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10 days of thanksgiving: change

We're celebrating 10 days of Thanksgiving here on Chookooloonks (while Babble gets their site updated).  Today we're talking about change -- it can be painful, but ultimately awesome.

Posted in journaling prompt and tagged with 10 days of thanksgiving, change.

November 19, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • November 19, 2012
  • 10 days of thanksgiving
  • change
  • journaling prompt
  • 3 Comments

10 days of thanksgiving: music

10 days of thanksgiving continues here on Chookooloonks (instead of Babble, where it belongs).  Today, let's reflect on awesome music.

Posted in big plans and tagged with 10 days of thanksgiving.

November 18, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • November 18, 2012
  • 10 days of thanksgiving
  • big plans
  • 4 Comments

capturing the humans of new york

I just stumbled across this awesome photoblogger, and thought I would share.

Posted in favourite links, awesome videos and tagged with Humans of New York, Brandon Stanton, photoblogger.

November 17, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • November 17, 2012
  • Humans of New York
  • Brandon Stanton
  • photoblogger
  • favourite links
  • awesome videos
  • 7 Comments

10 days of thanksgiving: comfort food & drink

10 days of thanksgiving continues here on Chookooloonks (instead of Babble, where it usually lives).  I hope you'll join me -- today we're talking about food and drink!

Posted in good eats, big plans and tagged with 10 days of thanksgiving.

November 17, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • November 17, 2012
  • 10 days of thanksgiving
  • good eats
  • big plans
  • 1 Comment

10 days of thanksgiving: creativity

We've been celebrating 10 days of thanksgiving over at Bliss Your Heart.  But the site's down over there, so I thought I'd share today's prompt here.

Tagged with 10 days of thanksgiving.

November 16, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • November 16, 2012
  • 10 days of thanksgiving
  • 5 Comments

on diversity of cultural experience & ganesha's sweet tooth

I was given this very charming children's book to review -- and also, to give away!

Posted in sponsored post and tagged with children's books, sanjay patel, ganesha's sweet tooth.

November 16, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • November 16, 2012
  • children's books
  • sanjay patel
  • ganesha's sweet tooth
  • sponsored post
  • 22 Comments

katy, bar the door: i'm about to get crafty up in here

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Posted in at home, big plans and tagged with holidays, traditions, thanksgiving, arts & crafts.

November 15, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • November 15, 2012
  • holidays
  • traditions
  • thanksgiving
  • arts & crafts
  • at home
  • big plans
  • 2 Comments

so, about this thanksgiving ...

I didn't grow up with Thanksgiving.  Help a sister out?

Posted in big plans and tagged with traditions, thanksgiving.

November 14, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • November 14, 2012
  • traditions
  • thanksgiving
  • big plans
  • 29 Comments

she's just as fast as lightning

Alex is passionate about karate.  Getting her into the sport was either the smartest or dumbest parenting move Marcus and I have ever made.

Posted in alex and tagged with karate.

November 13, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • November 13, 2012
  • karate
  • alex
  • 6 Comments

house renovation, day 39: it's starting to resemble a kitchen!

As we say in Trinidad, the house is coming-to-come.  Slowly, ever slowly.

Posted in at home, big plans and tagged with kitchen renovation, kitchen.

November 12, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • November 12, 2012
  • kitchen renovation
  • kitchen
  • at home
  • big plans
  • 6 Comments
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