Rambles of the Flahless

About to embark on one of the driest subjects known to humans. Come at me RIBO! . . . . #insurance #insurancelife #RIBO #IActuallyThinkItsInteresting #askmeagaininamonth #ontariocanada #continuousimprovement #ilovetolearn #woodstockontario (at Woodstock, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMDBY9cnS6i/?igshid=1sfgfr8xkiddc

St. Patrick’s Day wish bracelets are super popular right now! I just completed a large order. If you would like one of your own please comment below or message my page to make sure you don’t miss out. . . . . #Shop519 #ontariomade #ontariocanada #luckoftheirish #oxfordcounty #handmade #oxfordladybosses #tillsonburgontario #brownsvilleontario #woodstockontario #ingersollontario #smalltowns #handmadejewelry (at Woodstock, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLrpMkBH4Mk/?igshid=181ar32saaxbl

My mom was very proud of the perfect pancake she made me yesterday and insisted it was Instagram worthy. Here is to you and your perfect pancake making abilities, mom! . . . . #shrovetuesday #pancakesforbreakfast #pancaketuesday #pancakesfordinner #grainfreeliving #cornfreelife #woodstockontario (at Woodstock, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLZw8NDHA2m/?igshid=12xkkan92kzqj

My dog and then my dog looking at Derek the way I look at a bag of sour candy. . . . #australianshepherd #australianshepherdsofinstagram #notamotophoto #mx #dogsofinstagram #getoutside #519 #photography #ontariocanada #portburwell https://www.instagram.com/p/CKxh-goHl7z/?igshid=14ym97vibektx

There is a sunset every single day. Don’t miss so many of them. . . . . #sunset #chasingsunsets #appreciatingnature #beauty #ontariocanada #canadasunset #ontariocanada #ontariotravel #naturephotography #brownsvilleontario #tillsonburgontario #oxfordcounty #ingersollontaro (at Brownsville Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKsIZxuHzve/?igshid=5qhi1zpbqetu

The minute you stop making mistakes is the minute you stop learning. . . #portburwell #texture #ontariocanada #getoutside #mileycyrus #ontario #ontariophotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CKeBFiaHQSQ/?igshid=79sfy5kvaypz

Four of these cute Wish Bracelets went to a customer yesterday. These can also be mailed to friends on your behalf for an extra $2.00. Customization is possible too! . . . . #oxfordcounty #handmadeincanada #sociallydistant #makeawish #ingersollontario #woodstockontario #tillsonburgontario #dttillsonburg #localbetty #makersgonnamake #wishforyou #shop519 #shop519local (at Woodstock, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKUrNXBH64O/?igshid=e6x6dlq61c16

Cute bobby pins have arrived- just in time for Valentine’s Day ♥️ . $6.00 a pair available in red or black . . #shop519 #shoplocal #canadianmade #loveislove #ontariomade #tillsonburgontario #oxfordladybosses #oxfordcounty #woodstockontario #ingersollontario #tillsonburgontario #dttillsonburg #localbetty #valentines https://www.instagram.com/p/CKKBg6RHo8M/?igshid=1r8gv1ly0zqv3

Are you all ready for Christmas?! Did you shop local this year?! Let me know below ⬇️ ⬇️ I am proud to say that I have no more of these in stock! A few went to @bettys.consignment and a few went out as direct orders for some local Christmas gifts. I am overwhelmed by every ones support this year, especially as I struggled with my concussion and personal changes! In the next year I hope to launch my own website and update my branding and expand even more! This little side biz to help pay off my student debt has quickly grown into something amazing and I cannot thank YOU, my supporters, enough. I also want to say a special thank you to Lindsay from @bettys.consignment, Kim from @curiositystopinscotlandont, and my good friend Carrie @canadian_carrie for all being patient and supporting me with no questions. I really appreciate all of you. . I have learned that the people who don’t ask many questions but also allow me to tell my story and listen when I do? Those are my people! . . #stag #countryearrings #reindeer #reindeergames #oxfordcounty #shop519 #shoplocalcanada #shopsmall #shoplocal #swontario #scotlandontario #tillsonburgontario #mentalhealth #ontariomade #handmadeartisanjewelry #woodstockontario #mypeople #makersgonnamake # https://www.instagram.com/p/CI_s6Uzn5ym/?igshid=3gaco7di8wrw

We aren't afraid of intimacy--we're afraid if we show our whole selves to this world the world won't like it. That once we are open we may be left. We aren't afraid of flying--we're afraid of not having control if something goes wrong, we're afraid of dying. . Risk, darling. Risk. . 📸 photo taken by me in 2014 at @fanshawepioneervillage . . #fear #intimacy #vulnerability #strength #londonontario #metalsmith #canadianphotography #woodstockontario #oxfordcounty #instaquotes https://www.instagram.com/p/CHMJ9VYne5w/?igshid=1u98hzbo2aanh

´I was really hoping that going to the track would just be his hobby and not something you enjoy too’ - my mom, worried about my safety after I told her I was really enjoying taking photos of @hamm_136 at the track. Safety shmafety. . . (Just kidding! Safety is important folks. Take it from the girl who’s had more than her fair share of #concussions and most recently two really debilitating ones). . No one else I would rather LITERALLY almost get heat stroke with in the summer and brave the disgusting cold with in the autumn. . . #momisms #mxcanada #motocrosscanada #dirtbikes #motocrossphotography #notactuallyaphotographer #getoutside #autumnvibes #hobbyphotographer #heisokayiguess https://www.instagram.com/p/CG6WRN_nwx9/?igshid=28uqjj2vt6bu

