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Dec 12, 2018
3 min

The Color of Life – Meet Cara 14 of 52 Phenomenal Women

Meet Cara: (In her own words) “I was twelve years old when it hit me for the first time: there was nothing more powerful than words....

Dec 5, 2018
4 min

Om is where your heart is… Meet Alessandra 13 of 52 Phenomenal Women

Meet Alessandra: (In her own words) ©Amy Boyle Photography 2018 People tell me at work that when they see me they remember to pause and...

Nov 28, 2018
3 min

My Kind of Town (Chicago Is)”… Meet MJ 12 of 52 Phenomenal Women

Meet MJ: (@mjtam) ©Amy Boyle Photography 2018 In her own words… “It was 1999 when I first stumbled writing online. I was in the fashion...

Nov 14, 2018
3 min

A Life Filled With Travel : Meet Annita 10 of 52 Phenomenal Women

Meet Annita: in her own words ©Amy Boyle Photography 2018 “Becoming a world traveler wasn’t on my radar as a young girl. I wanted to be a...

Nov 7, 2018
2 min

The girl that lived: Meet Liz – 9 of 52 Phenomenal Women

Meet Liz: (in her own words) “I could tell you the horrible details of how I was diagnosed with a stage 4 cancer, the 200...

Oct 31, 2018
3 min

“Remember to breathe. It is after all, the secret of life.” Meet Toni – Week 8 of 52 Phenomena

The above quote: : ““Remember to breathe. It is after all, the secret of life.” This is from ― Gregory Maguire, A Lion Among Men Meet...

Oct 24, 2018
3 min

“Put one foot in front of the other and keep moving.” – Meet Martina: 7 of 52 Phen

Meet Martina: a 20-something, first-generation college graduate born, raised and recently returned to the Windy City. In her own words…...

Oct 17, 2018
2 min

La Vie En Rose: Meet Debi – 6 of 52 Phenomenal Women

©Amy Boyle Photography 2018 Meet Debi (@debililly), we share a mutual love of family, Chicago, as well as magical Nantucket. This Chief...

Oct 15, 2018
1 min

Like a boss – 3 Ways to WORK IT!

#Ad Oprah Magazine November 2018 with JC Penney photo of Amy Boyle by Kristen Smith Oprah Magazine – November 2018 It is a serious thrill...

Oct 10, 2018
3 min

Strength in numbers, reaching one mother at a time: Meet Marcia – 5 of 52 Phenomenal Women

Meet Marcia: (in her own words) I found Pilates twelve years ago after a large weight loss and a stress fracture from running, and knew...

Oct 3, 2018
2 min

One mile at a time; this dedicated walker is one to remember: Meet Dani – 4 of 52 Phenomenal W

Meet Dani: We met years ago through our local parish. Both of us were volunteering and supporting our church/community at large. I’ve...

Sep 26, 2018
2 min

Loving her story and the pursuit of being brave: Meet Maria – 3 of 52 Phenomenal Women

“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we will ever do.” – Brene Brown ©Amy Boyle Photography...

Sep 19, 2018
2 min

When more is more; how saying “YES” makes your life richer: Meet Meaghan – 2 of 52

©Amy Boyle Photography 2018 Meet Meaghan: One year, for my birthday, I experimented with saying “yes” to everything. It started as one of...

Sep 12, 2018
2 min

It’s always open enrollment in the school of life: Meet Earlene – 1 of 52 Phenomenal Wom

Meet Earlene: “Be still and believe God, it’s not going to come on your time.” ©Amy Boyle Photography 2018 When Earlene lost her job of...

Sep 4, 2018
2 min

Music to my ears

#Ad post – All opinions are my own. ©Amy Boyle Photography Anyone who knows me at all knows that I have a soundtrack for every activity....

Aug 3, 2018
1 min

e-ra organics (product review)

Products supplied by @eraorganics – All opinions are my own. ©Amy Boyle Photogrphy I was recently gifted three lovely skin care products...

Jun 25, 2018
3 min

Outdoor family travel Episode #4 – Traveling light.

Why leave home if you’re just taking your entire house/condo/apartment with you? ©Jeff Boyle What did your packing list look like the...

Jun 18, 2018
4 min

Outdoor family travel Episode #3 – The right stuff

©Jeff Boyle ©Jeff Boyle We’re not talking about that movie from the 80’s about the Mercury astronauts. Or the insulating spray foam in a...

Jun 18, 2018
1 min

O my – What a thrill!

What a thrill it is to be in the July issue of Oprah Magazine 📸 Being able to call these and the other #Omaginsiders my friends has...

Jun 11, 2018
4 min

Outdoor family travel Episode #2 – Planning the ideal outdoor trip is impossible.

Hope you caught the first installment of our new outdoor family travel series. Have you figured out just how far your clan was willing to...

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