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Goldfish Kiss

A RAD BLOG BY REBEKAH STEEN.

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  • Let’s talk fitness trackers

    September 7, 2022September 7, 2022

    It’s been quite a while since I talked about anything fitness/health related on here. Mainly because I’ve mostly been lifting heavy and running, and it’s turned into my happy-me-time each day when I don’t have

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  • Ring my Kettlebell

    January 16, 2018December 12, 2018

    So, I have some new members to my home gym. Actually, they’ve been part of the home gym crew since the beginning of October, and they’ve been total game changers for me ever since. It’s

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  • That Tough Healthy Balance

    September 21, 2017December 12, 2018

    So, I received an amazing email last week, and one of the questions she asked me was how I find the time – to workout, take care of my son, run a blog, work a

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  • 20 Health Tips & Tricks

    April 25, 2017December 12, 2018

    I swear, one of the best things you can do for you overall health, is make healthy living part of your everyday life. The more you do things like sweat, workout, eat your fruits and

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  • The Tabata Circuit

    April 14, 2017December 12, 2018

    Tabata workouts have saved my butt over the past six months of craziness. Ever since I got hooked on this workout, I’ve implemented these quick l’il intense sweat sessions into my training regularly. Sometimes as

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  • Yup. You can stay healthy during

    December 22, 2016December 12, 2018

    Yup. You can stay healthy during this time of year. And yes you can do it without being the person eating a handful of kale at a cookie exchange. It’s all about balance, finding joy

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  • The (Beefed up) Weighted Ladder workout

    November 3, 2016December 12, 2018

    I just did this one and was so pumped to share….that I’m posting before I have a chance to shower.  It was just that good. And worth the stink. Remember the weighted ladder workout from

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  • I’ve had a bunch of these

    October 25, 2016December 12, 2018

    I’ve had a bunch of these fitness related thoughts circulating around in my cranium for a while. Just finally got around to making a somewhat coherent list.  Basically, when it comes to fitness, it can

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  • Another 20 minute buttkicker

    September 20, 2016December 12, 2018

    Sorry, it’s time for yet another 20 minute workout. I came up with it last week, and actually, I’m not sorry at all. In fact, I kind of love it and couldn’t wait to share.

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  • Inconvenient Sweaty Truths

    September 8, 2016December 12, 2018

    I squeezed in a 30 minute workout yesterday, that I really did not want to do, had a dozen other things I needed to do, but ended up totally exhausted, with my butt kicked, feeling

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  • Total body circuit

    July 6, 2016December 12, 2018

    Ok, I am totally digging the at home, 30 minute of less workout genre lately. Mainly because it works best with my schedule, and I can do it on my back porch in a bikini

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  • I like to challenge myself. And

    April 30, 2016December 12, 2018

    I like to challenge myself. And I prefer feeling awake and invigorated to feeling like I need a cold brew IV. So, today, when I was feeling totally blah and exhausted, I decided to just

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  • The human body is so much

    April 13, 2016December 12, 2018

    The human body is so much more than a six pack, perfect butt, or number on a scale or pair of skinny jeans. So I say why limit your reasons for working out to that.

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  • Healthy Talk.

    March 24, 2016December 12, 2018

    When it comes to health, wellness and balance, I am a pretty blunt and opinionated person. Basically I am all about working your butt off, taking care of yourself, not being obsessive, and doing a

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  • My Home Gym: A Work in Progress

    March 22, 2016December 12, 2018

    I firmly believe that the easier you make it for yourself to workout, the more likely you are to suck it up and actually do it. And do it regularly. And stick to it. Which

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    Finally nailed the messy hair one eye covered shot Finally nailed the messy hair one eye covered shot…then of course, took six days to get the nerves to post it. 🖤 #goodlighting #mermaidshag
    My husband and I decided to go on a hike to do som My husband and I decided to go on a hike to do something special for our 15th wedding anniversary yesterday, and nature dished up some glorious conditions. ❄️☀️🏔️ Cheers to hiking, and if there’s snow and sunshine, consider it icing on the cake. ❄️💚 #whataday #rattlesnakeledge #pnwonderland
    Here are a few painting to (hopefully) brighten up Here are a few painting to (hopefully) brighten up your scrolling today. Zoom in for the details - that’s the fun, messy, watercolor is so cool, couldn’t do that again if I tried, part. Yay art. 🎨🧡☀️ #goldfishkissart #watercolor #livecolorfully goldfishkissgoods.com
    I rarely read my poems out loud. But there’s one I rarely read my poems out loud. But there’s one I did read to myself after I finished it and couldn’t make it through without getting choked up. Well, it took about five tries to do this voiceover without a voice crack. But…mission accomplished. It’s the second poem in my book, and is called “if you ask me”  Hope you like it. 

Kind of impressed how the captions picked up almost every word correctly in spite of my tendency to mumble. 

#sunnythoughtsforsaltysouls ⬅️Google the title “sunny thoughts for salty souls” to find the book online. Or the link is in my bio, too. #poetry #poems #goldfishkisswriting
    We all wear so many different hats these days, got We all wear so many different hats these days, gotta love when one of them involves flowers. 🧡🌴 #itsametaphor #thinkwarmthoughts
    So, I published a book. It was a big goal of mine So, I published a book. It was a big goal of mine last year to finally take all of my favorite poems that I've written over the past decade or so, and compile them all into a book.

I started the "project" in May, and finally hit publish on December 14, 2022. 

The whole goal was this: I really wanted my poems, paired with some favorite photos and illustrations together in one tangible spot before they got lost in the noise of the internet and social media world. Which is getting noisier and more abyss-like by the day. And I think it all came together at just the right time. I still want to try out 30 more cover design options, but my husband reminded me it's the inside that counts, and after flipping through it one final time, he was right.

Self-publishing is a trip, one I definitely am grateful I took.

Sunny Thoughts For Salty Souls: Poems, Thoughts, and Photos for a Quick Escape or Word hug. By Rebekah Steen. (Available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books A Million and hopefully more and more independent bookstores, shops, and beach boutiques soon.) 

Felt really good to type that. Yay books. ☀️🌴🧡

#sunnythoughtsforsaltysouls #selfpublishing #poems (I used @ingramsparkbooks so hopefully it’s easy for you to get a copy of it anywhere on the globe - just google the title.)

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