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I’m Liv, the owner of LivStyled & eater of all the chips. Here’s a little intro for those of you new to my insta fam, thanks for being here! I’m such a people person, guys! My mom tells a story of a wee-me at the beach trying to make friends with other kiddos and simply shrugging it off when I wasn’t welcomed with open arms. I’d say that’s a pretty accurate take on the full sized me, too! Although as adults we’ve all endured a lot & so many of us have been too hurt to really let our guard down and let others get close. It’s those people I really have a heart for, the ones who need a safe place to land. We all have a story and every single one of them is valuable and worth sharing. My story starts in a very small town where I learned to shoot paper cups off of tree branches from the front porch my dad built on our barn shaped home. I was a wild little country girl! I remember laying outside in the pitch black near the weepy willows while the frogs and crickets sang their songs and we watched stars shoot through the sky! We ended up losing that house to a fire, a fire we tried to put out with bowls of water from the sinks & bathtub. It’s crazy that we don’t choose the moments of our lives that leave a lasting mark, but we CAN choose what kind of mark they’ll leave.
I bake without a timer, love a good murder podcast & take cream &
sugar in my coffee. My kids are little wonders, they each have really beautiful hearts! There are 3 more of our babies up in Heaven, I never imagined that there would be a few I wouldn’t get to watch grow up. I also never imagined that healing from something so painful would ever come – but it has.
My favorite color is green & I can’t help but laugh at fart jokes like a 10 year old boy. I hope to be one of those volunteers that holds babies in the nicu – yes, that’s real! Sign me up!
Natural sunlight is like medicine for my soul, I miss feeling its warmth year round since moving away from Ca.
I still go out dancing because I love it so much & lets be real, I’ll be doing it until I can’t walk anymore.
I really love coke in a glass bottle with a lime & every single day I remind the Lord how thankful I am that He gave me life!

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Color, pattern, bold lip! 3 things that make my heart beat a little faster! What is it in your wardrobe that you squeal over!? Your style isn’t for anyone but you! What makes YOU feel amazing? If it’s incorporating new trends then how can you do it in a way that supports your personal style & maintains your uniqueness? If something is off season but you still want to wear it, how can you style it in to continue wearing it through the changing seasons? These can be tricky questions to answer! Sometimes all it takes is a short conversation and someone who can see through the closet chaos to find a pattern – It’s me!!! A common misconception of hiring a personal stylist is that we spend more time shopping then working with what you already have, maybe for some – but not for me! We start with what you’ve got, highlight the areas you’re doing things well & make a plan together to execute your goals for both your wardrobe & your pocketbook! ?

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Where there’s a sliver of light, there you’ll find me. Both literally & figuratively. I love the sun! I also love a solid belly bouncing laugh. I don’t typically dwell on hardships for too long (this seems Iike an appropriate time to throw in a TSwift shake it off reference – I freaking love her!) or allow much space in my heart for lingering unrest. But let’s be real – some days I just can’t shake those looming, dark emotions. If you’re anything like me then resorting to retail therapy, crying AND eating all the Reese’s & Doritos possible makes everything numb up pretty well! Until you’re running to the bathroom with a sick belly & you’re mad at yourself for indulging on TOP of the raging emotions. I don’t have it all together all of the time, who does?! I ache for more friend time, more adventures & less pressure to keep up with whatever imaginary expectations I think have been placed on me. But shoot, when I decide to stop embracing hopelessness & start to seek & pursue peace, it always surprises me how quickly I’m reminded that this life goes how I allow it to. And I will, to the best of my ability, shake things the eff off and press into Jesus where I find the fulfillment of all joy! I will give myself space to feel, to process & identify the upset and then move through it, not live in it.

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