Category Archives: Musings

2011 Stash Aquisitions

Posted on 16 December 2011 at 4:36 pm by Stephanie

Oops, I really am failing a bit in my new resolution to post twice during weekdays and once over the weekend. Help me keep to this! I want to devote time to this blog again, not just forget it. I … Continue reading →

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Your body is not wrong.

Posted on 6 December 2011 at 4:44 pm by Stephanie

Today’s post at Already Pretty struck a chord with me today: Your body is not wrong. I started playing with makeup recently, which led me down the path of wishing I had clear skin and wondering what I can do … Continue reading →

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Returning again

Posted on 21 November 2011 at 12:40 pm by Stephanie

Yes, I’ve been terribly neglectful of Sunbeam Soapbox. I don’t know what to say, other than that I’m changing and that I’ve never been sure how to deal with this change. Knitting and photographing things are not at the top … Continue reading →

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Life stories

Posted on 14 October 2011 at 10:45 am by Stephanie

Last night as I was idly chatting the subject of families came up. Everyone has family stories. Everyone’s family stories come out at one point. What I realized about my family story is that the whole story of where my … Continue reading →

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Fall awakening

Posted on 3 September 2011 at 1:42 pm by Stephanie

My calendar tells me that September has made it here. I still find it hard to believe, although I suppose I haven’t made it outside enough to really have a clue how the weather is faring. Have I? I’m not … Continue reading →

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Links discussing Google+

Posted on 9 August 2011 at 5:17 pm by Stephanie

I’ve been meaning to write a post here, but… I just don’t want to. I’m in a bit of a summer daze when it comes to Sunbeam Soapbox. I’ll come back at some point. I always do. In the meantime, … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on Google+

Posted on 18 July 2011 at 11:25 am by Stephanie

You know how there are five stages of grief? Are there any stages of acceptance? I went through a lot more emotion when Google+ debuted than I would have liked. First there was outrage: Google is releasing something without a … Continue reading →

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Owning the weird

Posted on 1 April 2011 at 5:11 pm by Stephanie

Becky’s post today over at City of Mania boldly proclaims, “We’re all weird“, which is completely true, but the hassle is owning it. There are a lot of things I am terrified of people finding about me, and you’ll probably … Continue reading →

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in which I go on a lot (in response to stuff)

Posted on 1 February 2011 at 2:04 pm by Stephanie

My new favorite blog is completely cauchy, which gets back to the roots of blogging by musing about what the author is doing, rather than just showing pictures and describing finished objects. (Hello, my name is guilty of not blogging … Continue reading →

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