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2023 notebook and planner lineup.

Jan 09, 2023 | Sonya Cheney

I can’t quite decide if I’m proud of myself for only having four books to work through 2023 or if I really set myself up for disaster trying to work with so many. But they all have different purposes, I promise! Even if some of them have overlapping entries, i.e. goal breakdowns for the year….

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Categories: home life + writing Tags: journals and notebooks + life + personal + writer life

missing music + finding a way back to it.

Aug 18, 2022 | Sonya Cheney

I have this distinct memory of riding the bus when I was in high school, headphones on and a book open in my lap, only to realize that I was somehow reading the book and singing along to music at the same time. I’m not even sure if it ever happened besides that one time….

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Categories: currently Tags: music + musings + personal

mixed media journaling + the art of play.

Jul 22, 2022 | Sonya Cheney

I’m blown away when I think back on how long I’ve been creative and creating, in part because of the simple fact that I’m just so much older, even if I don’t always realize it. I have memory flashes of writing stories in a black and white composition notebook (an image I’ve conjured many times…

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Categories: art journal Tags: art journal + crafts + mixed media + paper crafts + personal

onward + embracing what might be a futile effort.

Jun 17, 2022 | Sonya Cheney

I saw a post–an Instagram story–earlier today that sparked a feeling of unfamiliarity in myself as I was, of all things, brushing my teeth. It was a pair of people in a park working on zines together, and I found myself wondering where that part of me went over the past few years. I’ve tried…

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Categories: writing Tags: art journal + currently + life + personal

handmade, cottagecore, and intentional living.

Feb 12, 2021 | Sonya Cheney

It’s a mystery exactly why I started knitting in high school; I simply don’t remember. The best I Can recall is that I just thought it was neat, so I gave it a try. I do remember that an aunt of mine had taught me years earlier, when I was about seven, but by the…

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Categories: stitchcraft Tags: cottagecore + country living + farm punx + personal

currently | january 2021

Jan 14, 2021 | Sonya Cheney

I’m sitting here at my kitchen peninsula (my new writing space for #momlife reasons) as I type, Finn upstairs napping, laundry running in the washing machine, dishes in the dishwasher, and dinner prep going in the oven. I stared at the blank screen of Scrivener to work on a new scene for my novel but…

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Categories: currently Tags: personal + writer life

it’s just not my thing. (and that’s okay!)

Oct 09, 2020 | Sonya Cheney

I think I’m quitting YouTube. That’s not the biggest revelation given that I’ve only made three videos, but after making a couple of podcast episodes and a time lapse, I’m not sure I love videography. The time lapse was probably the most fun I had of the three, and I do hope to make more…

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Categories: writing Tags: personal + writer life

who do i write for?

Jul 02, 2020 | Sonya Cheney

I’ll write for myself, whether anyone else reads it or not. But then—if I write something, then choose to submit it, or write something and choose to publish it, does that negate my declaration to write only for myself? Does writing for myself mean hiding it away in my hard drive forever? I mean, probably…

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Categories: writing Tags: personal + writer life

june 2020 | life lately.

Jun 28, 2020 | Sonya Cheney

I would surprise no one by saying there’s been an absurd amount of plain shit going on. Global pandemic, civil rights movements, murder hornets, alien invasion… Wait, that one hasn’t happened yet. Anyway, you understand what I’m saying. And in the midst of it all, survival–literal and spiritual–have been at the top of the list….

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Categories: currently Tags: life + personal

currently, in quarantine.

Apr 20, 2020 | Sonya Cheney

This post contains affiliate links; if you choose to click through and make a purchase, I will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Life is so odd right now. I’m not saying anything new. Even to me, someone lucky enough to maintain something of the same daily routine as pre-isolation, life is…

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Categories: currently Tags: life + personal

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Hello there!
I’m Sonya! I like horror movies, knitting, and witchcraft.

New restaurant nights are always fun. (Dan's chick New restaurant nights are always fun. (Dan's chicken and waffles were definitely the star of the evening though.)
Finn asked if we could make cake pops this weekend Finn asked if we could make cake pops this weekend, but I'm pretty sure what he really meant was would I make them so he could eat some.
Portrait of the artist after she realized she coul Portrait of the artist after she realized she could really use some more variety in her watercolor brushes.
I'm a goober who forgot until today (Friday) that I'm a goober who forgot until today (Friday) that she had a blog post scheduled for this past Monday. Oops! But if you're curious to read about the large stack of notebooks I'm keeping beside my bed, check the 🔗 in my bio. I'm pretty excited about all the pages I have ahead of me.
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Remember when I used to write? That was a pretty c Remember when I used to write? That was a pretty cool time, so I think I'll do it again.
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Current knitting project: the #brontesistershawl b Current knitting project: the #brontesistershawl before starting on my make nine. I'm loving the beautiful lace pattern so far. It's reminding me just how much I love texture in knitting. I'm really looking forward to seeing how it looks after all three colors are incorporated.

📓: Bronte Sister Shawl by @larkspurknits
🧶: "Nancy," "Sarah," "Ours is the Power" by @_junkyarn_ 

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