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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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sunday workspace (24/100)
sunday workspace (24/100)

I’m so bad at taking time off.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 16, 2020Comment
journal level up (23/100)
journal level up (23/100)

Time to level up with my journaling/sketching.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 15, 2020 Comment
this was a good week (22/100)
this was a good week (22/100)

Featuring city mice, ice cream trucks, and a 120-year-old time capsule.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondAugust 14, 2020 Comments
portrait of the writer procrastinating (21/100)
portrait of the writer procrastinating (21/100)

Waiting for the words to come.

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Karen WalrondAugust 13, 2020Comment
getting ready (20/100)
getting ready (20/100)

Some back-to-school things never change.

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Karen WalrondAugust 12, 2020Comment
biden picks kamala harris as his vice presidential nominee (19/100)
biden picks kamala harris as his vice presidential nominee (19/100)

Don’t forget to register to vote.

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friendsKaren WalrondAugust 11, 2020 Comments
art of meaning (18/100)
art of meaning (18/100)

The art of Kesha Bruce.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 10, 2020Comment
working outside (17/100)
working outside (17/100)

Change of (work) scenery.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 9, 2020Comment
social distance dinner (16/100)
social distance dinner (16/100)

We had my parents over for the first time in 5 months.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 8, 2020 Comment
this was a good week (15/100)
this was a good week (15/100)

Featuring safety, empathy and joy.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondAugust 7, 2020Comment
outdoor zhuzhing (14/100)
outdoor zhuzhing (14/100)

When you’re housebound, you can’t help but spruce things up a bit.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 6, 2020Comment
fake smile, real smile (13/100)
fake smile, real smile (13/100)
familyKaren WalrondAugust 5, 2020
show up and show out (12/100)
show up and show out (12/100)

Owning your story is an act of kindness.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondAugust 4, 2020Comment
august in houston (11/100)
august in houston (11/100)

Keep on keeping on. (And keep wearing your masks.)

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondAugust 3, 2020 Comment
sunday morning coffee (10/100)
sunday morning coffee (10/100)

Sunday morning gratitude.

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placesKaren WalrondAugust 2, 2020Comment
spent (9/100)
spent (9/100)

Don’t forget rest. It’s as important as everything else.

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big plansKaren WalrondAugust 1, 2020Comment
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"Four months in, and I’m noticing things are beginning to change for me — I’m not exactly the same person I was when I arrived in May. It’s not just the physical differences: I dress differently because the climate is dif
I’m sourcing some stories for my in-progress book, and again, I could use your help:

do you have a story of someone showing you compassion?

It can be something huge (like people pitching in to help after you’ve suffered a great loss) or
Saturday morning coffee view.
Marcus and I bought this small-but-spacious 1-bedroom flat in Bath, UK in December 2023. The public reason was that we wanted to begin visiting Marcus’s family more often and this would allow us to have a place to land without having to spend m
 

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