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From the Rocking Chair
I’m nursing the baby before bed, like I do every night, in the rocking chair that used to belong to my mom. My daughter, 8 months old, is wearing her cozy jammies with the lemons on them. Her soft head rests on my arm, and her little hand plays with my shirt, my thumb, my…
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Unfolded Laundry and the Entryway Mat
My mom showed me an entryway mat—large and navy blue—and asked me if I liked it for the space inside my front door. She said the last time she came through my front door the old mats smelled like cat pee, so she thought it would be best to just replace them. Naturally, I was…
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One Photo a Day on Film | May 16 – June 21, 2023
I recently decided I want to get back into film photography. As a challenge to myself, I took one photo each day on 35mm film and documented 36 days of nothing-in-particular. My goal was to break my habit of taking mediocre and unnecessary pictures just to use up a roll (so I could see the…
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Thorns and Weeds
It was the 4th of July and already hot by 10:30 in the morning, and my dad was outside my house digging weeds out of the front flower bed. My toddler was out there too, “helping” Grandpa. For almost four years I’d wanted to deal with the thistles and other junk growing between the shrubs…
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My Orchid Re-Bloomed, and Yours Can Too!
Guys, I did it. I got my mini orchid to re-bloom! And I’m here to tell you how I did it, because it wasn’t that hard. It just took the right conditions and a lot of patience. There’s a lot of conflicting—and sometimes confusing—information out there about how to care for orchids and how to…
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Bubbles
I set Phoebe on a blanket in the grass on a warm, sunny afternoon, thankful for the nice weather and the chance to be outside. Walter loves to play outside, and parenting is somehow easier out here in the fresh air (and when I can’t see the dishes, the clutter, and the cat hair collecting…
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My 5 Favorite Things Right Now | June 2023
This is just a fun little post to share some of the little things that make me happy. These aren’t necessarily my only “favorite” things, but they are a few that came to mind quickly. So, in no particular order, here’s a quick little look at things I’m taking time to appreciate today, this week,…
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Re-Discovering Film Photography
I slipped my first sheet of photo paper into the tray of chemicals and watched my image slowly fade into tangible existence. There it was. The picture I had taken by pressing a button that opened a shutter which let light touch a piece of film. It was here—really here—in the physical world. I could…
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The Thing About Succulents
Succulents are those adorable, trendy little plants with the chubby leaves. They come in lots of different shapes and varieties, and they got really popular around 2015 or so. Besides being on-trend and catering to a particular minimalist aesthetic, succulents rose to popularity when they earned a reputation for being “easy” and “low-maintenance” houseplants since…
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The Red Hoodie
My son came out of his bedroom closet, oblivious to the mess he’d just made, holding a grey hoodie. “Is this Walter’s?” he asked, because he still sometimes refers to himself in the third person. “It was yours when you were younger,” I told him. “It’s too small for you now.” I recognized the sweatshirt.…
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