Magnetic knife strips + modern art.
2×4 art, courtesy of A Beautiful Mess.
Rustic open shelving (and more magnetic knife strips).
This poem by one of the students who attends the Grand Rapids Creative Youth Center, where I tutor every Tuesday.
An amazing day spent at Delta City Open, Detroit’s wackiest rollerblading competition, last Saturday. And the even more amazing people who organized and executed it. Seriously…the best guys and girls I know.
Twenty minute riverside naps over Memorial Day weekend with my favorite little firecracker.
The yogic word mokhsa, which means liberation. I hope for it every time I go to yoga class.
The deep moments of quiet and reflection I’ve been able to find during relaxing weekends with good friends.
And finally…A WRITING ROAD TRIP TO DENVER IN T-MINUS 17 DAYS.
(More on that to come!)
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What’s been keeping you alive so far this summer? Also accepting tips for 17 hour road trips and suggestions for the best cafes and bookstores in Iowa City and Denver.
DANIELLE ALEXANDER 