eight

In all fairness, I should warn you: it's about to get all mommyblogger up in here.

familyKaren WalrondMarch 2, 2012birthday, growing up, parenthood, alex, hair Comments

taking a leap. or more of a hop. or sort of an aimless wander, really ...

I decided to do something outrageous for Leap Day!

Or you know, something quietly pleasant.

leap

Today's Leap Day. What are you going to do about it?

big plansKaren WalrondFebruary 29, 2012february 29, sassymonkey, leap year, leap day Comments

top 10 ways to show kindness (that hardly take any time at all)

I'm of the firm belief that being kind to others helps you live longer, look younger, appear sexier and remain dandruff-free. Here's how.

Karen WalrondFebruary 28, 2012Krystyn Heide, hoperevo, kindness Comments

contemplation at 30,000 feet

I'm a very nervous flyer, and have been for a long time. But there's something about the forced contemplation of air travel that I actually really, really appreciate.

random thoughts, placesKaren WalrondFebruary 26, 2012flight, flying, random thoughts, travel Comments

hasselblad friday: roll #8, the pondicheri edition

Last week, Marcus and I went to a new-to-us Indian restaurant, Pondicheri. I was nervous. But I learned there was absolutely no need to be.

the strip

I ran out tonight and took a few photos of the Las Vegas Strip. It made me think.

placesKaren WalrondFebruary 22, 2012las vegas, las vegas strip Comments

a different view of vegas

Today was an insane day -- so this evening, my friend Maile and I just enjoyed the quiet side of Vegas.

Karen WalrondFebruary 21, 2012 Comments

a little graphic encouragement

Today I head to Vegas for the WPPI conference for my first speaking gig of the year. Yesterday, I happened to get a little unexpected (albeit odd) encouragement.

placesKaren WalrondFebruary 21, 2012wppi, epiphanie bags, encouragement, uncle funky's daughter, travel Comments

top 10 ways to reduce stress right this very minute

In David Letterman countdown fashion, here are my top 10 ways I manage stress in the moment. Maybe something here will help you, too.

Karen WalrondFebruary 20, 2012breathe, top 10, stress, breathing, meditation, tension Comments

hasselblad friday: roll #7, around our house

Time to visit roll #7 that I've run through the Hassie. As I warned you last week, this roll reflects a riveting tour through and around our house. (So, you know, apologies in advance.)

familyKaren WalrondFebruary 17, 2012 Comments

list #32: 5 relatively new things that are making me happy

Lots of new things are making me happy these days. These are a few of them.

Karen WalrondFebruary 16, 2012Marcus, hasselblad, Jenny Lawson, beard, The Bloggess, Rufus Comments

a new (to me) view

Wow -- launching a new site is hard work! Luckily, a change of scenery is almost always a good idea.

placesKaren WalrondFebruary 15, 2012Krystyn Heide, redesign, fiona apple, stress, pondicheri, website design, Squarespace Comments

welcome to the new chookooloonks.com! let's celebrate with a giveaway.

Thanks so much for your patience, everybody -- hopefully by now everyone's seeing the new Chookooloonks.com! I'm so thrilled with the changes, modifications and updates that we've made, and I hope you are, too.

Karen WalrondFebruary 13, 2012Epiphanie Bags, Nikon D3100, The Beauty of Different, Nikon, Maile Wilson Comments

all will be revealed

Hey, friends -- we're still tinkering away behind the scenes with the new site design, but I assure you that we're working as hard as we can to get it as close to perfect as possible.

Karen WalrondFebruary 11, 2012 Comments

hasselblad friday: roll #6 (or, just messing around with the camera)

Roll number 6, and the second roll of Fuji film. I will admit that for this roll, I was just playing around with the camera for the sole purpose of confirming that yes, in fact, I love this Fuji film. (And I do.)

Karen WalrondFebruary 10, 2012 Comments

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