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July 31, 2019

Stepping Outside My Comfort Zone, 07.2019

Dear Adventure-Seeking Friends, Today’s Stepping Outside My Comfort Zone, 07.2019 is not what I had originally planned for this post.  You might remember that one of the items on my 2019 Summer Bucket List was to get a custom temporary tattoo.  I began working on bringing this project to fruition early in July.  Googled online […]

Filed Under: Love Yourself Tagged With: #BellyButtonBling, #Piercing, #SteppingOutsideMyComfortZone

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