happy Friday, fabulous friends!

I just love Fridays, don’t you? Even though Fridays are a little less “special” since quarantine, I look forward to featuring friends each Friday.

Today, I am introducing you to a ray of sunshine. She is a bad@$$ business woman. She is a loving daughter. She is a thoughtful friend. She is an innovative creator. She is a true “girl’s girl.” She is so smart, so encouraging, and so kind. In this feature, you can feel her positivity radiate through the words on this page (and in her instagram!).

meet Chelsea Hamilton!

Where can we connect with you?

Find me on Instagram! @chelseadoingthingsaz & my biz @simplejaneco

What lights you up inside?

I always knew I wanted to own a business even from when I was a kiddo. Since we started Simple Jane (which I own with my amazing mom, Angella Hamilton) it has taken me on this really inspiring ride of meeting new people and learning SO much.

What really lights me up is collaborating with other female-owned businesses because I feel so blessed to live in a time where we can raise each other up instead of compete against each other. Seeing people use our products IRL is also the COOLEST THING and it's been amazing to see how far our brand travels.

10 Things! Respond with the first answer that pops into your head.

• I love… my awesome close-knit family, my guy Corey & my sweet pup Scheff

• Favorite way to connect with friends... hanging out at someone's house drinking wine

• I am the best in the world at... Whew, I had to think on this one. It can be hard to get in a habit of praising ourselves...I think I am really great at bringing people together for dinner. I LOVE to cook and making great food with my loved ones is something I love and my favorite way to connect with my loved ones.

• My favorite insta follow is... @powerhouse_women for inspo & connection @skinnyconfidential for beauty tips & realness

• Favorite way to sweat... hot yoga! There's a ton of great places around the Valley to sweat it out but my favorite is a tiny studio by my office. It's my safe place to go and be in my flow, no judgement

• A book I love is.... ALL the Harry Potter books obvs. Also really loving Changing The Habit of Being Yourself by Joe Dispenza

• My biggest unicorn dream is to... Buy a lake house where I can work part-time remote during the super hot AZ summers!

• I serve my community by... Spending my time, dollars and social presence supporting female-owned biz!

• The one thing I can't live without is... Wine! After working in the wine industry for 5 years before I started Simple Jane, it is my true life long passion.

• My favorite lululemon item is... My mat! The clothes are of course amazing but my (Un)mat Travel Mat is my trusty anti-slip necessity in my hot practice!

What do you like most about your favorite lululemon product?

I've tried a lot of yoga mats and my (Un)mat travel mat is super lightweight and is the ONLY mat that I can use without a towel to keep things anti-slip. It's truly the best!

Tell us about this one thing you can't live without!

My chef's knife! Cooking is my therapy and having a good knife (sharp! well balanced!) is my key to making it easy and enjoyable to create something delicious. A good knife seriously makes all the difference in the kitchen.

How do you practice kindness to your body?

Drinking plenty of water. It's the easiest thing I know I can do every day that will for sure make me feel good.

What else do you want to share with our community?

Life is normally full of stress...even more so these days.

I feel so fortunate to have the tools I need to manage my stress. That's our driving force at Simple Jane is to provide you with the tools you need to feel good in your body, so you can keep thriving under pressure.

You can shop online through our online store or shop IRL at one of our fabulous Stockist partners across Arizona and Utah - https://simplejane.co/

Be sure to follow us on Instagram @simplejaneco to stay in touch!

Thank you Chelsea, and thank you all for being here!

Be sure to connect with Chelsea and try some of the amazing Simple Jane offerings. Their products (and these sweet women’s hearts) have helped me oh so much.

Be well!