During my final semester of college I received a written assessment for a photography presentation. I was praised for my technical skills and the theme of the work but the comment that I remember from the professor was: “Heather, you have very high expectations for yourself and others, sometimes to you own detriment.” I guffawed…
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It’s the Little Things
There is something quite satisfying about the little jobs. The ones you can start and finish in a day. The ones that are not structural, or even maybe necessary, but they certainly make things look looked after. Often times these are the finishing touches, the last 10% of the bigger job that you didn’t quite…
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Home Improvements
Whenever Steve goes away for work I tackle a few ‘home improvement’ projects. This is partially a coping strategy – keep the hands and head busy so I don’t worry too much or let myself feel too lonely. It’s also just practical because all of the jobs I do are smelly or dusty or require…
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Galley Notes : The Glow Up
Kate’s galley has always been well looked after – the wood varnished, the countertops oiled, the sink scrubbed clean – but after 17 years living onboard it was starting to look a little dingy. The countertops that were installed shortly before we bought Kate were constructed out of 4-inch strips of thin hardwood, glued down…
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Reading Roundup for a Tropical Depression
I woke up yesterday to a tropical depression. Funny, I thought to myself, that’s what most of June felt like. Or was that May? Regardless, it was actually referring to the weather, not my mental health. (Which, before you start worrying, has been fine.) But what that TD means is that the hagabat, or monsoon,…
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DIY: Low-Impact Liquid Hand Soap
Living a low-impact life is important to me. It is also something that I practiced long before we moved onboard. However, living on a boat is living a little closer to the natural world than most, and I mean literally. For instance, our sinks drain directly overboard, which means everything that goes down the drain…
