Places of Meaning, and sometimes Mourning
Recently, I discussed my tendency to “collect” places. With a love of travel that guides me around, I try to develop a relationship with every new place I visit. Sometimes […]
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Collections
I’ve always loved the idea of a collection. There’s something quaint about that careful, thoughtful process of curation. Collections are cozy. Collections also evoke wonder because they are a 3-D study […]
You are What You Do (or are you?)
I hate it when one of the first questions someone I just met asks me is, “What do you do?” And I also hate that this is usually one of […]
Gardening for Food, Fun and General Fabulousness
“Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow forces of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.” While I […]
End of the School Year: Career Assessment Time!
(…in other words, it’s almost my birthday and I’m going to pretend I’m turning 18 instead of 28…) I haven’t been actively self-styling my life lately, amid holidays, a trip, crises […]
the self-styled life 