maybe it’s the lighting, messy hair, or flowers. Whatever it is, I love it when an image causes a butterfly to start

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  • Dallas Clayton is My Hero

    July 6, 2017December 12, 2018

    I know a lot of people come to this blog for a ray of sunshine, happy place. So I wanted to share with you all who I go to for a ray of sunshine happy

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  • Some late night rambling. Well actually

    June 5, 2017December 12, 2018

    Some late night rambling. Well actually, this was many late night thoughts that kept on circling in my head as I’d fall asleep. I finally jotted them down on some paper today, and it all

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  • Where did all the Smiling people go…

    May 26, 2017December 12, 2018

    Call me weird, but I like to say hi to people. I enjoy acknowledging someone’s presence when walking past them on a sidewalk, when running by them on a beach, walking by them on a

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  • One of my all time favorite

    February 7, 2017December 12, 2018

    One of my all time favorite quotes is by Albert Camus – “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invicible summer.”  Well, I stumbled on the entire context of it

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  • Latest Pinspirations

    January 16, 2017December 12, 2018

    Here you go. A few things that are getting this gray matter in my brain that’s just been messin’ with me lately…to actually fire a few neurons creatively and cooperate. A huge thanks to all

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  • It was such a wonderful/almost surreal

    October 27, 2016December 12, 2018

    It was such a wonderful/almost surreal thing to open one of the most gorgeous magazines ever…to see something I wrote on one of the first pages. Right after a quote from Robert Frost. Pinch me.

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    Artist, fashion enthusiast with a small closet & massive fan of all things beach/nature
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    It’s rad jacket and Blublocker season, baby. 😎🧡 It’s rad jacket and Blublocker season, baby. 😎🧡
    Missing the ocean with every ounce of my soul, but Missing the ocean with every ounce of my soul, but it helps having a lake a few hours away that sure looks like an ocean. 🛶🐾❤️ 

Narrow cottage lined roads have the best light.✨💚

Hot mess status activated. 😎

 Glassy conditions, time for a swim. 

Stellar spot on the morning walk. ✌🏼☀️ #lakemichigan
    Here’s the last painting I did before I packed up Here’s the last painting I did before I packed up my office…and I haven’t touched a brush since. Feels weird, but the break helped get lots of ideas brewin’ now, too. 🎨🧡 Life’s a beach. Embrace the mess and get the tattoo. #goldfishkissart #watercolor #radart 

“Forever a beach” 8x8 watercolor on paper. It’s in le shop.
    Well, in life update news, we moved to Michigan. T Well, in life update news, we moved to Michigan. Two days after saying goodbye to Kili, I said bye to beach life, felt like a chapter of life I loved was slammed shut, and all the air and motivation was knocked out of me. Changes like this take time, and the idea of ever being truly settled in is a bit foreign to me. But, you just have to look for the little glimmers in ordinary days (what’s in all these pics), be present, get out and about, and choose joy while also giving those tears permission to flow. Ok, and say hi to every dog I can, while holding onto summer as long as I can, too. But I hear Fall is next level up here. 🧡

So, if you’ve been following me for a while, life’s taken us many places. I feel like I’m part chameleon and part lone wolf by now, and we will see what this new season brings. I have a feeling Lake Michigan and the upper peninsula will be my happy place, so hopefully we’ll make it out there a bunch. Life’s crazy. Wear a helmet and thank goodness for Facebook marketplace. And that I didn’t give away all my cold weather gear.
    Well, I had to say goodbye to my best four-legged Well, I had to say goodbye to my best four-legged friend, then to life at the beach in a matter of a few days. Life’s been heavy, full of random ugly cries, a bit of a blur, and my brain fog is at capacity, all while having one too many tabs open, too.

But I did manage to scribble down some journal thoughts before the move, and wanted to share. I love these things.

I’ll post a bunch of final beach pics and about life in our new location soon. But for now, I’m just taking it one day at a time.

Or in this case, page. Hope they’re somewhat legible. 🌊❤️‍🩹🖊️ #goldfishkisswriting #thoughts
    How do you sum up an incredible life in few slides How do you sum up an incredible life in few slides and words…I can’t. This loss is such a deep hurt, and the love is so pure. Kili pup, I miss you, and my heart is so damn heavy. Run wild, run free, soak up the sun, steal all the pizza, and find all the sticks and tennis balls, my best four legged friend. ❤️‍🩹🐾 

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