finding beauty in the everyday
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How To Wake From A Dream?
I arrived in New York almost three weeks ago, to finish my most recent movie, and will fly home tomorrow. It has been a whirlwind, dream of a trip. There have been several moments of such totally present joy, I laughed out loud for no reason, marveling at my life and current reality, weeks…
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Ferris Wheel
The wheel keeps spinning, always reminding me that this too shall pass. I’ve spent much of the last few years becoming ok with simply being in the middle area, serene and content, without highs too high or lows too low. But, at the moment, I find myself at the top, checking out the view,…
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September
The smell of roasting green chile wafts through the air as I eat a strawberry rhubarb crepe at The Downtown Grower’s Market, in Albuquerque. Working on Saturdays was not conducive to flower buying, coffee drinking, or people watching, but, after wrapping up the New Mexico portion of my latest movie and getting a…
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72 Hours of California Love
After a 72 hour whirlwind of California color, love, weddings, friends, family, sun, waves, flowers, scones, and fun, I’m delayed in the Phoenix airport. Back to work in the morning, if the desert thunderstorms allow.
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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