Your Outside Life

Celebrating, encouraging, and supporting a life lived outside!

Go To AvysSunshineTribe.com!

Thank you for landing here, but we have fully transitioned over to AvysSunshineTribe.com

If you want the longer story read below but if you're just looking to connect with us, or get some sweet gear, go over there!

Much Love and Avy Sunshine!

Part Of The Longer Story...

Your Outside Life was an LLC I started many years ago, maybe like 2019/2020! I wanted to start a small business that was what I wanted to see in the world: Focused on sustainability and transparency and encouraged people to get outside.

I had my kids, Kade in 2019 and Avy in 2021 and was a full time professor at our local college so I did this on what little time I could find. I was gearing up to really launch in Summer 2023 when we were off on our big trip to start showing our babies the world...

In May 2023, as we were traveling to pick up my dad and drop off our dog with my mom, our car was hit by someone going 66mph and my 22 month old daughter, Avy and our pup Kemosabe were killed.

The nightmare ensued.

The Fall of 2023 I started drawing on my ipad and created my first Avy stickers with her name or likeness hidden or emblazoned in each design. I decided to try and sell some and start raising money for a much needed inclusive community playground in her honor. Well... that worked and I kept going.

It led to over 20 sticker designs and counting, lots more gear, and the formation of a formal 501C3 nonprofit (Avy's Sunshine Tribe) in Fall 2024.

I was donating the proceeds from sales here at Your Outside Life to the nonprofit but really I was spending thousands to keep this and the nonprofit moving forward.

Who knew building a playground would be such a mountain to climb!

It is currently July 2025 and we just finished our 2nd Annual Avy's Sunshine Kite Festival and I am whooped! I realize I physically can not keep this small business and the nonprofit going. I wear all the hats of both: website designer, content editor, artist, graphic designer, blogger, social media content planner, social media community engagement, product inventory, product design, product maker, financial manager, packager, shipper, etc etc. I am all the things and mostly I feel like I am failing!

Avy's Sunshine Tribe will now host all the gear for the nonprofit! And I will add things over there as I can. All the Your Outside Life items will be done. :( I'll hold on to this domain and hope one day I am able to open it back up again, but if not, I am ok with it serving it's purpose of being that bridge that got me to the nonprofit for my baby.

We need all the support we can to continue to put into the world what we want to see more of - Avy's Sunshine in the shape of a community playground and an annual communal remembrance event of all lost loved ones full of vibrance and life.

I hope you will join us in Avy's Sunshine Tribe and follow the journey on social media @AvysSunshineTribe on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.

A reminder: this is part of a big big story so tying it up in a short bow is hard. Feel free to reach out over at AvysSunshineTribe.com or on social with any comments/questions.

Much Love and Avy Sunshine!

Naïma Hill (Avy and Kade's Momma)

I'd Rather Be Outside!

Wouldn't you rather be about to hit this trail?

We may be at school or work but that doesn't mean we can't bring our love of the outdoors with us everywhere!

Mindset is everything. Share your excitement to get outside because the more people that experience our natural world, the more people will care to protect it.

All artwork on YourOutsideLife.com is original art created by Naïma Jeannette Hill.