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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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distracting thought #1
distracting thought #1

Focus. I gotta focus.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 8, 2018 Comments
the light of the midterms
the light of the midterms

Things are looking brighter and more colourful in Washington. And this is a good thing.

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Karen WalrondNovember 7, 2018 Comments
vote!
vote!

Go out there and do your civic duty, my American brothers and sisters.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 6, 2018Comment
beginning movement
beginning movement

Almost time to start moving again.

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chookooloonks rebuildKaren WalrondNovember 5, 2018 Comments
biology sure is different from when I was a kid
biology sure is different from when I was a kid

I probably would’ve gotten a better grade if my high school biology class was like this.

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Karen WalrondNovember 4, 2018Comment
togs 2.0
togs 2.0

Dressing when you have a teenager is tricky.

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Karen WalrondNovember 3, 2018 Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring a wedding in Iceland, Ed Sheeran, and 350-year-old ice cream.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondNovember 2, 2018Comment
lower your expectations, not your standards
lower your expectations, not your standards

The absence of love and light isn’t hate and darkness.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 1, 2018 Comments
thoughts before a heart procedure
thoughts before a heart procedure

On protecting the heart.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondOctober 30, 2018 Comments
net positive
net positive

What would happen if we returned to sharing our stories?

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random thoughts, how to make lightKaren WalrondOctober 29, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

A quick one today.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondOctober 26, 2018Comment
in search of normal
in search of normal

I miss shooting. I want it to be a part of my new normal.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondOctober 22, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring art as mirror, x-rays of zoo animals, and an almost perfect apple pie.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondOctober 19, 2018Comment
dare to lead by brené brown (a giveaway!)
dare to lead by brené brown (a giveaway!)

Leave a comment for a chance to win a copy of Brené’s latest book, Dare to Lead.

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friendsKaren WalrondOctober 17, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring butterfly wings, an awesome obituary and a Jamiroquai/Bee Gees mashup.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondOctober 12, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring horror movies, Japanese funeral flower arrangements, and cross-stitch for hip-hop.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondOctober 5, 2018Comment
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"I’ve been back in Houston for a week, and it’s been one of those weeks where it feels like it’s flown, and also lasted at least few months. You know those weeks? Like, I can’t believe it’s already Friday; also, was
"As I walked around the stalls looking at the work of all sorts of artisans — woodworkers, potters, knitters, bakers, butchers, cheesemongers, to name just a few — I thought, well, here’s one deeply European custom that America
One last look around before locking up and heading back to the US.

Thank you, Bath, you’re beginning to feel like home. ❤️🇬🇧
Last night was my last speaking event of the year — and now I’m free to get into the Christmas spirit! 🎄So today, during a break in the (ever-persistent) rain, I walked into town to check out the Bath Christmas market.

It was mobbed.
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