About

I’m Christin.

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This is a much more accurate depiction of myself.

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I live in Austin, Texas with the love of my life, Alex.

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And our pup-children.

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Lucy.

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And Rambo.

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I love my happy little family.

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I am definitely a crazy dog lady.

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I consider myself a peanut butter connoisseur.

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I am heavily tattooed with no plans of stopping anytime soon.

I am obsessed with manatees and good hip-hop.  I love yoga and a great cup of coffee.  I am a massage therapist, recently out of school, having finally found my calling.  I am beyond ecstatic to begin building my client base and help people through the healing power of touch.  My favorite color is purple, and I also really like birds.   I love food and I love to talk about myself, and this little old Purple Bird Blog is a great outlet for me to talk about food and myself quite often.  Welcome to my humble virtual abode, where I expound upon all of the above topics and more, as I chronicle my journey through food, life, and trying to find a magical balance in it all.  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you’ll stick around!

<3 Christin

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40 Responses to About

  1. spacer Janetha G - meals & moves says:
    October 29, 2010 at 11:58 am

    Yay spacer

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  2. spacer stephanie watson says:
    October 29, 2010 at 12:01 pm

    double yay !!

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  3. spacer Kelly says:
    October 29, 2010 at 6:13 pm

    Isn’t Austin the BEST city in the whole world??

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    • spacer purplebirdblog says:
      October 29, 2010 at 6:50 pm

      Heck yeah, it is!! I’ve been here for 23 years and I still love it!

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      • spacer Denice says:
        February 8, 2012 at 7:22 pm

        So, I JUST stumbled on your blog, and I see so many of my favorite blog people making comments. I am headed to Austin in like 10 days to run a half marathon, and to check it out….it is up high in the runnings for the next place for me to call home. Thanks for your blog and the affirmation that Austin is pretty cool.

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        • spacer purplebirdblog says:
          February 9, 2012 at 11:34 am

          Hey Denice! Good luck on your half(!) and I hope you like Austin. Let me know if you need any suggestions for places to visit!

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  4. spacer lindsay says:
    November 7, 2010 at 12:44 pm

    Alright, another Austinite! Cheers!
    LC

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    • spacer purplebirdblog says:
      November 7, 2010 at 1:32 pm

      Thanks for visiting my blog, Lindsay! Isn’t Austin the bestest?? spacer

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  5. spacer polly says:
    November 13, 2010 at 10:17 am

    so glad you like the smooshies and meatloaf! spacer XOXO cute blog!!!

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    • spacer purplebirdblog says:
      November 13, 2010 at 6:19 pm

      Thank you so much, Polly! I can’t help it, your recipes are so darn delicious! spacer

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  6. spacer SoloSzabi says:
    November 28, 2010 at 11:48 am

    Cool blog! spacer

    Do you wanna do a post about your tattoos? spacer It looks quite exciting!

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    • spacer purplebirdblog says:
      November 28, 2010 at 12:08 pm

      I did a post about my tattoos! spacer Check it out! spacer

      https://purplebirdblog.wordpress.com/2010/11/21/speaking-of-tattoos/

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  7. spacer Erika says:
    December 11, 2010 at 8:44 pm

    SO glad I found your blog! You are a great writer – I can’t wait to read more of your posts!
    PS – Love the header! spacer

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    • spacer purplebirdblog says:
      December 11, 2010 at 10:54 pm

      Thank you for stopping by, Erika! spacer

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  8. spacer movesnmunchies says:
    January 11, 2011 at 9:59 am

    Christin! I awarded you on my last blog- check it out!

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  10. spacer Sarah says:
    January 24, 2011 at 11:56 am

    Just found your blog, I love it!

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    • spacer purplebirdblog says:
      January 24, 2011 at 12:18 pm

      Thanks so much for stopping by, Sarah! Off to peruse your blog as well! spacer

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  11. spacer Ellie says:
    February 2, 2011 at 3:09 am

    Hi Christin! Haha nice to meet you and your hot “Walrus” Alex! just kidding spacer Hey you’re not TOOO far from me. I’m in Cali.

