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
self-care season approaches
self-care season approaches

The holiday season rapidly approaches. Don’t forget to go gentle.

Read More
how to make lightKaren WalrondNovember 14, 2019Comment
3 more days:  content down, logistics to go
3 more days: content down, logistics to go

Three more days to LIME. Getting there!

Read More
Karen WalrondNovember 13, 2019Comment
come together
come together

Thinking of ways we can get together in 2020 — help me out?

Read More
big plansKaren WalrondNovember 12, 2019Comment
in defense of a mental health day
in defense of a mental health day

You should take a mental health day. It’s good for you.

Read More
how to make lightKaren WalrondNovember 11, 2019Comment
meet ace
meet ace

You do what you gotta do, man.

Read More
placesKaren WalrondNovember 10, 2019Comment
just under the wire
just under the wire

Having fun with my friend Alice.

Read More
friendsKaren WalrondNovember 9, 2019Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring a chain reaction machine, a marathoner with a broken back, and a father-son creative super-duo.

Read More
a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondNovember 8, 2019Comment
remote office
remote office

All’s well that ends cozy.

Read More
Karen WalrondNovember 7, 2019 Comments
two SCUBA diving rules for the end of the year (and for life)
two SCUBA diving rules for the end of the year (and for life)

I finally came to my senses today.

Read More
how to make light, random thoughtsKaren WalrondNovember 6, 2019 Comment
taking a big leap:  make light season 5, episode 3
taking a big leap: make light season 5, episode 3

Big leaps don’t have to feel big — instead, they can be a walk in the park.

Read More
the make light showKaren WalrondNovember 5, 2019 Comment
darth steve
darth steve

I mean, you kinda gotta admire the creativity.

Read More
familyKaren WalrondNovember 4, 2019 Comments
little saint
little saint

An update on my friend Korey’s family.

Read More
Karen WalrondNovember 3, 2019 Comment
the beautiful people
the beautiful people

And sometimes you’re proud when your kid suddenly plays evil-sounding rock.

Read More
familyKaren WalrondNovember 2, 2019 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring Halloween, the Day of the Dead, and what your country is best at.

Read More
a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondNovember 1, 2019 Comments
creating my 2020 & lime
creating my 2020 & lime

It’s time to start thinking about what you want for yourself. Here are some questions to consider.

Read More
big plansKaren WalrondOctober 29, 2019Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring family dinners, an invisibility cloak, and an NFL football player who sings like an angel.

Read More
a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondOctober 25, 2019Comment
Newer Older

keep making light

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

daily light

"Over the weekend, I spent a considerable amount of time cleaning out my bedroom closet. I’m vaguely embarrassed by this: those of you who’ve been reading my words for a while now know that we lost 99% of everything we owned in the f
I was just talking to my dad on the phone, and fretting about … well, everything.  And he said, in the way only a Trinidadian father can:

“What is to is will is, my child.”

And he’s so right.
"...rather than simply being a workshop where I have access to a wheel, the pottery has become a home-away-from-home, a “third space” — that place that’s not home and not work, but where I still connect with others in com
Hitting the road headed home after a lovely #mom2summit. But first…
 

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