Midwest Queen of Ink - Hope Marie

08/04/2024

Day Two of Sweati Seven 😥 7️⃣ 🏃‍♀️

The amount of miles one does when doing basic tasks in the yard… insanity. Just shy of one mile with the hedge trimmers along the whole fence line.

Met an Opossum too. Cute little guy who clearly wanted to be a part of the seven day challenge when he saw me and started running. Projection? Probably.

Ok Mandi Varnum… two down… five to go.

08/02/2024

Checked my pedometer and it said with the amount of laps I did in the yard while mowing the jungle… I did just over a mile. Holy moly! 🥵💀✌️

Mandi Varnum I’m definitely in the “leg wobble stage”… I didn’t run the whole thing but it was brisk and included pushing a lawn mower up hill… a lot. 😵

04/08/2024

The Eclipse starting in Buffalo Grove, Illinois!

12/17/2023

My sister is going through one of the hardest things a mother can… and she can’t do this alone. Please help us to help her. I can’t thank you enough. Even a share would be so impactful!

On 12/14/23, Carolina's son, Elijah, underwent a routine juvenile surgical pro… Hope Vitale needs your support for A Mother’s Love (Elijah’s Recovery Journey)

06/13/2023

After reading an extremely bigoted about boycotting Cracker Barrel because they support the LGBTQ 🏳️‍🌈 Community by putting the pride flag on some of their rocking chairs, I decided to post in the comments which were otherwise hateful and terrible towards Cracker Barrel and the community.

Seems I haven’t made any friends.

03/30/2023

🥵TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY OF THE QUARTER FINALS

TODAY IS THE DAY OF “MAKE IT OR BREAK IT”!

It may be my final day in the competition, but it may not be. Who knows?!

If it is my last, I can’t say thank you enough to all those who have supported me and pushed me to my best!

If it is not my last day, the first still applies and I apologize in advance for the level of obnoxious my text reminder will get in the next round! 😂

But no, seriously, thank you all. And don’t forget to vote today… it could be the last time!

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03/29/2023

☝️☝️☝️☝️ONE MORE DAY☝️☝️☝️☝️

THIS IS IT FOLKS! A little over 24 hours left. We moved up to 5th place last night… so there has been some movement.

At the moment it is 2x Votes for anyone donating to MusiCares. Not necessary though. A regular vote is just fine!!!

Love you all! We’re in the homestretch! 🏃‍♀️

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03/28/2023

✌️ TWO MORE DAYS ✌️

We’ve got two more days until the end of this round. I’m in a weird place mentally… so I’m going to try my best to explain.

I am so incredibly proud of the work I’ve put up until this point to get here. 🥲 I know that even if this is the end of the road for me that I still hold two amazing titles I never dreamed of achieving! I have taken huge steps in self love and self confidence, and shared a lot of my self with all of you! So if Thursday ends my journey, it won’t diminish what I’ve achieved.

Here’s the flip side…

I am also not ready to be done. I came in swinging and I have no intention of stopping until I have no further to go, and even then… I’ll stay on my personal journey to better myself. This competition has meant so much to me and I can’t imagine it being over yet. I’m fighting guys. I’m fighting hard. I don’t want to be done yet.

… and here’s the problem, I’m competing against girls with 85K followers on social media or the girls who are are getting votes via MusiCares. I’m not against the charity but it makes it so that you can buy your way into 1st 🥇 place. I am so very appreciative of those who have helped me via MusiCares votes, the organization does amazing things! And I also appreciate ever single vote, like, and share! My team may not have $1000s to spend but they are the best team. That’s a title we won weeks ago.

So here’s where I’m at… I will fight hard along side my tribe until they tell me I’m done. And I’ll be proud of it all no matter what.

Help me keep on fighting!

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03/26/2023

Fact of life is that we grow up. But do we? I think it’s fair to say that their are many things that haven’t changed about me since I was a child. These pictures show that. My default expression on my face is always a smirk 😏 and wearing fancy clothes isn’t my go to attire. But the fact remains… I am me no matter the age. Whether it’s that funny face, tangled hair little girl in cowgirl boots or the modern day woman with bright red hair and combat boots. She’s me.

The competition has me looking back at a lot of memories in my life, the common denominator is that I was always in there somewhere, even if hidden.

That you for continuing to support me! For all the stages of my life. Love you all.

We’ve got until Thursday to pull a Hail Mary 📿… think we can do it tribe?

Let’s go!

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03/25/2023

MORNING VOTE TIME!

Get those votes in!! Love y’all! We can does this, I have to believe that!

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03/24/2023

Prompt for the day!

“Why are you the best choice for the Cover Girl of Inked Magazine?”

When I see the amazing group of support I have around me… accepting me and my ink for what I am, that’s a feeling I have never felt. Mostly on the assumptions of my over critical thinking. But now, I can imagine the opportunity to show the world that I am enough and that every woman like me is a queen. I’m fighting hard. Not because anyone here is less worthy, but because up until now, I didn’t think I was deserving.

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03/24/2023

😲Getting nervous doesn't even begin to cover this competition! I've been bouncing all over the board like a game of table tennis! We've got 6 more days to get to the top and stay there before the next round! Gotta say this "Quarter Final" is brutal, but worth it. Guys you are awesome. Thank you everyone for the continued votes, like, and shares... don't stop now! 😘

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03/24/2023

Rock it guys!

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03/23/2023

🤩🔥MY TRIBE IS FIRE🔥🤩

My tribe is an absolute powder keg and I couldn’t dream of anything better. You are voting every day and I know how much support you’re giving.

There’s been a little bit of feeling discouraged 🫤 because we aren’t sitting in the 1st Place 🥇 spot this round. Not only am I going up against the best… but now I’m going up against money. I will NEVER ask you to donate. Nor would I expect it. But what I do know is this…

THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE WERE RIGHT. 🐢 🐰

People get tired of voting as days pass… let’s show them strong and steady will win this. Keep your spirits up! Vote daily, share it, and just be amazing.

Love you all more than you know. 💕 We can win.

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03/22/2023

😱 These ladies are putting up a fight with this round in the competition! 😱

We are the best of this best now and staying in 1st won’t come as easily now. So get those votes in and those links shared!!

Big thank you 🙏 to two former coworkers of mine for donating to MusiCares and giving me 120 extra votes! Thankfully it goes to an incredible foundation run by Dave Navarro! 🎶

Let’s bring this home!

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03/21/2023

👥👥👥CALLING MY TRIBE!👥👥👥

This portion of the contest I’m going to need to step it up a little bit! Now I’m competing against the other part of that 1% that I was in. So I’m calling my tribe in! If you’re already voting, I appreciate you and can’t thank you enough. If you haven’t been, that’s ok, but I could definitely use the help now!

Also, please feel free to share the link, posts, anything that will help other people get some votes in. Thank you all so much!

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03/20/2023

⭐️⭐️⭐️ WE ARE BACK! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

And our powerhouse team is up and running!!! Let’s ride!

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03/20/2023

WE ARE LIVE!!!!

Go go go! Votes are on!!!

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