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AmySorensen

nose in a book

Interests: running, writing, hiking, contemporary lit, good poetry; my family; gardening

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It Goes Like This, the Fourth, The Fifth

I walked into Haley's choir concert late on Wednesday night. Just a few minutes, and late because I'd been to Nathan's choir concert at his junior high right before. The first choir (not Haley's) was singing Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah"... Continue reading

Posted 2 days ago at The English Geek

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Silhouette Digital Machine: Tips, Tricks, and Secrets

Welcome to the final day of Silhouette week with me, Amy Sorensen. (I’m wishing I had more days to blog about this topic—we’ve barely scratched the surface.) Today I wanted to cover some helpful tips and techniques that work with... Continue reading

Posted 4 days ago at Write. Click. Scrapbook.

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give. away. day. featuring BIG PICTURE CLASSES & EVERYDAY STORYTELLER 2

Today we have two items to give away! First up is a seat in Amy Sorensen's Big Picture Workshop class, Textuality. This is a four-week workshop that will guide you in all the ways of using text-based items. Here's a... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at Write. Click. Scrapbook.

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Silhouette Digital Machine: Text Features

I confess: all affection for pre-made cut files aside, the real reason I got a digital cutter was for the text capabilities. (After all, any type of alphabet-related supply is automatically my favorite!) The ability to cut out any font... Continue reading

Posted 6 days ago at Write. Click. Scrapbook.

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A little tiny graphic novel. A little bit of drama over my printer eating the perfectly-misted cardstock I’d carefully dried under books for two days. Lots of late nights spent happily playing with my favorite scrapbooking products. 35+ new layouts.... Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at The English Geek

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Silhouette Digital Machine: Software Tips & Tricks

Welcome to day two of our WCS Silhouette week! Today we are looking at the Silhouette Studio software that comes with your digital cutter. (There is a different software, called Silhouette Studio Designer Edition, that is an upgrade to the... Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at Write. Click. Scrapbook.

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Silhouette Digital Machine: Fast & Easy!

This might sound overly dramatic, but it's true: the Silhouette changed my scrapbooking personality. I find it to be so useful that I could probably use it on every layout I make. What's especially funny about that is that I... Continue reading

Posted May 13, 2013 at Write. Click. Scrapbook.

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"Even if Everyone Hates You, Your Mom Always Loves You."

Yesterday at the library, I answered the phone to an urgent voice. "I'm at the bookstore," he said, "and I need to know what to get my mom for Mother's Day." I had a small inward giggle at someone calling... Continue reading

Posted May 12, 2013 at The English Geek

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Discouraged Dinnerland

Every once in awhile I get discouraged about dinner. This happens because I have picky kids who aren't afraid to voice their opinions, a husband who won't eat soup because "it's not manly" (thus eliminating an entire food genre), and... Continue reading

Posted May 8, 2013 at The English Geek

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on Physical Abilities

Yesterday I spoke briefly with a neighbor, who asked me if I had any races I am training for. (Ragnar, right now, but I am seriously also thinking of doing the Epic Relay, which runs from Logan, Utah to Jackson... Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2013 at The English Geek

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Happy National Scrapbooking Day! To celebrate, today we're focusing on poetry. But wait! Was that a groan I heard? A rumble of "how can poetry and scrapbooking and celebrating all be mentioned in one sentence?" Because I know: for many,... Continue reading

Posted May 4, 2013 at Write. Click. Scrapbook.

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My mother in law died last fall, but in the summer before her death I had this thought: "hmmm, you know, I don't think I have any pictures at all of me with Beth. At the next family party when I look decent and the light is good and we're outside I am going to ask someone to take a picture of us." And then I didn't. So here's my advice: take a picture with your mother-in-law!!!

Commented May 1, 2013 on Mother's Day Celebrations at Write. Click. Scrapbook.

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Giveaway: Everyday Storyteller 2

Can you believe it's the last day of April? Yesterday I went running and it seemed like everything possible was blooming all at once...it was the most deliciously fragrant five miles I've ever done! I'd like these perfect spring days... Continue reading

Posted Apr 30, 2013 at The English Geek

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This weekend We had leftover chicken curry for dinner on Friday. My boys love my chicken curry. I like it but I feel like I'm missing a secret ingredient...it seems a little bit flat to me. I've started joking about... Continue reading

Posted Apr 29, 2013 at The English Geek

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I am SOOO with you on the Kindle/Nook thing. It breaks my heart as well. And while I LOVE depressing books (is that weird?) I nodded in agreement with so many of these. Love this post and I might just respond to it on my blog!

Commented Apr 27, 2013 on Confessions of a Bookworm. at Just me My Soldier and our 4 little chicks

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Blue Jeans Quilt

It is like what we imagine knowledge to be: dark, salt, clear, moving, utterly free, drawn from the cold hard mouth of the world, derived from the rocky breasts forever, flowing and drawn, and since our knowledge is historical, flowing,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 26, 2013 at The English Geek

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Everyday Storyteller

A few months ago I was asked to contribute an article and some layouts to the newest edition of Everyday Storyteller, which is an e-book that focuses on real life scrapbooking—on doing it because you want to get your stories... Continue reading

Posted Apr 23, 2013 at The English Geek

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Dare I confess I have never subscribed to a kit club? I'm not sure they would work with my approach, but I would love to win one just to try it out! :)

Commented Apr 23, 2013 on Sponsor/Small Business Spotlight and Giveaway- Gossamer Blue at Just me My Soldier and our 4 little chicks

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This happened: I became Haley's mom. I was so wildly in love with her! With all of what I was experiencing, the utterly, entirely unbelievable gobsmacking amazingness of an entirely new person just arriving. A new person. How could I... Continue reading

Posted Apr 22, 2013 at The English Geek

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My Best Friend's Birthday

Almost 25 years ago, I competed in what would be my last gymnastics meet. I'd been thinking about quitting for six months or so; a combination of guilt (it's not a cheap sport), fear, rebellion, exhaustion, bitterness over always being... Continue reading

Posted Apr 19, 2013 at The English Geek

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A few days ago, someone forwarded me a text with an image that read "Twenty years ago, we had Johnny Cash, Bob Hope, and Steve Jobs. Now we have no cash, no hope, and no jobs. PLEASE don't let Kevin... Continue reading

Posted Apr 18, 2013 at The English Geek

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Stocking the Shelves

Over the past week, I've had three startlingly personal comments said to me at work. The first was from a man who looks like a cross between Merida's father Angus from the movie Brave and Lisbeth's social worker from Girl... Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2013 at The English Geek

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Maybe writing a post that starts with running on a scrapbooking site is a strange thing. Stick with me, though, because I’ll bring them together! I came across something in my new copy of Runner’s World magazine that struck me... Continue reading

Posted Apr 6, 2013 at Write. Click. Scrapbook.

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When I was a kid, I spent a lot of time in our backyard. I'd be out there for hours practicing as much of my bars routine as I could on the swing set. I'd play with our dog Brittney... Continue reading

Posted Mar 31, 2013 at The English Geek

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the Past Ten Days

I'm still mired in work. Feeling a little bit overwhelmed, in fact, AND I missed a deadline because I wrote the date down wrong. But it's a good busy, and I am grateful. But I also don't want to completely... Continue reading

Posted Mar 24, 2013 at The English Geek

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