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I have a tendency to overcomplicate things. At least, that is probably how it appears from the outside. But for me, I usually have to do things the “hard way” if I want them to work at all. For example, I grouped my garden into separate beds based on companion planting, water needs, shade requirements,…
I hit Norwegian hard before my trip and ultimately got burned out. One thing that came out of it, though, was an idea I really liked: a language-learning compendium. Obviously, I started with basics like articles, gender, common verbs, and conjugations. But I also wanted to add things that I knew would help me personally.…
A few years ago, I decided to start making my own cocktails at home. There were several reasons for this. First, paying $15 for a cocktail is ridiculous. Second, too many bars serve inconsistent drinks. And third, there is nothing more disappointing than ordering a favorite cocktail and getting something completely out of balance. The…
As someone who has become increasingly committed to using what I already have, I’m always looking for creative ways to avoid wasting food. Which brings us to three persimmons. Two days ago, I had three persimmons that had become far too squishy for me to willingly allow into my mouth. It’s a texture thing, okay?…
I don’t know what it is this week, but everything I’ve tried for the second time seems to have been far more difficult than the first. I managed a row of single crochet for the first time, then immediately discovered I was incapable of doing it again. And this notebook… When I made my River…
I recently went on a cruise to Scandinavia with a parent. One of my closest friends lives in Oslo, and I really wanted to see them—especially because I’m planning to start looking for work in Norway at some point. That’s a very long-term project involving sponsors, immigration paperwork, and enough bureaucracy to keep several trees…
I had to leave town for a couple of days, and when I got home, I was greeted by an overgrown nightmare. Okay, maybe “nightmare” is too strong, but the green carpet across the whole area made it incredibly difficult to find the things I actually planted. Over the past three days, I’ve spent eight…
The Bullet Journal Rabbit Hole I used to see a lot of bullet journals on my personal Instagram account and thought they looked amazing. Design your own planner exactly the way you want? Sweet. What I didn’t realize at the time was that there was an actual method attached to bullet journaling. I hadn’t done…
I have spent years feeling inadequate because there is so much I want to learn that I eventually become overwhelmed and end up touching none of it. At the moment, I am studying four languages. I am still in the phase where my brain immediately reverts to French because it was the first language I…
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