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andtheyalllived-blog · 5 years ago
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weekly update. two fridges, a girl, and a step stool. (at Highland Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIRv-8as7Oa/?igshid=141oso54l7uk7
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andtheyalllived-blog · 5 years ago
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weekly update: trying to not catch covid & not lose my mind. (at Highland Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CH6ZWRds-XI/?igshid=1avq7a64rs74y
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andtheyalllived-blog · 5 years ago
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weekly progress report. basically, cups (!!), more plants, & i have a habit of leaving shoes around. (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGh4o2cMSeK/?igshid=cuotijh375c4
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andtheyalllived-blog · 5 years ago
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pandemic people, places, and pottery. (at Highland Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGORPOjAflp/?igshid=7rubwhhtqg4z
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andtheyalllived-blog · 5 years ago
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bedside table close up. picked up along the way, borrowed, shipped from nyc. (at Highland Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGIGAH_MNcC/?igshid=1pa0bpy0uvds5
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andtheyalllived-blog · 5 years ago
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week one. fridge-less, stove-less, and internet-less. books as a bedside table, bed on the floor, only one dish a friend made me— but i do have plants, natural light, and s p a c e (!!!) and more in process. (at Highland Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGDR_zCMn6J/?igshid=qv9q078vu9yo
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andtheyalllived-blog · 5 years ago
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i’ve been quarantined in the room of someone i’ve never met. (more on that eventually) i’ve gotten to know (& love) her through what she underlines in her books. when i picked up her copy of @realmelissabroder ‘s #sosadtoday she dogeared my favorite essay called: “google hangout with my higher self” ⠀ ⠀ i think about this essay frequently. i use the format as a journaling prompt to myself. when i need to talk to the wise, chill, quiet part of myself it’s in here somewhere... hi @leah_clancy ��� (at Highland Park, Los Angeles) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAJhOx9gOPH/?igshid=13xj909ocpo0o
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andtheyalllived-blog · 5 years ago
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everyone said thirty would feel good, everyone was right. but i’ve aged at least five years in the last one. (at Highland Park, Los Angeles) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_z9Nx0gnwk/?igshid=f50ctv1a835v
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andtheyalllived-blog · 5 years ago
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on my story sticker the qs were all some version of: what i do/ eat/ watch / read each day. this is a random sample: one thing i did each hour for 24 hours. (warning it’s not that interesting) it’s not for you please enjoy this photo of roses. 8:00 pm- made a salad & an english muffin 9-watched the movie Seven Psychopaths with my roommates. (funny & v good) 10-tea infusion (nettles, horsetail, alfalfa) & macadamia nuts while watching @waxa_katie & @kevinmorby ’s weekly rodeo 11- stared at my phone longer than I wanted to 12-fell asleep 1-7-(weird dreams hopefully some REM) 7-my alarm 7:30am- out to bed, wrote my am pages. 8-walked around with coffee, listened to voice texts 9- led a journaling + movement class with @helenvphelan 10- ate an apple & a half with peanut butter outside- “California Girl” was playing v loud at the neighbors. 11-walked, called my mom who did not answer, listened to an old Zadie Smith. 12-costume change yoga pants —> a dress 1- recorded next week’s podcast intro 2- therapy- she said i looked nice in a mask (i remember all compliments from her) 3- sat on a park bench in the shade, cried a little, then noticed the light on these roses 4-ate a popsicle & sent emails 5-tidied up, watered plants, saged, while listened to fiona apple 6-reread an essay from @realmelissabroder ‘s so sad today 7-weekly facetime with @karolinapalmernyc 8pm- watched @portrait_movie *note this is not everything i did or ate it’s one thing i remembered each hour. i’d say i’d do this again but i think maybe everyone would unfollow me? & it’s basically the same everyday. this post was maybe more for me to remember what time was like. how are you spending your days? (at Highland Park, Los Angeles) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_ahFYpAa6D/?igshid=1hby7mtwlw563
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andtheyalllived-blog · 5 years ago
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i've been overthinking, on my screens too much, and feeling out of my body. i remembered a prescription a healer in bali gave me: "don't try to feel better—get better at feeling" ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ i have a tendency notice feelings bubble up then choice turn to something (a snack, a podcasts, my phone, etc.) to distract. ⠀ ⁠⠀ sometimes coping is fine but i’m trying to feel more than I avoid. i’m afraid i don’t have time to let out a feeling so i hold it in but actually the resisting makes it linger. ⁠⠀ does anyone else do this? there’s relief in expressing. (at Highland Park, Los Angeles) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_XhMkgAuB9/?igshid=1iul0wwd7a448
