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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring a special birthday serenade, free art, and multicultural crayons!

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondMay 22, 2020 Comments
around here
around here

This book feels different. It’s overwhelming and exciting.

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random thoughts, placesKaren WalrondMay 20, 2020 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring moms, a photoessay of quarantine, and a timelapse film of the 4 seasons.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondMay 15, 2020Comment
practice might save your mind
practice might save your mind

I’ve been thinking of an inmate I once met.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondMay 13, 2020 Comments
around here
around here

The days blend. Here’s what it looks like around here.

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placesKaren WalrondMay 12, 2020 Comments
this was a tough week
this was a tough week

Taking a needed breath today.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondMay 8, 2020 Comments
repost:  affected
repost: affected

Six years later, I remain affected.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondMay 7, 2020 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring Starlink satellites, a new dad, and music from South Africa.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondMay 1, 2020Comment
elder, not older
elder, not older

What if we became elders, instead of olders?

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondApril 29, 2020 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring a tiny DIY forest, a story of resiliency, and a mad world.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondApril 24, 2020 Comments
kickstarter coaching packages (only available until may 31st!)
kickstarter coaching packages (only available until may 31st!)

Do you have an idea, but aren’t sure where to start? Let’s talk about it.

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big plansKaren WalrondApril 23, 2020Comment
for us, it’s week 6
for us, it’s week 6

Raise your hand if you’re weary.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondApril 22, 2020Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring joyful workspaces, how to recalculate and Banksy’s funky bathroom.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondApril 17, 2020Comment
big news:  go light and the beauty of different
big news: go light and the beauty of different

Big book news, friends!

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big plansKaren WalrondApril 14, 2020 Comments
some book inspiration (and registration is almost closed for the star collective)
some book inspiration (and registration is almost closed for the star collective)

Only one spot left in The Star Collective — is it yours?

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big plansKaren WalrondApril 13, 2020Comment
check in (also, one week left to apply to be a part of the star collective!)
check in (also, one week left to apply to be a part of the star collective!)

How are you doing? Tell me something good.

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big plans, placesKaren WalrondApril 7, 2020 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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