CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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

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.

big plans, placesKaren WalrondNovember 12, 2012kitchen renovation, kitchen Comments

random thoughts: looking up

random thoughts: looking up

I can see clearly now. The rain has gone. Read More

family, random thoughts, placesKaren WalrondNovember 11, 2012happy thoughts, spontaneous dance party Comments

someone gets to be here

someone gets to be here

Sometimes it's hard for me to believe that someone lives here.

Karen WalrondNovember 10, 2012andrea jenkins, heather armstrong, joshua yetman Comments

on our global family, the fiscal cliff, and a beautiful video to inspire you to lend your voice

on our global family, the fiscal cliff, and a beautiful video to inspire you to lend your voice

I'm asking a favour. Please lend your voice.

friends, big plansKaren WalrondNovember 9, 2012the one campaign, ryan youngblood, deficit, petition, fiscal cliff, ethiopia Comments

there comes a time in every woman's life ...

there comes a time in every woman's life ...

... when it's time to face facts.

placesKaren WalrondNovember 8, 2012cold, flu, sick Comments

moving on

moving on

Time to get back to blissful routine. Read More

friends, big plansKaren WalrondNovember 7, 2012presidential election, politics, moving on, obama vs. romney Comments

go vote!!

go vote!!

A few reasons why you should go vote. Go. GO!

random thoughts, big plansKaren WalrondNovember 6, 2012go vote, vote, romney, election day, obama Comments

tedxhouston: resonate

tedxhouston: resonate

I fulfilled a secret dream of mine this weekend: I spoke at a TEDx conference, TEDxHouston. It was everything I could have possibly hoped.

friendsKaren WalrondNovember 5, 2012chitra divakarini, jane weiner, chitra divakaruni, stephen klineberg, nilofer merchant, tedxhouston, patrick miller, ted Comments

house renovation, day 31: slowly making progress

house renovation, day 31: slowly making progress

Another kitchen renovation update. Slowly, ever slowly.

big plans, family, placesKaren WalrondNovember 4, 2012home renovation, kitchen, renovation Comments

i'm doing something freaking spectacular today...

i'm doing something freaking spectacular today...

So send me warm, good-luck thoughts! Read More

big plansKaren WalrondNovember 3, 2012tedxhouston, ted Comments

only one of us is leaving here alive

only one of us is leaving here alive

Mama said knock this cold out.

Karen WalrondNovember 2, 2012 Comments

a quick update

a quick update

All about evil peacocks and obsessive blogging. Of course.

big plans, family, placesKaren WalrondNovember 1, 2012Halloween, Alex, peacock Comments

hurricane sandy (and going dark for a while)

hurricane sandy (and going dark for a while)

Thoughts and prayers to those affected by Hurricane Sandy.

Karen WalrondOctober 30, 2012 Comments

travaasa

travaasa

This past weekend, Marcus and I visited Travaasa Austin. It was lovely.

places, big plansKaren WalrondOctober 29, 2012lime retreats, travaasa resort Comments

what a roadtrip through texas looks like

what a roadtrip through texas looks like

This weekend we went barreling all over Texas. Here's what it looked like.

placesKaren WalrondOctober 27, 2012texas, roadtrip Comments

binging it on home

binging it on home

This past week, I've done ever single browser search using Bing instead of Google, for the Bing It On Challenge. Here's what I thought about the experience.

Karen WalrondOctober 26, 2012alt summit, bing, altitude design summit, bing vs google Comments