I'm a westcoaster born and raised, currently living in Vancouver, BC, a proud dog-mama to two rescue-pups named Honey and Sarge, and a human who enjoys helping entrepreneurs navigate the online world of social media, marketing and life hacks in general. These are a few of my favorite things!
...aka the goofy mermaid!
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I'm Kirstie Lauren
I'm a westcoaster born and raised, currently living in Vancouver, BC, a proud dog-mama to two rescue-pups named Honey and Sarge, and a human who enjoys helping entrepreneurs navigate the online world of social media, marketing and life hacks in general. These are a few of my favorite things!
I wanted a place where you can find all of my faves from beauty to fashion, business to books, this is your go-to resource for all my must-haves. Feel free to bookmark this page right now. ;)
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