Tag: Life
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Back to School September 2026: Ink & Life
Phew, we’re 2/3 of the way through September and I’m just now getting to this monthly post. I’ve spent the past two weeks being out of it: first sick, then a migraine (likely caused by sickness sleep disruption). Such is life. Honestly, despite it sounding objectively bad, giving myself permission to slow down and be…
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Creative goals 2026 mid-year checkin
Time for a mid-year check in on how my Creative Goals 2026 are progressing! I’m a bit later than usual because I was busy doing some other creative projects at exactly the 6 month exact-middle-of-the-year point, which honestly feels like a good sign. 1. Set up my new creative space This has been such…
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Sweltering July 2026, Ink & Life
Hot and thunderstorm-y so far this July. Went downtown for Canada Day and had regrets — so hot, so loud — but the war museum was air conditioned. Kid noped out just in time for us to get on the train and back to the car before the skies opened and the thunder and lightning…
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Warming June 2026 Life & Ink
We’ve made it to June! One more month left in the school year, and everything’s all leafed out and green and glorious. I’m enjoying the instability of the weather with the wind and sun and rain alternating so you never get bored. And we’re slowly discovering our garden as new things bloom every few days. …
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Belated May 2026 Ink & Life
Whoops, I took pictures when I swapped my inks but then forgot to post! This month’s inks palette was put together by my kid. I told him I wanted to use Brilliant Mint and he chose some he felt went well together: Teranishi Brilliant Mint (bright blue-leaning teal) Diamine Gala (purple) Diamine Winterberry (red with…
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Thawing April 2026, Ink & Life & Space Dragons
We’re in the tail end of winter according to the birds, though there’s still chunks of snow in the shade and every time we think it might be warm for good we get a little bonus freezing rain. Still, it’s nice to feel the change of the seasons even when it feels like only a…
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Chilly March 2026, Life & Ink & Knitting
It’s March! Traditionally, February is the month where I used to feel the worst when I lived in Canada, likely because it’s when you’re sick of winter and the dark, but honestly it didn’t seem so bad this year, possibly because I wasn’t in winter in December so I haven’t really gotten sick of it. …
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Happy New Year! January 2026 Life and Ink
We made it! Plan “get the dog and us across the country with an RV and our friend who loves driving across the country” was a total success.
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December 2025 Ink and life
I knew that this month was very likely to go off the rails with our upcoming move, but that didn’t mean I didn’t have hopes even as I tried to build slack into my plans. One of the things I’d hoped was that I’d be able to take a little time out of my day…
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Moving on
For anyone who hasn’t already heard: I got hit in the latest round of layoffs at work. I’m super excited about this since it gives me the ability to take the rest of the summer off to spend with my kid, something I’ve wanted to do for a while.
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How I reduced my phone screen time
I had this idea to do some socks tracking how much time I was spending staring at my phone. A lot of knitters track things like temperatures, but that’s never really interested me, so I set about thinking about data that I’d like to track and could do with relatively minimal effort. (Some people may…