Alexandra Franzen is hosting another Tiny Project Challenge, a gentle push to do a small (tiny!) “project” in the next few days. She’s giving away prizes (woah!) via a drawing from people who finish a project by August 10, 2019—but you can do a tiny project any day! Completing one is reward in and of itself, I promise. Read more
Category: Creating
Slips of Paper
Back at the start of the month I spend a few afternoons and mornings helping my mom clean out her elementary classroom to get it ready for summer. We recycled a lot of paper, but when we uncovered a stack of unneeded white paper strips, I kept them from the recycling bin and put them in my “home” pile, sure that I could use them for a future craft or creation*.
Then came the summer celebration of life for my dear friend who passed away in February. It brought back up all sorts of grief, which along with post-trail pangs, living with my parents, and a bunch of other elements, brewed into the perfect storm of internal struggle. Read more
[PDF] Arizona Trail Thru-Hiking Bingo
While thru-hiking the Arizona Trail this spring, I thought it would be fun to make a Bingo sheet for future AZT hikers. I kept a running list of possible squares while hiking, and finally started working on it in earnest this week.
Here’s what I’ve created: Read more
