Today I’m participating in A Day in the Life blogger event, hosted by Trish at Love, Laughter, Insanity. As Trish points out – our lives change very quickly, and taking a moment to capture the minutia of our daily lives can be a great way to record a little snapshot of a particular time in life. And since it’s… Continue reading A Day in the Life
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The Month: February 2016
February was a hermiting month. After the busy holidays & traveling in November and December, and then getting married in January, Graham and I both needed a low key few weeks. We cooked wonderful meals, watched movies, relaxed, read, and enjoyed our first month as an old married couple. It was lovely, and March may end up being… Continue reading The Month: February 2016
Making My First Quilt
My mom has been making quilts for as long as I can remember. Her quilts have kept me warm in every place I’ve lived. Graham is wrapped up in one as I type this. When I was a little kid she encouraged me to sew whatever my heart desired, and I made American Girl Doll accessories, sleeping… Continue reading Making My First Quilt
The Month: January 2016
January was a pretty wonderful start to 2016. Graham and I rang in the New Year in my beloved college town, East Lansing, Michigan, with two of my dearest friends from college. We saw one of my favorite musicians play a fantastic acoustic set at City Winery. We hunkered down and got cozy indoors for one… Continue reading The Month: January 2016
Reader, I Married Him
My mind gets boggled when I think about all the circumstances, choices, and happenstance that led to Graham (9,371 miles from home) and me (10,435 miles away from home) meeting in the middle of the Australian outback during 10 days in the spring of 2014. I feel incredibly grateful. Friends: yesterday Graham and I tied the knot.… Continue reading Reader, I Married Him
Photo a day project
Sometime in 2015 I had the thought “Gee, it would be fun to try a daily photo project in 2016!” Then I had the good sense to realize that maybe I should try it for a shorter period of time before committing to a 365 day long creative project. So I decided to try it out… Continue reading Photo a day project
Curating Our Digital Lives
One of my goals in 2015 was to put down my phone more – to stop mindlessly scrolling through feeds and apps as a way to put off things I should be doing, and to help me live in the moment more fully. I was moderately successful, although I need to keep working on it. But I… Continue reading Curating Our Digital Lives
Farewell, 2015!
2015 was a year of getting comfortable with uncertainty. I learned to embrace this in 2014 as well when I quit my job to travel around the world, but when I met Graham and decided to extend my travel even longer, the uncertainty increased significantly. I delayed getting a new job for a year longer… Continue reading Farewell, 2015!
The Week 12.27.15
Graham is back from England! I found it hard to get into the Christmas spirit this year until he returned. (Although I think the hot weather was another large factor.) But he got back about a week before Christmas, and we’ve spent it happily cocooned in the apartment, and we had a wonderful Christmas. We had… Continue reading The Week 12.27.15
The Week 12.13.15
Hello! It’s been quite a while since my last weekly post. Life has been speeding along at 88 miles an hour and has been filled with a lot of wonderful and busy things. Since my last update post, I’ve been to England, Wales, and Michigan, started weekly pottery classes, attended a Yule Ball, raised money… Continue reading The Week 12.13.15
Thanksgiving
It’s been a rough few weeks to be a human, hasn’t it? We’ve seen tragedy in Paris, Beirut, Mali, and many other places. We’ve seen people reacting to these tragedies with fear and hatred. It feels like something vitally important to our humanity is at risk: our ability to love each other, empathize with each… Continue reading Thanksgiving
The Week 11.01.15
I’ve been a bit M.I.A. on the blog the past few weeks. Last weekend I was upstate in Copake, NY with some of my dearest friends, and this past week I got to pup-sit again for the adorable Hideki. During my free time all I’ve wanted to do is relax and read, so I just… Continue reading The Week 11.01.15