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January 23, 2022/by Kate Hickey

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slay-venia 🇸🇮 ...

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If you read my book the foreword is about my genuine fear to publish a book.

Well it's been 6 months and nothing bad has happened to me! No one called the book crap and I received 0 hate emails. In fact, the opposite…I’ve met new friends, rekindled old relationships and learned new skills.

Now it’s your turn, Tell your story, write your song, apply, audition, post the video, start the business, or whatever slightly scares you. Linked in my bio is article I wrote on tips for first-time publishers.

I promise the critics live only in your head. ...

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This isn’t the destination (or outfit) I would have picked but I still did a lot of learning on this trip…
✨ one on one time w/ my kids is priceless
✨ being cheesy is worth my pride
✨ even in Paris there are “Disney people”😱
✨ taking time off work is always the right move
✨ My dream job: Disney landscaper
✨ If you want to have a magical experience (and mindset) you have to create it
✨ my kids are my teachers
✨ Disney food blows
✨ all things are cuter in French
✨ always jump on the hotel bed w your kid
✨ “Gay Men Do Disney” needs to be a show on Netflix immediately 🌈
✨ I have walked a LOT during my travels but this was nexttt level
✨ never say never
✨ hit record when you play “Heads Up”
✨ 40 is the age when roller coasters feel like being trampled by a herd of horses

#lemondequisillumine #samgram ...

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I know you want all the things done and the answers now and the goals accomplished but slow down. You’re doing fine. ...

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All of these adventures and learning and all of this beauty but tbh I just wish I could spend Mother’s Day with my mom. It’s not all magic genie lamps and tea in the Sahara desert…it’s missing out on fighting with my brothers over the corner cinnamon roll and not being there to see my nephews first steps. Here’s a happy picture and a sad caption…because that’s what this ::really:: is. ...

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Being here during Ramadan has been so interesting. Some people say don’t travel during this time but I disagree. It wasn’t too hot and the sunset was even more beautiful as we watched people come together to break their fasts. ...

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Fes to Merzouga to Marrakech @desertluxurycamp ...

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First face to face in almost 2 years. L’Oréal team was great and the pixie food was gorgeous but we later required Korean BBQ. Le boss @jodierogers_symbia 🐐 comme d’habitude. ...

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Today I am an Amazon #1 bestselling author in 3 categories!!! 🥇 I don’t have a Ph.D., or a publisher, or an editor, and I’m not an expert (whatever that even means). I had a Google doc. YOU CAN DO ANYTHING 📕

A Google doc - do you hear me? I’m overwhelmed with gratitude. You really can do anything.

Watch this again but imagine you’re my daughter. Yeah, that’s my real #1.

#getyourlife #AmazonNo1 ...

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Have Fun. Be Safe. I Love You.
Now Available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3g6VZqV ...

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BOOK LAUNCH day is Friday 1.28 📕

These students (and hundreds more) were my inspiration for writing this book. As a teacher for 10 years, I wished I could spend a semester abandoning curriculum to talk about what really matters: relationships, forging your own path, ditching people that drain you, mental health, and authenticity. I would have called that class "Your Grades Don't Matter" and it would have been fire and I would have been fired, ha.

This book is that class. It's a guide for high school upperclassmen (and a great reminder for all ages really) on being fearless, understanding your negativity bias, leaving your dorm room door open, befriending your advisor, and taking care of your thoughts. It's a real-talk reminder that none of us know what we're doing and you don't have to have it all figured out.

I interviewed some of my former students and included their names and quotes in the book. When I was tired or discouraged in writing, I would picture them seeing their name in print and it would light a fire for me.

After years of buying sh*t Target graduation cards, this book is what I wished I could have given these students. It's years late but it's for you.

The book is titled :: Have Fun, Be Safe, I Love You :: because everything else will work out juussst fine.

Con amor...Señora Hickey

🚀 1.28.22 🚀
Available next Friday on Amazon and Barnes & Noble ...

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“Mama, in my class everyone says they are café con leche. But they say I’m just leche.”
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Café con leche is a popular Spanish coffee order that is half hot milk and half coffee - combining to create a light brown color. Sam is “just milk” aka “white”. Blue eyes. American. English speaking. Other.
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Moving here has taught us what being “other” feels like.
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“Other” feels lonely. “Other” makes you seek out your fellow “others” to feel seen. “Other” is a struggle with language, rules, culture, and fitting in. It’s feeling lost when people talk too fast and inferior for not knowing. “Other” is constant and hard.
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BUT being on the outside builds empathy. Being an “other” means you have a superpower to see those standing outside the circle and a deep desire to invite them in. It means you wait in the “foreigners” line to file paperwork and hold “others” babies while they dig out their copious amounts of paperwork - without judgement. “Other” has strengthened our connections with others and within ourselves.
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We might be “just leche” but we’re definitely whole. 😉 Living as “other” is a gift but I also recognize that it’s something that we can easily change by moving back. Not everyone has this “other shape-shifting” ability.
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So cheers to the café con leches, the soy milks, boba teas, chai lattes, and espressos. And cheers to struggles!! It’s where the real magic and growth happens. ...

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Iche liebe dich ...

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Last November I Googled “how to write a book”. Today I clicked submit. You can learn how to do anything I swear. @ingramsparkbooks ...

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People always ask “What do you miss most?” ⬆️ ...

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It’s her for me. Happy Birthday. @jewellmason5🤍 ...

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I heard on NPR years ago a study of happy people. What the majority of them had in common was they all had something they were looking forward to.
Think about what gets you through the week? It’s the excitement for the next thing: Friday happy hour, a concert, a wedding, or a trip.
The pandemic took away my ability to look forward to things and it really put into perspective how much of my happiness revolves around a countdown. The dreaming, anticipating, research, and planning is half the fun.

I hope you’ve got something good in the hopper😉 ...

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12 years old. He’s hilarious, adventurous, so loving and smart. No more kids meals bruv. You’re big time now… @maxhick17 ...

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Little fishing town of Burano - a 30 min boat ride from Venice. The colored houses helped the fishermen to find the village through the fog when they were out at sea.🌈 ...

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