finding beauty in the everyday
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Gratitude
Wishing you and yours a beautiful day. I’m grateful for you. Cheers, Claire
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Fortune
I recently came across an old portfolio from my high school art class. Inside I received confirmation that I have been the same person I am now, forever. I know we are who we are, but really? Without realizing it, I’ve been writing, creating, and imagining the same stories for my whole life. If I…
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Isn’t it ironic
The last time I wrote, almost six weeks ago, it seemed that the film industry may have gone the way of the Blockbuster and land-lines and that it would be a good time to think of a pivot and, right after I wondered that, a series of synchronistic and unexpected events began and at the…
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Back to the Early Aughts
I rang in Y2K two-stepping at an old saloon in Madrid, NM, called the Mineshaft Tavern. I was in my second year of college, still imagining I would major in art, theater, or Spanish (I ended up majoring in American Studies), and spent any free time I had swing dancing, collaging, and reading. I don’t…
Smagik is Claire Sandrin’s personal blog of writing and photographs dedicated to finding beauty in the everyday. It covers everything from how to brand yourself as a creative, making a professional pivot in middle age, travels to Amsterdam, and recipes for grain free chocolate zucchini cake. Join me for the adventure that is this life!
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