218/365 :: Monday 6 August 2018
I like picking up rocks when I visit beaches, so I have a few random rocks around my apartment. this flat one from Portage Park is my favorite, though those little ones from the Egg Harbor beach are pretty cute too.

219/365 :: Tuesday 7 August 2018
I do a lot of people watching from my windows. on this afternoon, I watched a man sit here to eat his ice cream sundae and throw a spoonful of it onto the sidewalk for his dog. he later left the garbage on the table when they left, and that seemed so strange to me because it wasn't like he had sat outside and ordered at the table. he ordered inside, and so that is where he should have brought the glasses back to. it's August so we're about halfway through peak season, and working in the service industry for almost eleven years has given me some opinions on the proper way to treat those who work hard to serve others.

220/365 :: Wednesday 8 August 2018
I got a great deal on this beautiful vintage suitcase which is still in pretty good condition considering its age. I really wanted the red one instead, but the smell of that one was a little too strong for me to invest in as my first piece of vintage luggage. I thought that the guy was just kidding when he said that the person's initials were BAD, as that was where the Tiara line nameplate was on the other one that I was looking at, but upon further inspection, it seems as though he was correct.

221/365 :: Thursday 9 August 2018
birthday cupcakes from my supervisor (:

222/365 :: Friday 10 August 2018
I always have to laugh when I get a card from my other daddy and mama because it reminds me of the time that they bought me a birthday card for Christmas because they knew I'd like the image on the front. so happy birthday, Jesus that year.

223/365 :: Saturday 11 August 2018
newest plant (birthday gift) with a hidden good luck charm inside.

224/365 :: Sunday 12 August 2018
the most perfect tomato from a friend's garden down the block.

225/365 :: Monday 13 August 2018
stopped in Rosendale at a cemetery as the sun was setting, and then there was a beautiful cornfield (or something) in the back.

226/365 :: Tuesday 14 August 2018
the last day of summer camp is always bittersweet, but this year it seemed to have flown by even faster than usual.

227/365 :: Wednesday 15 August 2018
sticker day!!!

228/365 :: Thursday 16 August 2018
Pipsticks (photo above) has been sending out a giant puffy sticker the past few months and I finally figured out where to put one!

229/365 :: Friday 17 August 2018
​more books, always.

230/365 :: Saturday 18 August 2018
added a new vintage postcard to my wall display of my hometown away from home.

231/365 :: Sunday 19 August 2018
I ordered these beautiful postcards and stamps from the USPS website without realizing how big the postcards were going to be (6x8"). they are so beautiful though and could make a great gallery wall.

211/365 :: Monday 30 July 2018
thank you, Jim Dale, for your beautiful reading of my favorite series. I never thought I would get into audiobooks, but I couldn't pass up the deal that Amazon was offering.

212/365 :: Tuesday 31 July 2018
I love watching these plants grow from Tuesday to Tuesday.

213/365 :: Wednesday 1 August 2018
​from Jason Reynolds' For Every One.

214/365 :: Thursday 2 August 2018
storm clouds rolling in, but I don't think it even rained.

215/365 :: Friday 3 August 2018
​yesterday's mail from Japan.

216/365 :: Saturday 4 August 2018
​I kind of want to buy myself a macro lens for my birthday.

217/365 :: Sunday 5 August 2018
​the weekly library check-outs photo. (:

204/365 :: Monday 23 July 2018
just another day in the car to visit some of my favorite people. <3

205/365 :: Tuesday 24 July 2018
​the weekly library stack photo.

206/365 :: Wednesday 25 July 2018
my landlord left the door open to one of the other (empty, obviously) apartments, so I had to go and see how cute it is.

207/365 :: Thursday 26 July 2018
a very hygge day.

208/365 :: Friday 27 July 2018
there are just stacks of books everywhere. I'm getting really excited about rereading my favorite Harry Potter book along with Harry Potter and the Sacred Text very soon! it will be my first time reading along instead of just listening to the podcast (which I started listening to a year ago, when they were at the end of the third book) since I actually have a copy of this book. I actually rescued this copy from a hotel in Quito, and a year prior to taking this photo, I sat at the canal and read a chapter (Luna Lovegood, if you were wondering) in the middle of a week that turned out to be much more stressful than I was even expecting it to be.