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andtheyalllived-blog · 5 years ago
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two years ago, decided to turn let it out, a project i started in 2013 into a digital magazine. ⁠⠀    ⁠⠀ i invested in a website, brand, and strategy.⁠⠀  ⁠⠀ i have tendency to focus on the frame before the content, maybe as a means to distract myself from making the work.⁠⠀  ⁠⠀ i'd put the cart way before the horse. i lacked capital to fund a publication, plus digital media was changing rapidly—several magazines & newsletters i adored were closing.⁠⠀   ⁠⠀ when i realized i needed to pivot the project to something more sustainable, it was too late…⁠⠀  ⁠⠀ the site i'd requested originally was built.⁠⠀  ⁠⠀ i had a new website but no budget to fill it, like an empty house i couldn’t afford furniture for. i couldn't let the idea go, i'd invested too much time and money. ⁠⠀  ⁠⠀ ...so I did the next logical thing—i hosted a party in its honor.⁠⠀  ⁠⠀ we called it my “work-wedding”, complete with a cake, party favors, and everyone I knew.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ after that launch party, i cried. “what was i thinking?” i felt like a doofus who made an expensive mistake. ⠀ ⠀ the next day, i moved out of my apartment in the East Village & embarked on a what would be nearly a year of solo travel. ⁠eventually, a couple countries, states, and continents later... ⁠⠀  ⁠⠀ i got another idea. ⠀ ⠀ ⁠ @letitouttt kits (!!!) ⁠⠀ ⠀ a series that allows me to create content i wanted to put in the magazine in a way that is useful & sustainable.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ kits could also fail, if they do i'll learn. ⠀ my magazine (lol) attempt failure showed me failing is, maybe an uncomfortable moment before pivoting? ⠀ ⠀ above all, NONE OF THIS MATTERS. it’s a privilege that to get to create any of this. & to connect with people. if i get to keep doing it great, if not that’s okay too. nothing like a pandemic for perspective, to right size things in my busy mind. ⠀ 🌸 (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_NfunMgCoA/?igshid=111v9v7spr6xs
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andtheyalllived-blog · 5 years ago
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today in friends. inching toward 300 episodes of this podcast. one of the best compliments I received about let it out was from a listener who said she turns it on when she feels lonely and wants company from familiar friends. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ in isolation, i'm talking to friends on the phone a bunch. this week's conversation between @karolinapalmernyc and i, is one of many we've had this pandemic. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ she's one of my best friends, a mom, a chef, and a really smart, wise, creative person. we have a good thing going with our nightly phone calls and i hope eavesdropping on this one helps you feel a little less alone, entertains you, or inspires you to call your pals more in quarantine and beyond. we talk about bonding over breakups, loneliness, friendship, and play our weird phone games for all to hear. link in bio to listen. 📞#letitoutpod some prequarentine photos... we used to go to concerts and have picnics now we talk on a web cam but we still laugh. (at Pier 17) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_IHmYuAqe_/?igshid=17vkht2za8aoo
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andtheyalllived-blog · 5 years ago
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hi pals, a coping mechanism for me in this quarantine has been working on this project... it started in november, with the first one i made... (remember the soothe kit?) less decisions & distractions have put a mirror up for me to examine where i’m headed & where i want to grow. 🌿 ⁠for those of us able to stay in, we might have some space. while for others it’s meant less time, ie. parents who double as teachers. there’s never a rush or obligation to grow or create, especially now. if this has opened space, & you’re wanting to look under your hood—may i recommend some good old fashioned journaling? ⁠ **as @elizabeth_gilbert_writer said, "the experiences that can transform us most are the ones we want to run away from." ⁠ i'm still sharing the @letitouttt kits now, because they are all about that exact concept: >> using uncomfortable experiences as a trampoline to grow. << the main modality in all them is journaling, an accessible tool i've been using for my mental health for a decade, published a book about, and have hosted workshops on all over the world. ⁠ the first kit is complimentary because i wanted it to be for everyone without question. have a look. zero pressure if this is not the time, they’ll be here. more will be coming in the next year… ** & yes still printing paper zines eventually. ⁠ (( special thanks to my friend @kelsmccormick for helping me on several continents. @heridethmanscom my favorite artist for the art. & @noah // @erinlovellverinder for the sketching this out. & @melissagallanter for catching typos and being the most supportive to this project. & @mariaramsey @be.wanderfull the most patient & helpful. (at Highland Park, Los Angeles) https://www.instagram.com/p/B--m8EOg6-B/?igshid=1j363c7v56cc6
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andtheyalllived-blog · 11 years ago
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andtheyalllived-blog · 13 years ago
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