‘I don't have to hold you to nothing, honey I just wanna hold you closer’ - Maren Morris 🎶 . . . For the first half of 2020 my Instagram had a nice flow and a good vibe going. Now? It’s all over the place! But I honestly don’t care that it doesn’t anymore 😂. This is my life. It’s messy and busy and full of dogs and friends and love and photography and whatever I like. Which includes sunsets sunrises and the beauty of the #country and a slower lifestyle. The only thing that has remained consistent is the lyrics/quotes/poems that apply to my life at the moment are the caption. Usually have nothing to do with the post to be honest. If you are still reading I am actually sorry lolool . . . #slowdown #getoutside #sunset #oxfordcounty #oxfordcountyontario #viewsfordays #instavibes #marenmorris https://www.instagram.com/p/CGlSEp9HlP0/?igshid=fvccwxrno5f2

‘You’ve got to know when it is time to turn the page’. WARNING! Annoying Insta blog caption below. . . My co-worker bought me an #orchid as a going away gift!!!!!! I am laughing my butt off. This is awesome 😂🥰 . . . I have been very particular about my pink orchid at the hotel. I made sure it got an ice cube every Sunday afternoon. If I wasn’t going to be in on Sunday? I would call and make the staff do it or leave a note in the book to make sure it got done. If I went on vacation I would Facebook message my coworkers to make sure it got done. . You might be thinking that I, meghan, am not a #plantperson! I can’t keep things alive! This is totally out of character for you!! And you would not be wrong. So why did I care about this random orchid? My co-worker Heather and I saved it from a drunk guest who brought it back from a wedding (or they left it behind, or something, but regardless) we saved it from its impending doom roughly 2-3 years ago. The branch with the flower snapped off but heather clipped it back on so it looked like normal sitting on the window sill. After that branch died, it sprouted another one and blossomed beautifully so we decided it could stay in the window sill and live out its life there. . . Throughout the years it has blossomed and died off but it always came back as long as I made sure to leave it alone but give it its Sunday ice cube. And the flowers were just as beautiful, if not more beautiful, as before. . Is that not just a great metaphor for life? My career here at the Comfort Inn? It’s perfect for a lot of things I think.... . I am now a proud plant mom to this mini orchid. I have proven I can manage to keep a full sized one alive for 2-3 years so I am happy to have my own mini orchid as I move on to bigger and better thing in my life and career. . . Thank goodness for the family we create for ourselves. If not for them I wouldn’t be where I am today. . . #thankful #miniorchid #icanthavenicethings #familyyouchoose #mentors #secondmom #greatfulheart #positivitepost #IStillQuitThough #hospitality #talesfromthefrontdesk #frontdeskproblems #onwardsandupwards (at Comfort Inn) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGK88KaH5Pp/?igshid=iqy51guyi9ym

hope there are days when your coffee tastes like magic, your playlist makes you dance, strangers make you smile, and the night sky touches your soul. . . . #woodstockontario #walkingthedog #ilovecoffee #suburbia #oxfordcounty #sidewalk #autumn (at Woodstock, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGBWVVFniDv/?igshid=1c29vrtd8vtks

Where there is love there is life. . . . #lovequotes #thatslife #ghandi #slowliving #slowdown #getoutside #countrylife #sunset #sunsetporn #519local #ontario #yourstodiscover https://www.instagram.com/p/CF2yq72HJb0/?igshid=mu5ybmp6kkad

“Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing” - Fight Club . . Tomorrow morning at 9am I start my new job at a Canadian owned independent brokerage. . Why do I share such news? Because, quite frankly, I am proud of myself. And yes, this is a bit of a #humblebrag but it is also the best way to update my family and friends as to the going ons in my life. — I have somehow managed to sustain 2 terrible concussions in the past 2 years (plus a month and a week). Typically concussions resolve pretty quickly but I played a lot of sports when I was younger and I know I hit my head more than a few times. . I also battled with the a lot more than just bad concussions over the past 2 years. To the point I actually got tired of people telling me how ‘strong’ I was. I didn’t feel like it. But I managed to stay relatively positive. I think it is important to mention a bit of the negative because it is necessary to reflect on that in order to appreciate the positive. So, despite a lot of crap, I worked my butt off to get where I am headed. And I am proud! And if that isn’t something to celebrate I don’t know what is!! . . #personalgrowth #onwardandupwards #getoutside #ifyoureadthisyougetacookie #celebratewithmorethanicecaps LOL #autumn #red #change #fall #newbeginings #beautifulcolour #waterdrop #oxfordcounty #woodstockontario (at Woodstock, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFyEvB9Hn5p/?igshid=68iix9i490bp

Hello followers! I thought that I would make a post featuring my face but it wasn’t until I started writing this that I realized I am wearing a mask in this photo. Oh well, that’s our new normal isn’t it? This is me. In case you didn’t know my name is Meghan I live in #oxfordcounty and I create everything you see on this page. A bit about me: - I love animals and I have an Australian Shepherd named Sebastian. -I am convinced that #coffee is a food group. -I am recovering from my second bad concussion and that’s why i have been so quiet lately. -I love alone time and living a quiet life but I am very friendly and chatty so feel free to send me a message any time! - I’ve gone through some incredible life changes lately which I have featured on my stories here before but I am convinced I came out stronger because of it - My health and fitness is important to me physically and mentally . . . #makersgonnamake #concussionrecovery #meetthemaker #ontariomade #madeincanada #mentalhealthmatters #handmadejewelry #localbetty #curiositystop #brantcounty #handmadeontario #thisismyface https://www.instagram.com/p/CFimSFInQLF/?igshid=1qfcj81wxq9xf