209/365 :: Saturday 28 July 2018
lots of fun mail this week. I can't get over those stamps (The Tortoise and the Hare & The Little Engine That Could) from Hong Kong, and seeing this IKEA catalog made me really want to make the drive down to Milwaukee to visit the new store. I am so happy that I finally don't have to go through the toll roads (or the longer drive to the great city of Minneapolis) to visit my favorite Swedish store. I want all of the things.

210/365 :: Sunday 29 July 2018
remember: bad dreams don't last forever and in the end, there's only love.

197/365 :: Monday 16 July 2018
I knew that I was getting really close to being next in line to borrow I'll Be Gone in the Dark from the library, so I had to add a couple lighter reads to my hold list too. well, I returned the Nordic book because it was longer than I thought, and then I just dove right into I'll Be Gone in the Dark after Eleanor & Park. #murderino

198/365 :: Tuesday 17 July 2018
​a beautiful morning at Schopf's Dairy View with the preschoolers.

199/365 :: Wednesday 18 July 2018
​window rainbows.

200/365 :: Thursday 19 July 2018
stickers on every notebook, always, and always representing my favorite Social Print Studio.

201/365 :: Friday 20 July 2018
dear anyone who thinks that my current love for true crime,
it's a form of protection in some weird sense to know about these terrible people and terrible crimes. it's also a fascination of how these people were able to get away with it (and for so long)! additionally, if you think that I will be going off to commit crimes, please remember that I work in a licensed child care setting, so my fingerprints are on file with the state of Wisconsin.
ssdgm,
a weird murderino

202/365 :: Saturday 21 July 2018
it's always a lovely day when my Pipsticks arrives! happy mail, always.

203/365 :: Sunday 22 July 2018
postcards of my photos from Redbubble. (: I am always impressed with the quality of their products.

190/365 :: Monday 9 July 2018
what do you do when you have nothing better to do? make brownies from scratch.

191/365 :: Tuesday 10 July 2018
bubbles at the park.

192/365 :: Wednesday 11 July 2018
​truffle pig!

193/365 :: Thursday 12 July 2018
​just hanging out under a rain cloud for a couple days.

194/365 :: Friday 13 July 2018
I ordered myself my first pair of Vans as a reward for surviving SBSF2018 and two dental appointments. I sometimes forget when I order things online, and I also ended up buying another pair of Converse at TJ Maxx in between ordering these and them arriving.

195/365 :: Saturday 14 July 2018
I can't tell if Target just put the stripes on here really weird (probably) or if they purposely made some of them look like piano keys from a couple angles.

196/365 :: Sunday 15 July 2018
can someone please tell me if I killed this succulent? the spiky part used to be bright red, but now it seems to have grown an arm? I'm so confused.

183/365 :: Monday 2 July 2018
I went to THE Farm with a friend because baby goats. but there were too many people and I only took a photo of this chicken.

184/365 :: Tuesday 3 July 2018
we took the kids to my favorite field trip of the summer - the USCG Canal Station in Sturgeon Bay. I think it's so special that they allow us to come visit for a tour. I think this was our seventh annual trip (last year we switched to July instead of the usual visit near/on my birthday), and we've had a slightly different experience every time. the Coastguardsmen (we've had women too, but I think that that's still the proper term) and Moose the dog have always been so wonderful. anyway, this lighthouse is on public property, but seeing it always makes me think of these great summer trips.

185/365 :: Wednesday 4 July 2018
​America.

186/365 :: Thursday 5 July 2018
that proud moment when you perfectly cut the avocado in half.

187/365 :: Friday 6 July 2018
I don't know whose car this is, but I thought that the reflection was too great not to creep.

188/365 :: Saturday 7 July 2018
I didn't mean to buy anything at the Younkers going out of business sale, but I couldn't stop myself from getting a couple sugar skull bowls when I went in with a friend.

