The smile I have from being finished with work until after Christmas, having more time to work out (moderately intensely 🤭😉), climb rocks, ride my horses, and spend time with those I care about. 😄
May you all find yourself smiling too, as we enjoy a happy holiday season over the next couple of weeks!! 🔔💜 🎅🏻💙🎊
Bonus: you’re never alone if you’re here for the holidays. We all have each other and that’s something to smile about. ❤️🎄💚
I hope you guys enjoy getting to see me in the kitchen for Christmas. 🎄 Catching this girl cooking doesn’t happen too often, but for my horses, I’d cook every meal if that’s what they needed. 👩🏼🍳 💚🐎❤️
What a special and fun Christmas surprise to have another “trending” video on @oftv 🥰 Thank you guys for all of your support of me and my little life in this big world! 😘🌎
Did you know that women who have just performed moderately intense exercise will experience greater sexual arousal when presented with a sexual stimulus? 💜😏🤭🥰😍🥰🤭😏💜
I try to work out in some form (moderately intensely) every day. 😉🔥
Nature gives us countless examples of how the most spectacular moments often follow a storm.
Storms and rain clear the air of dust and particles that can prevent the penetration of uv rays through the deeper layers of the atmosphere. It’s only after a storm that the most vivid and colorful sunsets can be seen.
Don’t miss this… it’s an important reminder for us that some of the most beautiful things can only exist after we get through the storm. ⛈️🌅
I didn’t mean to block the view, but I needed to get outside to feel those rays for myself. ☀️🤭
Being that we are only 10 days away from Christmas I put a little thought into what I REALLY want. I know you guys would love to help me have it, but in reality we don’t always get what we want. 🤷🏼♀️ 💚🎄❤️
Or do we? 🤔 Only the future knows for sure. 😏 But, for now I will find contentment with all that I do have and stay excited about what may come. 😍⏳🌎💜
People seldom regret being strong. I’ve never heard anyone say that a bag of feed was too easy to carry. 😆 Work on your fitness and everything in life becomes a little bit easier for you. Be strong in holding true to your values too. People are a lot like horses in that they will look for a leader to help them find the best route. Be someone others can learn something positive from, and you might notice life feels a little better for you and everyone in it with you.
I’ve had a rough 24 hours of not feeling well, but I refuse to let it keep me down. Want to watch me get ready to head out for Christmas shopping? I don’t mind, but putting on these blue pants was kind of like putting on a second skin. 🤭😆
I like how they accentuate my peach 🍑 … I guess if you unlock this you can tell me if it looks better inside the pants or outside of them? 😍
The unofficial countdown has started … 11 days left 🎅🏻🎄
I have so many things I want to do and share, but as we all know, Christmas is a busy season. More to come 🤞🏻🥰 if I can catch up a little with life. ⏱️💜
Please tell me I’m not the only one who struggles with finding time for all of the things you want to do and places you want to go? 😆😍
Lately I have been working on increasing the number of pull ups I can do at one time. Part of the challenge is that I’m doing my best to go all the way down into full arm extension before pulling back up.
What I do is go to the pull up bar between sets of other exercises. As my time at each workout session progresses the number I can do for each attempt begins to decline. Today while I was at the gym I had just finished doing a set of 6 pull ups between weighted Russian split squat twists. Upon my letting go of the bar another woman working out very enthusiastically approached me to tell me how good I looked doing those pull ups. It made my day to have someone be so kind and apparently inspired by my strength. I thanked her for encouragement and made another mental note to myself of how spreading kindness is so beneficial for both the giver and receiver.
Maybe I should emphasize that I love being a receiver! This also seems like an appropriate time to thank you all for the kindness and affirmation that my fans give me. As someone who diligently attempts to be kind, to share positivity, and to be a light for others in my work, in my life, and on my platform, it feels as if the sun and the stars are specifically shining for me when kindness is broadcasted back to me. ☀️💜⭐️
That’s all … just another Shelly reminder to spread more kindness, everyone will be better off for it! 💜
This was a fun boulder problem. It’s always a good time and confidence building to pull on jugs on a roof. I climb so much slab that bouldering an amphitheater stretches and builds different muscle groups. Routes on a roof definitely require more upper body strength, but proper use of your feet will keep you climbing efficiently and aid you with your efforts.
Bouldering is convenient in that a partner isn’t required, less gear is needed, and route diversity allows for a smorgasbord of climbing style options. Starts are marked with an estimated rating and finishes are demarcated with either a “top” sign or end on the top edge of the wall. Most boulder gyms will also have designated (gray) down arrow holds to assist with an easier option to safely return to ground level. 🧗🏻♀️ 💜
It isn’t about the ribbons. It’s about the trust, the connection, the confidence, the partnership, the growth, and most importantly, the love. 💜
The ribbons are pretty and they prove we work together well enough to earn them in a public arena, but they don’t show the way O approaches me in the pasture, how he positions himself for back scratches, the hours we spend training together at home, the patience he has with learning new things, and the countless challenges we have both had to face from our past experiences.
