KAREN WALROND
Home Books Speaking Coaching the make light journal
HomeBooksSpeakingCoachingthe make light journal
KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring butlers, mating dances, and childhood smells. As you do.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondApril 27, 2018 Comments
random thoughts:  what's new and what remains
random thoughts: what's new and what remains

When you lose everything and replace everything, does it change who you are?

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondApril 23, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring melting potatoes, pocket museums and a non-commencement address.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondApril 20, 2018Comment
everything is fine:  the erma bombeck writers' workshop
everything is fine: the erma bombeck writers' workshop

Lessons from attempted murder and natural disasters.

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Karen WalrondApril 19, 2018erma bombeck, erma bombeck writers' workshopComment
on style, home decor, values & self-expression
on style, home decor, values & self-expression

What do you consider when you buy something new?

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondApril 16, 2018hurricane harvey Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring geese, trash and playing cards.  Because why not?

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondApril 13, 2018Comment
all in good time
all in good time

Remembering not to should all over myself.

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big plansKaren WalrondApril 11, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring pencils, do-not-disturb signs, and incomprehensible modern art.

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Karen WalrondApril 6, 2018 Comments
make light, season 2, episode 13:  connection with laura mayes
make light, season 2, episode 13: connection with laura mayes

Connection, the future of social media, and Sesame Street as a standard for worldview.

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the make light showKaren WalrondApril 3, 2018Comment
todos santos
todos santos

We spent our spring break in a magical town.

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placesKaren WalrondApril 2, 2018todos santos, mexico Comments

keep making light

karen walrond,
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daily light

It’s my birth month and I’m celebrating with a Month of Daily Delights! Daily Delight #23: I just received an early delivery of THE BRAND NEW PAPERBACK VERSION of The Lightmaker’s Manifesto!

This version officially drops next month
Been a minute since I’ve been on the grid, so I thought I’d share proof of life! Enjoying some quick downtime reading @jenpastiloff’s brand new book Proof of Life (out this week, congrats, Jen!) and I think you should, too.

Just a
Hey lovelies! One for the grid:

@barnesandnoble is having an amazing sale on preorders -- if you haven't yet preordered my book (or even if you have, I don't judge), now's a great time to do so! Simply use the code PREORDER25 at check out. I'll shar
SO EXCITED FOR THIS.

@shannonrwatts, the founder of Moms Demand Action, is a DELIGHT — and her new book, Fired Up, is a manual for Lightmakers everywhere. The world looks bleak right now — join us to learn how you can find your light aga
 

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