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Celebrating the Winter Solstice

December 21, 2016 By Jodi

Today is the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. This morning the sun rose at 8:43am, and it will set this afternoon at 2:46pm. We won't see any of that, though, because the sun's entire path across the sky is obscured by clouds. Today feels dark and closed-in, and I've felt an overwhelming tiredness that...

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Winter lanterns at Rosendals Tradgarden

Happiness Project: Building Community Through Winter Traditions

December 19, 2016 By Jodi

This month in my happiness project I'm focusing on building traditions and community for our family. Last week I wrote about forgoing Christmas gifts in order to donate money to organizations that help to build the kind of world we want to live in. This whole month, though, I've been working on surrounding ourselves with friends and loved ones to help...

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Fire outside cafe making for a cozy Swedish winter

Winter in Sweden: the Basics

December 15, 2016 By Jodi

It's time to talk about winter in Sweden. A while back I wrote about summer in Sweden, essentially saying that it's like heaven. And winter? Well, winter can feel like the opposite; or if not quite like hell, then rather like a long, slow slog uphill through waist-deep snow in the dark with clouds covering...

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I just repatriated from Sweden to the US with my British husband and three young kids. I started this site while living in Sweden to build the conversations and community we've had with loved ones around the world, and to create a space to share thoughts about life, beauty, motherhood, and everything else. read more →

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Are You Willing to Pay More to Shop Locally?

December 5, 2017 By Jodi 1 Comment

Shirts hanging in small shop

Here's a pertinent question for the holiday season: do you prefer to shop at locally-owned stores rather than big box stores or online? If so, are you willing to pay a higher price to do so? We lucked out in that our new town, Corvallis, has a great downtown and is plush with locally-owned stores....

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An Alternative to Journaling: Micro-Journaling

April 3, 2017 By Jodi Leave a Comment

Stack of black Moleskine journals

In my footloose and fancy-free days, I whiled away a lot of hours in cafes, drinking tea (later lattes) and scribbling in a journal. I've got a stack of classic black Moleskines to prove it. I'd paste in ticket stubs and magazine images, copy down quotes, and, of course, reflect on whatever was going on in my life at the time....

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A Bit Overdue: Thoughts on Travel, Home, Repatriation, Saying Goodbye, and Beauty

August 27, 2018 By Jodi 4 Comments

Grona Lund and Stockholm from the water

A couple weeks ago we passed our one-year repatriation anniversary. Not coincidentally, a couple weeks ago we got back from our summer trip to England and Sweden. We had a lovely time, and I'll sneak some pictures in here to add visual excitement to what will most likely end up a rambling stream of tired,...

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Celebrating the Winter Solstice

December 21, 2016 By Jodi Leave a Comment

Bonfire at Rosendals Tradgard

Today is the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. This morning the sun rose at 8:43am, and it will set this afternoon at 2:46pm. We won't see any of that, though, because the sun's entire path across the sky is obscured by clouds. Today feels dark and closed-in, and I've felt an overwhelming tiredness that...

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