O is my diamond in the rough, the rare anomaly of an OTTB who prefers to be quiet. He needed someone like me to give him a life graced with patience and understanding, but as much as he needed me , I needed him more.
It is hard to believe, but Christmas is almost here! 🎄💚🐎❤️
Did you know horses use their tails for balance, to help them pivot or turn directions, it helps protect them from insects while doubling as a fan, allows them to relay messages with body language, and it makes them look pretty too. 🤭🥰
It takes time to make changes. To transform an action into a habit it can take several weeks to as long as nearly an entire year. Once something becomes a habit, the work has still just begun. The next step requires maintaining consistency. Rome wasn't built in a day, but once it was finished it became an architectural legend and renowned landmark destination. 🏛️ I don’t have 800 years to work on myself, but you get my point. 😆
I'm starting to see small improvements in my physique from adding weights and traditional gym workouts to complement my riding and climbing fitness. My strength is improving with me being able to do more consecutive pull ups, deeper lunges, higher weights on the squat rack, etc. Now, I am not expecting to ever be as impressive as Rome, but I am implying I will never finish eating the elephant unless I keep taking one bite at a time. 💪🏻💜🏋🏻♀️
Dream by dream we envision the ways we want to change, change by change we work towards a goal, and goal by goal we can get to wherever we dreamed to go. 🥰
A strapping good weekend has lead to a strappy little number on me 🥰 If you unlock this one and like what you see, feel free to ask for more and I’ll send you the set to unlock via 💌🖤
Goodness gracious everybody is so busy this time of year (me included) 😬😝 but, wow, it’s been I kind of quiet around here.
I thought I’d grace my wall with a little panty presence today 💕 My videos lately make it look like I’m always in my bedroom so that has to change … we need new scenery and I’m actually only in my room early in the morning and late at night, lol 😆
It’s not a bad room … I like it, but change is fun too. Today I didn’t have a chance for change, but coming soon: Shelly in new and exciting places 😍😘
This is partly why I didn’t want to get out of bed this morning. Climbing until closing time is good for your whole body, but makes your muscles feel a little exhausted. Not that I would ever overdo anything 🙃 those crimpers just pull me to the wall. 💜 🧗🏻♀️💜
A curves and curls kind of morning … 💕 Some days I can’t come up with the energy and words it takes to feel like I am making a coherent and valuable contribution to my page. Days like this I’m doing good to capture a few pics, and a video just isn’t happening 😆. On at least a couple mornings out of each month I really just want to roll over and keep sleeping, but a woman with things to do and responsibilities to handle has to overcome her own wants. Once I get going I am ready to go, but my body begs for extra rest every now and then. One day, maybe I will give it that extra time, but today we have work to do!
Photos feature me in my morning undergarments. The last 2 photos are highlighting my curvalicious backside 🍑🤭
I thought I read somewhere that today is “Let’s Hug Day,” but then when I tried to search for it it seems to be on January 21?
It still feels like a good day for a hug to me. Hugs can boost your mood, awaken your sense of touch, and decrease anxiety. You can mix hugs and sunshine for even greater yield of positive chemical energy within your body.
My camera 📸 picked up on some sparkles! ✨ I was giving my new riding tights a try and they rode well. 🙌🏻 🏇💙
These don’t make my 🍑 look too big do they? 😏 Hehe, jk 🤭
One of the nicest things about my horses is that they don’t care if I fix my hair, how I’m dressed, or if I’m wearing the latest fashion. What matters to them is how I make them feel, if I feed them, and how they are treated. To be such majestic and powerful creatures there is a simple answer to what they will usually do and a secret tactic to making a good horse. The key is this: Be kind to your horse and make it rewarding for them to do the right thing. The reward may only be less resistance from your hands, less push from your legs, or lighter pressure in the bridle; Horses can appreciate a fly landing on their skin, so they notice the most subtle body movements and pressures applied or removed by us too. Be cognizant of how little it takes to largely affect others. This applies across species. 💜
Be kind today and remember it goes a long way. You guys are good at it. 🥰😍😘
December 1 and I am dreaming about Denali. ❄️ I don’t get a lot of snow on the farm, but it’s fun visiting places that do. If I could have a Christmas wish this year… I’m thinking a white Christmas would be nice. The lights sparkling against snow and the sound the horses’ hooves crunching below the tiny ice crystals. ❄️🤩❄️🤩
Santa is getting tested this year … I guess we will see if he comes through! 😝 Do you believe in magic? 🎅🏻🪄☃️ 24 days and counting …
And yes, I know weather can’t be made in Santa’s toy shop 🙃
Meanwhile, in the south, the sun is shining and it’s a beautiful day to decorate the farm! To be fair, I do love the southern sun ☀️
Anybody recognize those purple breeches? 💜 Those were a bargain buy of mine 🙌🏻 I hope you all get to spend time over the holiday weekend doing some of the things you love!
“Bread may feed my body, but my horse feeds my soul.”
