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Archipelago Views: End of Summer Morning

August 16, 2016 By Jodi

We are blessed to live in gorgeous natural surroundings in the Stockholm archipelago. Just wanted to share a quick shot from a recent morning walk. Have a lovely day!

On Being a Little Less Overwhelmed

June 13, 2017 By Jodi 6 Comments

My last post was a confessional about how overwhelmed I've been feeling, in light of a new baby and an imminent international move (and, um, writing—or not writing—this blog). Since publishing that post, we've made some pretty big steps: shown our apartment to a couple possible tenants, signed a lease on a rental in Corvallis,...

Four Fun Words

December 28, 2016 By Jodi 2 Comments

I love words. In high school, my English class was roundly chastised by our teacher for not being intellectually curious enough to look up words we didn't know (while reading Crime and Punishment—I sort of felt getting through that tome was task enough without having to stop every page or two to look up new words!). Since that day,...

Show Me Your Mess

February 11, 2019 By Sonia Ruyts 1 Comment

Recently, I broke a nail while trying to clean up before a friend arrived for a play date. It was a snag that cut deep into the quick and was painful enough to stop me in my tracks. While I was nursing my wound, I had the clarity of mind to ask myself: why are...

An Alternative to Journaling: Micro-Journaling

April 3, 2017 By Jodi Leave a Comment

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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