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Backyard Cat Salon
We had people over the other night. We grilled hamburgers from my parents’ farm, and melted cheese on them. Cooper sharp. It’s the best. Chad grilled some squash and made a salad. I made dessert, which we didn’t end up eating. So now my house is full of dessert, which I don’t mind at all.…
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Wannabe plant lady
My plant collection (like many of us, tbh) has had a rough year. A bunch of them lived very happy lives on and around my desk at Urban Outfitters’ HQ, in a converted shipyard warehouse-type building, with floor to ceiling windows and a ton of light. The other cohort was pretty happy in our West…
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February Small Goals
I skipped small goals in January. The world was all aflutter with everyone’s new plans and lists of things to do in the new year, and it felt like just too much to add on for the month, too. But I do like the practice of it, and I like how it helps me frame…
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October Goals
September felt kind of long! I wasn’t wishing it away or anything, it just felt like I got a lot done. We also had a couple busy weeks of hosting. It was really great to host people in the new house, and to have an actual guest bedroom in which to host them. Chrystina came…
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Make Your Own Scene
I’ve really been thinking about Austin Kleon’s post, Find a New City, which I also included in the last Lunchtime Reads link roundup. In it, he references Patti Smith saying that New York has priced itself out of being an option for young, creative people who want to do something weird and potentially not lucrative.…
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Coasting Along: A Pretty Coaster Roundup
One of my small goals for August was to find and buy some pretty coasters. Somehow, I’ve gotten to be almost 30 years old having never owned a coaster. I was pretty sure which ones I would buy last month, but that didn’t stop me from going on a cute coaster hunt, just to be…