Alyssa Buon, Philadelphia, PA (2026)

04/21/2024

🔬EXPERIMENT FINDINGS: 4.13.24 - 4.20.24

(genuinely glad photos are BACK, but need a better name than a “dump” if I am sharing this weekly 🤣)

this past week has been filled with
🏙️ city strolls through rittenhouse square
💙 reading & playing with nephews
🌸 signs of spring and change
💒 wedding showers and reunion of friends
🌞 porch evenings with pollen included
💖 celebrations of best friendships for over 10 years
🏛️ art museum strolls as alphabet date “a”
🫶🏻 genuine joy for breaking comfort zones & warmer temps
🍸 dinners shared over cocktails
😂 optical illusions

this week has been filled with so many ups and honestly downs, tears of happiness and anxiety, and a bit of one of those “how did all this happen this week?!” feelings.

Tell me, how was YOUR week and also let me know your favorite season with the poll!!

XO,
AB 🫶🏻✨🦋

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THE BEST SEASON IS…

11/05/2021

✨THE KEY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SELF ACCEPTANCE AND SELF CRITICISM✨
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The answer in short is…FORGIVENESS.
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Forgiving yourself rather than criticizing yourself from past mistakes is the quickest way to self compassion and self acceptance. And trust me, I know it is harder than it sounds.
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So, here is my 3 STEP PROCESS FOR PROCESSING FORGIVENESS:
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1) 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗬: the crucial first step is to actually IDENTIFY WHAT you are feeling & WHY you are feeling that way. It’s okay if you don’t have all the answers, sometimes you have to sit with it to uncover, but no forgiveness can come if you don’t know the reason you are feeling so critical of yourself.
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2) 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞: this part may be the hardest but take a step back and give yourself a break. So often we talk to ourselves in a way so much harsher than we would ever talk to someone else about. So to help you step back, here is the question I want you to ask yourself, ready?
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𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 *𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆* 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁?
I truly doubt it.
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3) 𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗘: now, after we step back and take a moment here, it’s time to reframe that thought. So here are some great examples:
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INSTEAD OF “How the f**k did you let that happen?!”
TRY “We all make mistakes, so let’s try better next time”.
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INSTEAD OF “You aren’t (insert your choice here) enough”
TRY “you are wonderfully and perfectly made just as you are!”
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INSTEAD OF “Who do you think you are?! You can’t do this!” TRY “This is just fear, I am absolutely capable and can do anything I put my mind to!”
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What are your thoughts on this? Be sure to SAVE this post for a rougher day, and give this a try! ✨

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11/02/2021

DAY ONE OR ONE DAY?
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we hear this quote a lot when it comes to fitness or diet culture, but what if we can actually take the power BACK and use this quote for good?
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Let me explain…
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Have you ever stopped yourself from doing something because you honestly 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵?
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Maybe you thought you weren’t:
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Smart enough?
Good enough?
Pretty enough?
Talented enough?
Worthy enough?
Skinny enough?
Fit enough?
Desirable enough?
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Girl, those are LIES you are telling yourself. 𝗬𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗪, 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵.
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Today the challenge is to write a list of things you LOVE about yourself. Maybe it’s:
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your smile
your personality
your goofiness
your dance skills
you cooking techniques
your eyes
your arms
your bravery
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…IT IS UP TO YOU.
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So set a timer for just 10 minutes, and brain dump every little thing you love about yourself - or hell even just LIKE about yourself.
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Just 10 minutes to decide that you are going to start on a path of self love instead of self hate, because remember babe:
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YOU ARE WORTH IT.
YOU ARE ENOUGH.

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11/01/2021

Raise your hand and SAVE THIS POST if you have ever been personally victimized by a New Years resolution! No, seriously drop those emojis 🙋🏼‍♀️in the comments…

…because I know I can’t be alone in this.

Now hear me out, I LOVE the idea of a fresh start - like today a new month AND a Monday?! Amazing! 🤩

But waiting for one day to change your life has FAILURE written all over it! Seriously, I can drop the data (and will 😘), but in short 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗪.

So without further ado, presenting the 𝗡𝗢 𝗕𝗨𝗟𝗟𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘.

This challenge is a catapult for a better relationship with yourself, so you can actually stop holding yourself back from achieving those goals next year.

It’s broken down into 4 parts, a week each to focus on the areas most important on a journey of dismantling the belief that “you aren’t enough” and turning it into the fuel for creating a life beyond your wildest dreams.

A blueprint for actually beginning a new life filled with 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵, 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲.

I hope you will follow along on this journey with me this month, and I cannot wait to share your progress 💕

11/01/2021

Until next year ghoulies 👻

Stay tuned for some exciting no bu****it content this November, any guesses as to what’s coming? 👇🏻

****it

11/01/2021

sorry I’m late, we couldn’t figure out how to get me out of your nightmares and into the car (no seriously, keep swiping 👉🏻🤣)

In all honesty, THANK YOU ALL, for pushing me to be my best this season. I hope this fulfilled all your spooky dreams, and hey - here is my promise to you…

hype this post up enough, and I promise we can do this all again next year. 🖤

10/26/2021

Want to know a secret on actually 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙩 AND 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙩?
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(Because we all know how easy it is to say “yeah I am going to do XYZ” and then walk away and do the complete opposite… yup, hi TOTALLY GUILTY of this too 🙈)
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The secret is: 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙋𝘼𝙍𝙏𝙉𝙀𝙍(𝙨) 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝘾𝘾𝙊𝙐𝙉𝙏𝘼𝘽𝙄𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙔.
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We have all heard of the idea of a significant other or best friends being called a “partner in crime”, but that same person may not be able to hold you to your goals.
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Now, for Lydia had GOALS and went for it - in the movie and the Broadway show - and *enter Beetlejuice stage left* to hold her accountable in both scenarios.
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With accountability you can say 𝙛*𝙘𝙠 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 even when self doubt sandworms creep in 😉
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**kitlist **kitlist

10/25/2021

This project for me has been scary, challenging, and there were SO many times I almost just quit but I am so glad I honestly looked those fears in the face and just said 𝙛*𝙘𝙠 𝙞𝙩.
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It’s one of the things I honestly admire the most about the 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 - Mr Beetlejuice - his attitude that NOTHING is out of his reach. He honestly 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙜𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙩.
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Maybe it’s because he already learned you only get 𝙊𝙉𝙀 life so he might as well live it up in the 𝘼𝙁𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙀, but rather than get all ~mEtApHySiCaL~ in one post, all I can say universally we all agree that our time here is 𝙇𝙄𝙈𝙄𝙏𝙀𝘿.
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So then here is a question for you - 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡? If you are holding you back, it’s time to rip that bandaid off and 𝙅𝙐𝙈𝙋 𝙊𝙐𝙏 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙀 (sorry I had to!) and start 𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙀!

10/24/2021

For all my other spooky queens, this one is for you: IT’S SHOWTIME!

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👆🏻 if you get these references, you’re my type of person, so comment your favorite Halloween candy!

10/19/2021

I realized this morning I never posted the original “Hades and Meg” costume!

No long caption today - just the pro tip:

If you both want to be the same character two words to remember: 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮 & 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚

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