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August 2019

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$\"So let us leave behind a country better than the one we were left. With every breath from my bronze-pounded chest, we will raise this wounded world into a wondrous one. We will rise from the gold-limbed hills of the west, we will rise from the winds swept north, east where our forefathers first realized revolution. We will rise from the lake-rinsed cities of the midwestern states. We will rise from the sun-baked South. We will rebuild, reconcile, and recover in every known nook of our nation and every corner called our country, our people diverse and beautiful will emerge battered and beautiful. When day comes, we step out of the shade, aflame and unafraid. The new dawn blooms as we free it. For there is always light if only we’re brave enough to see it, if only we’re brave enough to be it.\" — @amandascgorman An excerpt from \"The Hill We Climb\", recited by Amanda Gorman today at the inauguration. 🇺🇸 The last four years have been overshadowed with darkness and doubt, and a kind of unpredictability that you feel in your bones. I\'m so excited to look forward to brighter days, and although there is work to be done, there is hope. 🖤 #amandagorman #wordstoliveby #poetrytoliveby #inauguration2021 #poemsofinstagram #stillwerise #biden #kamala #madamvicepresident #usa🇺🇸$
$Æbleskiver is one thing I’m happy to bring with me from 2020. 🇩🇰 Traditionally made during the holidays, I’ve stretched the season a little bit and don’t feel bad about it. 🤤 I\'ve been taking a shortcut and making easy gluten-free ones. 😅 All the info is on my blog, link up 🔝. #christmastradition #aebleskiver #danishpancakes #danishchristmas #danishfood #scandi #scandinavianstyle #scandinavian #danishstyle #foodphotography #glutenfreelife #glutenfreedairyfree #inmykitchen$
$Hej hej! It’s been awhile so please allow me to reintroduce myself. 👇🏻 … 👉🏻 I\'m Jessica Doll. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area region of California. I\'m a California-born and raised photographer, content creator, adventurer, and stylish mama of two boys. … 🇩🇰 The name hejdoll comes from a combination of the Danish word \"hej\", which sounds like \"hi\" and my last name, \"Doll\", which really is my last name. I promise. My great-grandfather came from Denmark, and his family from Sweden to Denmark via Bornholm before that. … 👓 I consider myself a soft minimalist, in both my home and wardrobe. I\'ve had a capsule wardrobe since 2014 and it has dramatically made my life easier. Soon I\'ll announce a way I can help you to have one as well. … 🌿 I love plants. A lot. My house looks like a jungle. I have about 50 plant babies throughout and taking care of them feels very therapeutic for me. Some of them have names. I like to give them as gifts. … 💪🏻 I love to run. It helps me manage my mental and physical health since I live with PCOS and an auto-immune disease. I haven\'t run competitively since before covid and I\'ve relaxed my training a bit as well. I run because I find it fun and love to challenge myself. … 🌙 I have been a self-taught professional photographer for over a decade, and although I do take self-portraits from time-to-time, my very favorite subject is the moon. You can buy prints at hejmoon.com or follow along at @hej.moon! … 👌🏻 Lastly, I\'ve been blogging since 1999. Crazy, right? Even though I didn\'t go to college, I\'ve also guest lectured at Stanford University. I\'ve been published in @magnolia journal, and I have a @tedx_official talk. … Any questions? Comment! 👇🏻 … #aboutme #selflove #photographerlife #everlane #shopmystyle #minimalistfashion #capsulewardrobe #momiform #littlewhitedress #onedressthreeways #monochromefashion #minimalistic #softminimalism #minimalstyle #shopmycloset #minimalstyledaily #neutralstyle #minimalmovement #runtheworld$
$BLACK LIVES MATTER. Racism exists in this country and has since its birth. Yesterday\'s absolutely despicable terrorist events were a prime example of the sheer amount of overt white supremacy that thrives in this country and the systems within it. Having a leader that strokes the ego of people who live with such hatred in their hearts for others only emboldens their self-righteousness. Having the very people who are supposed to protect and serve step aside and take selfies with terrorists is disgusting, and sadly not a surprise. The writing has been on the wall for 4 years, for hundreds of years if you think hard enough. As a fair skinned white woman, I have absolutely benefitted from this system. Everything in it was designed for me to succeed, from the ridiculous beauty standards to the grace I am given when I make a mistake or am simply running in my own neighborhood. It does no harm for me to acknowledge this and if you look like me, it won\'t harm you either. It is the first step in undoing all the lies you have been taught, striving to be anti-racist, and changing our society so that for once it is actually for the people, by the people. I am still learning and doing my best to be a better ally, a lifelong commitment. Although I\'ve been very vocal on my stories, it\'s not enough. Some voices you should follow: @rachel.cargle @arborandwood @evolvedteacher @wildginaa @janayathefuture @phenomenal @shivaun_elizabeth @mariebeech 🖤$
$The start of a new year always feels like a fresh beginning for me, and although I don\'t like to make an official resolution, I do have a few goals: – Normal sleep schedule. I\'ve been gravitating toward this anyway because I always feel like my body feels best when my bedtimes and wake up times are regular. I\'d love to be able to wake up early again and feel like I have more daylight hours to my day, maybe even watch a sunrise or two. 🤞🏻 – Move my body every day. I was in the habit of daily exercise before and when the pandemic started it all fell by the wayside. I\'d run once a week instead of just going for my usual walks. I\'m trying to be better about moving every day, even if it\'s not running or a hard workout. It\'s better to do something small than nothing at all (when it comes to my body). 🙌🏻 – More baths please. I love spending time in the bath. It\'s a whole ritual for me; I light a candle, add my salts and favorite goodies, drink some valerian tea, and listen to music or poetry. Sometimes I\'ll do a face mask or body scrub. It takes about an hour but it\'s an hour that\'s mine and I don\'t have to worry about anyone else during it. It\'s a luxury I need to give myself more often. 🛁 – Let go of what I cannot control. This is the hardest for me right now. I have several people in my life who are even more immunocompromised than I am and I worry so much about if they were to get COVID. When it doesn\'t keep me up at night I have nightmares about it. I\'ve done pretty well letting go of people I run by who don\'t have on a mask since I carry my own and put it on when I\'m closer than 30ft to anyone (my personal bubble runs large right now). But how do you care less about people you love? 🥴 – Create more content. With the amount of stress I\'ve been under for the last year I have experienced a lot of burnout when it comes to work. I\'m really good at planning what I\'d like to do and share and not as good at follow-through. It\'s hard to prioritize work when your life\'s basic necessities are threatened. 🤍 I\'m sharing these here mostly to hold myself accountable. What are your goals for the new year? ✨$

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Hej hej! I'm Jessica Doll, a professional photographer, avid traveler, & stylish mama living in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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