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  • Anon Gray sitting in desert, with words, "true happiness comes from appreciating both."
    On Being,  The Kitchen Sink

    On Routine and Joyful Chaos

    The joyful chaos of summer is coming to an end, and I find myself welcoming routine with a twinge of angst. Summers are full of spontaneity and serendipity, unexpected detours, and enough variety to replenish my creative bucket for months.

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    Frustration Will Change Your Life

    December 13, 2020
    Introvert Travel Tips

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    October 10, 2019
    Transitions are part of life, not a no man's land between bits of living. They're as integral to living as air itself.

    On Transitions And Patience

    September 8, 2022
  • Vintage Postcards In Boxes
    Creativity,  The Kitchen Sink

    Postcard No. 5 – On Color And Thirst

    Before leaving the Pacific Northwest, I was familiar with the sensation of being thirsty, the flavor of water becoming sweet after a long hot hike. But nothing could have prepared me for the type of thirst one experiences when deprived of color.

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    spaghetti on a plate

    It’s time to throw spaghetti at the wall!

    April 8, 2021
    Traveler's Notebook Collection

    To all my fellow notebook nerds, you are not alone!

    February 6, 2020
    Sunset Rope Swing Girl

    It’s Time To Get Out Of Our Own Way

    March 11, 2021
  • Vintage Postcards In Boxes
    Grief,  The Kitchen Sink

    Postcard No. 4 – A Storage Unit Somewhere In North America

    The acrid smell of decomposing memories invaded my nostrils sending me through a thousand memories at once.

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    Our Traditions Were Never Quite The Same

    November 18, 2021
    Mama & Me

    Mom… Until the Umiak Flies

    March 4, 2011
    Puddles & boots in the rain

    Disappointment & Gratitude

    November 27, 2020
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Kate Smithson

I’m a dog lover, chocolate addict, warm bread sniffer, slow tea sipper, blank notebook hoarder, nomadic homebody. I seek out opportunities to live my life on purpose.


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