christianna
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Writer, editor and one-time compost smuggler.
Stories (4/0)
How Sewing Helped Me Survive a 41-Country Trip
When I packed a small set of sewing scissors for the international trip I thought would take 12 months, I had no idea how much I’d need that craft on my coming adventure. In the early days of planning, I thought I’d do most of my sewing beforehand — ideally making myself a capsule wardrobe I could wear through a six-continent trip to research singleness.
By christianna3 years ago in Wander
7 Keys for Better Thrifting
Finding a secondhand treasure takes equal parts luck and skill, like the time I stumbled upon Life’s D-Day issue (they didn't call it that then!). I was fortunate to grow up around expert treasure hunters. Our family was so committed to thrifting that Grandpa once wrote an ode to garage sales and, at one time, several relatives shared a single subscription to a savings guide with a name like Cheapskate Monthly, which they passed around from house to house.
By christianna3 years ago in Lifehack
How to ‘baby step’ your way to productivity
One day early in the pandemic, I didn’t start making good choices until early evening. The move toward productivity started with something quite small: eating two dried-up gummy vitamins. Once I did, further good choices cascaded upward to changing out of PJs (gulp), taking out the garbage and on to bigger things.
By christianna3 years ago in Lifehack
The Debts That Bind
Charlotte found the diary inside a dryer, one Tuesday when she’d gone to the Laundromat to do her day-off washing. Extracting the small, black, leather-bound book, she’d had no premonitions, simply puzzled why someone would leave a journal inside a dryer — especially such a nice one! As the cover warmed in her hand, she smelled hide tamed by tannins. So odd.
By christianna3 years ago in Humans