#fsmaui

Can’t post any of my recent commissioned shoots yet so here are a few more of @arialunabadal living her best life. #fsmaui #fourseasons #maui #hawaii (at Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPjXWE9DKBl/?utm_medium=tumblr

Maui shoot #1 complete. Back at @fsmaui for shoot #2. @arialunabadal are you sooooo ‘cited? #fsmaui #fourseasons #maui #hawaii (at Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPbZyYcjNGB/?utm_medium=tumblr

Now, this looks relaxing. #travel List Files⚲ Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, Hawaii, United States @fsmaui ⠀ ⠀ ~Shaura Email or DM me if you want to know how to make a better future for yourself, gain the time, and freedom to go 😘 RP@tasteinhotels . . . . . #fsmaui #fourseasons #maui#mauihawaii #visitmaui #mauilife #maui🌴#mauistyle #hawaii #hawaiilife #hawaii #hawaiistagram #hawaiilove#beautifuldestinations #beautifulhotels#vacations #travelandleisure #travelchannel#bbc_travel #tlpicks #yestc#wonderful_places #earthpix #luxury #travel#luxurytravel #luxuryhotels #luxuryhotel (at Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwYA4j0A3Pg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=104x32eikl88v

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Maui - thank you. Thank you for the respite and replenishment. Because, y’all we all go and go and go and go. And, at some point, our bodies or families or mental health say, “ENOUGH. STOP. REST.” And, if we don’t listen to the initial whisper, that whisper becomes a scream that presents itself in other ways - such as anxiety, lack of sleep, skin flare-ups, family discord, or sickness. We must learn to listen to the whisper and respond to it just as softly with softness with ourselves. I’ve been going SO much - only in my home for about 16 days these past 3 months - that my body finally said enough. On the tail end of Modernism Week, I got a bug. I took a Z-pack and was better just in time to go to Maui for the #FSmauiclassic less than 24 hours later. I went to Maui. I relaxed. I “spa’d.” I sat by a pool. I took a nap. I ate indulgent food and drank bottles of wine I couldn’t even afford a glass of before. And, on Monday, as we were leaving, Cassydy Berliner said to me, “I know you relaxed a little here, but you were also hosting us, so I hope you get to relax when you get home.” I laughed and looked at Nick Yedinak who shook his head and said, “Nope. 12 hours after we get home, we’re off to the desert for @BNPparibas.” That was our “plan.” But our bodies? They don’t care about the plan. As soon as we hit the ground, I felt a tickle in my throat and the next morning, I woke up with a cold. And, I knew. While my career mind and social spirit felt I couldn’t miss @BNPparibas my body was screaming at me: “NO, DAWN. NO. Rest. Be easy with yourself. Sleep in your own bed. Watch all three Poltergeist films.” So, while I still worked all day in bed (because if you know me, you know this is what I do), around 4 pm each day, Nick and I snuggled in and watched a Poltergeist film and ate veggies and dip...and, cookie dough...and, even sipped a little @LeGrandCourtage. And, I did my best not to feel guilty about it - reminding myself that if I didn’t take this time for myself, my body would revolt perhaps in a more violent way. And, with the itinerary that spring has in store for me - what with Pebble Beach Food & Wine, Coachella, Stagecoach Festival, and hosting events and trips, I have NO time for that. So, thank you for a) letting me relax while in your care, Four Seasons Maui, and thank you for reminding me that even when I’m not in Maui, this is something I can do at home for myself...even without that fabulous black diamond facial or inifinity pool. And, you reading this? Nurture yourself today. However that looks, do it. Take time for you. Practice what I am so good about preaching but have not been so good at practicing myself as of late. Hopefully, I’ve turned a corner. I feel that Maui helped me with that.💗 📷: Katherine Forrester Westerman #sponsored #DawnsDestinations #DineAndDishWithDawn #FSmaui #FSmauiClassic — with Katherine Forrester Westerman at Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea

Well, now, y’all. This is what I NEEDED. Thank you, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, for bringing me and #DawnsDestinations into this #FSMauiClassic so early on that I knew this was coming up on the horizon - and, had something relaxing and indulgent to look forward to - past all the hard work...and, all the sleepless nights...and, all the hosting...and, producing...and, wrangling of personalities...and, pleasing of people...and, going to galas...and, primping pretty for parties. I know. It sounds fun - and, it is. It really, really is. But as “fun” as I am, I am also notorious for not having an off-switch. Work is fun is life - which means no off-days and no true vacations. When you love what you do - and, have crafted your life around what you do - sometimes, you’re the worst boss to yourself. As much as I preach self-cafe to my team and others, in the past 6 months, I have not been practicing self-care myself - aside from a nightly 15-minute bubble bath. I have not meditated or prayed. My workouts have been either all or nothing (nothing these last 3 weeks on location). I have comforted myself in the rare down minute with sugar and wine (no judgement there). And, I have been so busy that being still has not even been an option. And, yet I worked. And, worked. Making things that are actually hard appear very, very easy and effortless and elegant - thanks to the eye of our @DawnMcCoyMedia Associate Creative Director, @ElizabethObaker. And, got an average of 4 hours of sleep every night just so I could be HERE at the Four Seasons Maui Wine & Food Classic. In this cabana. In this beach chair. With @mauibabeinc browning lotion slathered on my body. A mai tai in my hand. A serentity pool and ocean in front of me. The man I love on my left. And, a month full of successes and challenges behind me. And, while I know I should check my email, I will not. Because this is the life I’ve crafted for myself and I deserve a break. As hard workers, dreaming the dream and having the courage to go after it, we all deserve a break. Whether it’s an afternoon spent at the pool. A book read in our favorite nook. A bubble bath or shower that lasts a *little* too long. A cup of tea while the baby is sleeping. Or, a leisurely day at the pool @FSmaui #FSmauiClassic. 📷: Nick Yedinak for DMM #DawnMcCoyMedia — atFour Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea.

🌴🐠🐟 #maui #hawaii #travel #utazas #fsmaui (helyszín: Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea) https://www.instagram.com/p/Btp_2kHH2ZN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gwwfg1t9ljyg

Morning canoe and snorkel session in Wailea. 🛶 #maui #hawaii #fourseasons #fsmaui (at Wailea Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpvHtByhZly/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7c2qzxuz98u6

First time in Hawaii. First impression — “why haven’t I lived here before?” #maui #hawaii #fsmaui #fourseasons (at Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpsCG0cB-H5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18v6unb6ofcoz