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It's cold in Michigan these days, very cold and often dark. We've already hit some kind of record (snow? cold? does it matter when the prize isn't worth winning?) and the rest of the week has the high temps somewhere in the single digits. I just finished hiking 30+ miles in the bitter cold over... Continue Reading →
It's been a while since I've done one of these, eh? Well. Chalk that up to me consistently riding the line of not wanting to do the selfie thing on the internets. But, then, on the other hand, I always like it when I see shots of the folks who write the blogs I read.... Continue Reading →
I think it started with these shoes. I think it was my cousin who was like, "Yo. Those are your kind of shoes." And people say that to me regularly, believe it or not. Only, I couldn't pinpoint a type of shoe that is "my kind" over any other, but when people say it...I find... Continue Reading →
At the beginning of Spring/ Summer I approach clothes like, "Oooo!! I will wear all of the cute, cute colors!" But now we're nearing the end of summer, and yesterday I was more just like, "How about--my favorite things? That is what I will do: wear my favorite things." That skirt was originally a too-short... Continue Reading →
I had a friend email me these words: "Talk to me about your sense of self." ...because this is the kind of people I know (and don't think I'm not aware of their goodness/ thankful for them--I'm aware. And thankful). So then I just talked about how I'm trying to find balance in the midst... Continue Reading →
Yesterday Julia came over and we talked about the lack-of-sunlight and how we're already feeling it. "I ask people at school," said Julia, "I ask, 'How are you preparing for the winter?' and they say, 'Hm, I haven't really thought about that' and I say, 'YOU'RE LATE! It's winter! Starting thinking!'" Until last winter, I... Continue Reading →
Remember that baby Julia stopped by last week or so like, "I look really cute," so I was like, "STOP BY AND SHOW ME YOUR OUTFIT." She was like, "This is print on print." Julia explained how a woman came into the bread shop where she was hanging out and the woman was wearing print... Continue Reading →
Things have been hipping and hopping and happening. Namely: all of our city and the neighboring cities have flooded and everyone has been hauling everything out of their basements and disposing of it on the curbsides. It's tough, dirty work. Hard, too, since a lot of things are memory-things, now water-damaged and moldy and taken... Continue Reading →
It's no secret that I love my huge and old Buick...but winter has been hard on it, so this week I've been going to car lots and Craigslist ads and test driving all around the local cities. Oy. The hardest part is that I love my car--he's just, well, had enough. And I need a... Continue Reading →
Yesterday I wore a dress I bought in Spain and wondered why I can't find anything as nice here in the U.S. This imagined conversation is what followed--between me and the people who decide what kind of dresses will fill the U.S. stores. I've dubbed these decision makers the "American dress manufacturers," and the communications... Continue Reading →
