I just spent 2.5 days in NYC with my love and it was pure magic. We love New York, and…
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10 things i can’t wait to do during summer vacation in the states!
Today’s the day! After 1 and a 1/2 years, or 18 months, we are headed back to the States for…
an idyllic swedish summer weekend
Hello, friends! Happy new week to you all. I’m back from my lovely little weekend off the grid and ready…
to paris, with love // a video of our summer days in the city of lights
my love is an incredible little self-taught videographer. and, while, i’ve spent time creating long, detailed posts with lots of…
If I stay silent, then I’m an oppressor too
I’ve watched both of the videos. The ones where police, in two different states, shoot two black men within 24…
weekend in paris • 4
oh no… our last day in paris had arrived. however, lucky for us, we had a late flight, so we…
weekend in paris • 3.2
overwhelmed by the la vie bohème feeling, we headed down the hill to find moulin rouge. you know, the famous…
weekend in paris • day 3.1
after the previous day’s shenanigans + magic, we were so ready for another day. however, once again, we were not…
weekend in paris • day 2.2
happy monday, my friends. oh, and happy 4th of july, fellow americans! i’m celebrating being an american on the blog…
weekend in paris • day 2.1
here we go, guys. our first full day in paris. we walked a lot. saw a lot. and, yet, played it…
weekend in paris • day 1
bonjour! i am so excited about sharing my trip to paris with you all because it was everything i hoped…
the week that i sought beauty in the pain // 23
My heart is still heavy, and I am almost tempted to think that things will never change. The violence in…
how håkan hellström inspires us to keep going
i’ve been excited about sharing this post with you for a week. a post about a truly inspiring + magical concert…
a little train blogging to start the weekend right
Hey y’all! For me, there’s nothing like riding the rails. Snuggling into my seat, hopefully beside a window, and blogging…
telling my story of faith + exclusion and the rebellious act of being me
i am sitting on my couch in my home, the home that i am so amazingly blessed to own with…
the week that was sweden’s celebration of spring // 17
hello! and happy may day! so, this week has been exciting and fun. and i have a ton of stuff to…
go + sing to the mountain… cuz everything is you.
Inspired by one of my favorite songs from the past year + to celebrate Earth Day and today, I thought I’d…
04.16 grounded // a playlist for finding inner peace
How do you stay connected to your self? How do you find balance and listen to your soul? Where do…
a few thoughts on life + death + being back on the grid
guess what i am doing, you guys?! blogging from bed! that’s right, we have finally gotten our internet and tv…
when it really is all about the journey
when you find yourself booked for a 24 hour cruise, you start to wonder, “what’s the freaking purpose?” well, i’ll…
a song for our journey on the long dark road
some days our journeys feel exciting + adventurous – like a road trip on a summer’s day. windows rolled down….
the week that was all routine… until sunday // 6
whew. it’s sunday. a day that is easily becoming my favorite one of the week. it’s just the epitome of…
02.16. the month of brave // why we should all live wild + free
Last week I introduced you to the theme of the month: brave. Good lord, I had no idea how timely…
10 books to start your year + feed your soul (in totally different ways)
hey you guys! have you gotten back into the groove of everyday life again? recovered from your holiday weeks (if…
15 obscure words that i absolutely love
obviously i am a lover of words. i definitely use them a lot. and i’m super long-winded, no matter whether…
week 52 // the week that was filled with holiday celebrations
well, i thought that last week was the last week of the year, but it turns out that we have…
december 26 // celebrating six years of marriage
On this day, 6 years ago, I looked out this very same window, to take in this very same morning…
week 51 // the week that was the week before christmas (+ a video!)
happy christmas week, you guys! can you believe that it is already here? i’m continuing my slow, simple advent theme…
how i’m surviving the bleak midwinter (& ready for a new year)
in keeping with my unintentional musical theme this week, a song popped into my head this morning as i sat…
week fifty // the week that was all about one moment of light
hey y’all. i’m gonna do things a little different this week. i had a good week last week, and was pretty…
reclaiming december // settling into our caves
hello, friends. and happy weekend to you! i apologize right off to all of my southern hemisphere readers if some of…
reclaiming december // here’s how to stop being afraid of the dark
it’s dark out there, friends. and sometimes i am really scared. for some of us, it is literally dark. december…
one week later: living for flowers + candles
the other day, i found an amazing video on Facebook. a parisian reporter was asking a young boy how he was…
week forty six // the week i said “screw you” to my routines
everything still feels so strange in light of how my first world life reflects on the happenings of this weekend around…
je t’aime paris: when you are scared, just look up
you have to look closely, but the stars are there. i captured this image early friday morning, just hours before…
for the love of all things dark + creepy + macabre
i love halloween. i love getting spooked. i love the mysterious + supernatural. i love dressing up, telling ghost stories,…
16 photos of uppsala glowing in autumn
hello! it’s the weekend! can i get an amen?! this past week the weather has been gloomy, gray, and chilly….
the loss of innocence in sweden
my heart is heavy today. the country that i call home now, the country that is my second home, has…
the zen of drinking tea. and a recipe for a cup of peace.
“Who would then deny that when I am sipping tea in my tearoom I am swallowing the whole universe with…
i think we need to learn to tuck the darkness in
i promise i’m not depressed. really. but, i did say that i was going to focus on trying to embrace…
// week forty one // nature + music + home. where i find my peace.
hey guys. here we are, another week past and deeper into october + autumn (up here in my part of…
my magical clearing in the woods
i am still reeling from that crazy cosmic event on sunday/monday. did any of you see the blood moon and…
the night that the sunset + i met on a hill
the other night when i left work, as i stepped out into the fresh air, i noticed that the building…
autumn: the season filled with the most important things
it’s finally here. yippee! the cozy season of autumn is upon us. it’s the season of turning inward. of coming…
“let me embrace my life”
sometimes life is just not fun. many times it’s not what we expected it to be. change comes when we don’t…
f*ck it + other mantras
i’ve discovered a few phrases that i am going to incorporate into my life. let’s call them mantras. of course,…
ten on ten :: september 2015
hello + happy friday! it’s september 11th, as you all know. and it’s a day that will always be a somber…
// week thirty three // how to end your staycation with a bang
well, folks, that’s it. summer vacation/staycation has now come to an end. it’s the first monday back to ritual +…