189/365 :: Sunday 8 July 2018
currently my favorite postcard waiting to be sent out. (I can't say that it's my favorite vintage postcard currently in my possession because I have too many of those.)

176/365 :: Monday 25 June 2018
​this is the real deal bug spray and well worth the pretty pennies.

177/365 :: Tuesday 26 June 2018
nature treasure hunt with the kids at Crossroads.

178/365 :: Wednesday 27 June 2018
have we discussed my love for sending snail mail yet?

179/365 :: Thursday 28 June 2018
driving a "WHITE ONE!" while Luna gets an oil change. this is the third Beetle I've had the pleasure of driving (thanks, Dad!).

180/365 :: Friday 29 June 2018
oh look, more mail to send. those popsicle stamps are scratch 'n sniff, but I'm not really sure what they're supposed to smell like. they don't seem to smell like popsicles.

181/365 :: Saturday 30 June 2018
this is the best dish soap, and yes I did buy it in the winter. I'm also loving my new dish "sponge" made by my friend Jen. (:

182/365 :: Sunday 1 July 2018
I may have sort of killed one of the succulents, but one of them is really thriving.

162/365 :: Monday 11 June 2018
dearhearts Jimm, Vincent, and Bruce working on a song outside.

163/365 :: Tuesday 12 June 2018
class photo sound effects.

164/365 :: Wednesday 13 June 2018
​a quiet moment in the lobby.

165/365 :: Thursday 14 June 2018
kicking off Steel Bridge Songfest 2018 with the Legendary Sons of Crack Daniels at the Red Room.

166/365 :: Friday 15 June 2018
#songfamily love.

167/365 :: Saturday 16 June 2018
Hott Ttarget, one of my favorite bands of all time.

168/365 :: Sunday 17 June 2018
love, come rescue me.

169/365 :: Monday 18 June 2018
​rainy airport drop offs that reflect my mood.

170/365 :: Tuesday 19 June 2018
field trip with the kids to Whitefish Bay Dunes State Park.

171/365 :: Wednesday 20 June 2018
first day with no plans in a few weeks. sending snail mail and then remembering that I've neglected my camera all day.

172/365 :: Thursday 21 June 2018
​laundry day.

173/365 :: Friday 22 June 2018
when you're putting on the bracelet that you've worn every day for nearly three years and it decides to explode everywhere. thankfully, the lovely young lady who made it for me is able to repair it, but it's weird being without it!

174/365 :: Saturday 23 June 2018
color-coded life.

175/365 :: Sunday 24 June 2018
newest plant baby; jade from Alice!

155/365 :: Monday 4 June 2018
and then the next day, my antenna corroded off, so it was good that I had taken this picture and could figure out exactly which day it disappeared. but really, I took this photo because I love those paper flowers.

156/365 :: Tuesday 5 June 2018
​cemetery walks.

157/365 :: Wednesday 6 June 2018
new little prints from TWLOHA.​

158/365 :: Thursday 7 June 2018
​hanging out with this guy.

159/365 :: Friday 8 June 2018
I only make deliveries for special people.

160/365 :: Saturday 9 June 2018
a little light reading for the week.

161/365 :: Sunday 10 June 2018
​here we go again.

148/365 ::  Monday 28 May 2018
this sunset view is nice, but isn't my favorite ever. the thing happens to be that every time I plan to go out and see the sunset, somehow I miss it.

149/365 :: Tuesday 29 May 2018
Leslie Knope: Why would anybody ever eat anything besides breakfast food?
Ron Swanson: People are idiots, Leslie.

150/365 :: Wednesday 30 May 2018
the marking of a preschool teacher.

151/365 :: Thursday 31 May 2018
​girls' day.

152/365 :: Friday 1 June 2018
​meal prep at its laziest.

153/365 :: Saturday 2 June 2018
the jewelry store's windows went from leafy vines to flowers, and the bears at Dancing Bear changed into their summer dresses. it's here.

154/365 :: Sunday 3 June 2018
yet another photo of my beautiful view. perfect skies that soon turned back to grey with rainclouds.