Of Home and Hiraeth

November 30, 2025December 1, 2025 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

If I had to describe my ideal living space for myself, it would be a safe, warm, lovingly cluttered space. True hiraeth for me, honestly. Hiraeth is a Welsh omesickness for a place that doesn’t exist, or at least not yet.

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Of Away and Assembling

July 5, 2025 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

14,618 Days Alive

3 More Rows into Uncle Mark’s Two Tone Throw

1 Large Vacuum Bag of Clothes Unpacked

Today was a slow, chill day. I’m still learning to stop and relax. I’m just… bad at it right now. But it’ll get better with practice.

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Prompt Answer: Live Anywhere

November 17, 2023 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

If I could live anywhere in the world, it would be somewhere with all four seasons, in a cozy home with enough bookshelves for all my knickknacks and books and random shiny objects. Ideally, it’s a place with a red, Dutch-style front door and enough windows for a cat or two to find a sunbeam.

Of Tow Trucks and Treats

June 30, 2023July 2, 2023 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ 2 Comments

13,882 Days Alive

6 Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 Fresh Donuts Eaten

1 Set of Keys Locked in the Car

Poor Bitty. Itty Bitty, also known as my stepsister Brittany, locked her keys in her car in her haste to give us a half dozen homemade, super fluffy and cakey, splendidly soft chocolate chip cookies. Whoops.

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Of Work and Workmanship

January 7, 2023 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

13,707 Days Alive

8 Hours Worked

2nd Desk Built Alone

1 Cuddly Kitty Boy

Work went well. It was my last day of training at the other store. Monday I go to my home store and continue my training, I guess? Or just jump into the fire with both feet.

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