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  13. spacer Kath (My Funny Little Life) says:
    February 11, 2011 at 4:16 am

    Hi Christin, I just stumbled across your blog – very lovely and stylish! spacer

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    • spacer purplebirdblog says:
      February 11, 2011 at 4:19 am

      Awwe, thank you Kath! Headed over to check out your blog now spacer

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  14. spacer lainie says:
    February 11, 2011 at 7:47 pm

    dessert hummus, Oh my heavens! I must try this. Stat…

    a fellow austinite (and a friend of cottercrunch),
    lainie

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    • spacer purplebirdblog says:
      February 11, 2011 at 7:58 pm

      Hey Lainie, thanks for stopping by!! spacer

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  15. spacer Emily says:
    February 11, 2011 at 8:34 pm

    Hey, awesome blog! I found you from Janetha’s site. It is my dream to one day live in Texas, so I’m sure I will be checking back so I can live vicariously through you spacer xoxo

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    • spacer purplebirdblog says:
      February 11, 2011 at 8:45 pm

      Welcome Emily!! Pleasure to have you spacer

      Austin RULES! Best place on earth.

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  16. spacer Erin @ Big Girl Feats says:
    February 18, 2011 at 5:29 pm

    Hey Christin! I’ve seen your name on almost every blog I read – and it’s always one or two above me, so weird! – so I took that as a sign to check out your blog. Super cute! My nickname in high school/growing up was Bird so I have an affinity for anything bird.

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    • spacer purplebirdblog says:
      February 18, 2011 at 5:34 pm

      Hey Erin, thanks for stopping by! I totally grew to love all things bird after volunteering a wildlife rescue in town… birds rule! I’m totally heading over to check out your blog now spacer

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  17. spacer kathleen says:
    March 6, 2011 at 7:02 pm

    my mom is a massage therapist. she loves it and i love it when i can convince her to give me a massage =)

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  18. spacer Dorry says:
    March 17, 2011 at 3:04 pm

    Next time Billy & I come to Austin, we should meet up!

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    • spacer purplebirdblog says:
      March 17, 2011 at 9:12 pm

      Yes ma’am, that sounds fantastic!!! I’m FINALLY going to meet Lindsay in person this weekend and I couldn’t be more excited about that either! spacer Just keep me posted on when you’ll be around!

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  19. spacer nicole says:
    March 26, 2011 at 3:09 pm

    I was wondering what the requirements are to practice massage in Texas, particularly Austin. I am in California & I am graduating from a 720 hour program in September. My partner & I are thinking about moving to Austin so I am curious as to how difficult it is to get set up & practice. Do you know what the biggest sector in the industry is out there? clinical massage, spa, etc.?

    I tried to find your email on your site to email you directly, but I couldn’t find it – sorry to take up space on your comments section.

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    • spacer purplebirdblog says:
      March 27, 2011 at 8:38 pm

      Hey Nicole! I’m enrolled in a 500 hour program per the state’s requirements. There is a lot of massage in this town, but a lot is still needed! There are a bazillion postings on our board in the school and tons that I see on Craigslist for all types of massage… spa work, pairing with a chiropractor, sports, etc. I personally intend to work for myself and to gradually ease into it from the job I have now until I have a solid client base. I know lots of people who are making a good living in this town as therapists. spacer

      And good point on my email not really being on the site, I’ll totally add it somewhere. It’s purplebirdchristin@gmail.com

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  20. spacer Christin@christinjoyful says:
    November 20, 2011 at 10:10 pm

    Christin- Love your blog! Hey have you heard of the band Nerf Herder? they are local to me, but had a couple hits back in the late nineties…think nerd rock style…they wrote/performed the theme song to Buffy the Vampire Slayer (tv show)..anyways, they have a song called (Stand By Your) Manatee, so thought you might like…here’s the link! spacer

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgC95_lfk-g

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    • spacer purplebirdblog says:
      November 20, 2011 at 10:15 pm

      I LOVE IT!!!!! I have heard of Nerf Herder, but I had never heard that song before! Thank you so much for that!!! spacer

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      • spacer Christin@christinjoyful says:
        November 20, 2011 at 10:20 pm

        Awesome, right? Great (named) minds think alike! spacer

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  21. spacer Katie says:
    December 1, 2011 at 11:40 pm

    How have I managed to not read your about page until now? No clue. But, I love all these photos!

    I think we were separated at birth – birds, hip hop, tattoos. Wait. I don’t have any tattoos. I like them though. Can we still be friends?

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    • spacer purplebirdblog says:
      December 2, 2011 at 10:08 am

      What kind of hip-hop are you into?? We are definitely kindred spirits! spacer

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  22. spacer Maggie @ Say Yes to Salad says:
    February 8, 2012 at 9:15 pm

    My favorite color is purple too! Just stopped by from HEAB’s blog. Can’t wait to make some chickpea cookies of my own spacer

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