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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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an experiment: becoming a happiness contagion
an experiment: becoming a happiness contagion

Think of me as a virus of joy.

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big plans, how to make lightKaren WalrondMarch 6, 2019 Comments
cultivating resilience (episode 5 of the make light show)
cultivating resilience (episode 5 of the make light show)

Resilience might be the key to living. Here’s how I cultivate it.

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the make light showKaren WalrondMarch 5, 2019Comment
fifteen
fifteen

Today is Alex’s 15th birthday.

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familyKaren WalrondMarch 3, 2019 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring beautiful commuters, the moon in detail, and celebratory cartoons.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondMarch 1, 2019 Comment
impostor syndrome (episode 4 of the make light show)
impostor syndrome (episode 4 of the make light show)

Today (and many days) I tackle impostor syndrome. Join me to find out how.

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the make light showKaren WalrondFebruary 26, 2019Comment
my life list, redux
my life list, redux

Nine years ago, I made a life list. Here’s how I’m doing so far.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondFebruary 25, 2019 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring the power of light, mind-blowing quilts and molten cakes. Yeah, baby.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondFebruary 22, 2019 Comments
random thoughts on plants, obsessions and “playing hard to get”
random thoughts on plants, obsessions and “playing hard to get”

It’s possible that playing in the dirt is addling my brain.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondFebruary 20, 2019 Comments
episode 3 of the make light show:  dress to express
episode 3 of the make light show: dress to express

I had a transformational experience in Stasia Savasuk’s Style School.

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the make light showKaren WalrondFebruary 19, 2019Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring tiny houses, giant kites, and a love train.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondFebruary 15, 2019Comment
teach yourself
teach yourself

What are you waiting for?

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how to make lightKaren WalrondFebruary 13, 2019Comment
episode 2 of the make light show:  let's talk about rituals, baby
episode 2 of the make light show: let's talk about rituals, baby

In this episode of The Make Light Show, I share tips for adding more beautiful ritual to your life.

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the make light showKaren WalrondFebruary 12, 2019Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring small tomato plants, small whales, and small talk.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondFebruary 8, 2019Comment
don't follow your passion
don't follow your passion

I’ve changed my mind: don’t follow your passion.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondFebruary 7, 2019 Comments
the make light show is back!!
the make light show is back!!

It’s back! It’s back! The Make Light Show is back!

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the make light showKaren WalrondFebruary 5, 2019Comment
my easy-like-sunday-morning morning routine
my easy-like-sunday-morning morning routine

My morning routine. Use as necessary.

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big plans, how to make lightKaren WalrondFebruary 4, 2019 Comments
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"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.
I
"The house is quiet with my loves gone, but I’ve been enjoying the solitude: save for one day of sightseeing when some dear friends from the States came in town for a visit, I’ve been viewing the alone-time as a creative retreat, of
 

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