It’s been so strange moving forward again. But by bit as we find new ways to do things and as our lives naturally start to move with the passage of time… after what felt like an eternity in strictest quarantine. I lost my dad a little over a year ago. The first four months were… Continue reading Moving -my grief
Author: Papermarked_hope
Monthly Mini Series
I think we can all agree I’m still working on finding my voice, my thing... and I had another idea. A monthly mini series. This first one is 7 posts, bits of thought I’ve written about grief. I’m working on a second and third. Both shorter, more like 4-5 posts. I’m not sure if they’ll… Continue reading Monthly Mini Series
The Road Trip of 2014: Part 1
Texas: We flew to Texas as a family for my mom’s cousin’s graduation from college. Texas was hot and big... all the things you hear, and a lot more. My cousins and I went on a fabulous hike and for a bunch of people from the land of the snow, the heat and sun were… Continue reading The Road Trip of 2014: Part 1
Adventures in Cooking: Intoduction
I want to start cooking more... I have weird and messy relationship with food, and since writing and doing are the best ways I know to work through things, yet another strange and mismatched series is born. I don’t know if so far I have completed a single series when I was planning on it...… Continue reading Adventures in Cooking: Intoduction
Through Style I’ll… (intro)
I’ve loved fashion, for a long time. I can remember being one of the first people in my middle school to ever wear skinny jeans. I had collections of fun screened tees, after that it scarves... I flitted from earth tones to neons. From AnnaSophia Robb to Demi to the next instagram style Idol. And… Continue reading Through Style I’ll… (intro)
The Podcast Project: Cassie and Nick Show
I’m back, with less movement forward than I’d like, but new found topic ideas, name ideas, and thoughts. And perhaps most importantly a new found spark of excitement for this project. Will start with the new topic ideas... some of which have merged and started to form into more cohesive and thoughtful ideas. I think… Continue reading The Podcast Project: Cassie and Nick Show
Things to Try in 2021
Podcasting. If you haven’t yet and are interested in it, check out my Podcast Project posts. I’ve got new and exciting stuff coming this week and if you have time I could still really use some input! Rollerskating. A Christmas present to myself, I got cool new roller skates. I’m waiting for protective gear on… Continue reading Things to Try in 2021
Twenty Things I’m Grateful for in 2020
A simple enough thought and a wonderful end of the year post... But harder to write than I expected. These are not in any particular order. 1. For the time I had to do nothing and everything. A blessing often disguised as a curse and something that was new for me in so many ways.… Continue reading Twenty Things I’m Grateful for in 2020
#SecondhandSeptember: Fat Fancy
*a project I started in September before I moved and took a brief hiatus from posting. This is a review of my experience at one of two plus size stores for Secondhand shopping in Portland OR. The first of two shops I visited in September, a plus size consignment shop. I think at first I… Continue reading #SecondhandSeptember: Fat Fancy
#SecondhandSeptember: Savvy Plus
* a series started in September 2020 and finished in December after a hiatus from blogging focused on buying secondhand clothes and also for me, a review of that experience as a plus size lady. The second shop I visited on my Plus Size, Secondhand Shopping Portland adventure was Savvy Plus. They sell both new… Continue reading #SecondhandSeptember: Savvy Plus
Coffee & Conundrums 