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

Subscribe
 
AMPLIFY3.jpg
savannah, day 5 (and this was a good week!)
savannah, day 5 (and this was a good week!)

Featuring possibly haunted staircases, an epic reading list, and an all-female around-the-world sailing crew.

Read More
places, a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJune 28, 2019savannah Comments
savannah, days 3 & 4
savannah, days 3 & 4

More photos of our trip to Savannah, including an amazingly informative tour of a mansion with slave quarters.

Read More
placesKaren WalrondJune 27, 2019savannahComment
savannah, days 1 & 2
savannah, days 1 & 2

We’re exploring the southern town of Savannah this week. It’s so charming.

Read More
placesKaren WalrondJune 26, 2019savannah Comments
the make light summer break:  introducing dj sun
the make light summer break: introducing dj sun

It’s the Make Light Show Summer Break. What better way to start it off than with the soulful DJ Sun.

Read More
the make light showKaren WalrondJune 25, 2019Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring fireflies, optical illusions, and laughter from a dirty joke.

Read More
a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJune 21, 2019 Comment
I'm calling it:  it's summer
I'm calling it: it's summer

It’s time to relax, friends.

Read More
random thoughtsKaren WalrondJune 19, 2019 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring dry erase art, crocheted leaves and twigs, and the amazing Billy Porter.

Read More
a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJune 14, 2019Comment
what if you already knew?
what if you already knew?

What if you already knew how to take care of yourself?

Read More
random thoughtsKaren WalrondJune 12, 2019 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring food cameras, laughing babies, and Mahalia

Read More
a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJune 7, 2019 Comment
how to grow up gracefully
how to grow up gracefully

My top 5 tips for growing older gracefully (or fighting it every stop of the way, depending on how you look at it).

Read More
how to make lightKaren WalrondJune 5, 2019 Comments

keep making light

karen walrond,
. . . . . . .
words :: images
Hours

daily light

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
HEY BOSTON! 

I'll be speaking this week at the Brown Forum for Women in the Law -- an activist-forward law school with impressive alums. This year's theme is "Generations of Justice : Sharing Experiences Across Ages," and I'm honoured to b
 

PHOTOGRAPHY :: RESOURCES

ALL CONTENT ©2008 - 2025 KAREN WALROND UNLESS OTHERWISE DESIGNATED.
"WILDLY CONVINCED YOU'RE UNCOMMONLY BEAUTIFUL"  "LOOK FOR THE LIGHT" "KEEP MAKING LIGHT" AND "CHOOKOOLOONKS" ARE ALL TRADEMARKS OF KAREN WALROND.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. TERMS OF SERVICE.
WEBSITE DESIGN: KAYLEIGH NOELE