HeyJaredThe Tiny Joy Project
Notes from someone who keeps getting distracted by how wildly unlikely and beautiful it is that we get to exist.
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The suitcase on my bed (opens the original)
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My suitcase is still sitting on the bed from my trip.I’ve unpacked most of it, but there are still a few things in there.I should probably deal with that.There are a few things left in there that either need to be washed or put away back in the closet. I’m not very good at unpacking.Packing I can do. For some reason I have no problem with that part.Before I had this trip, I had the suitcase open on the bed and I was going through my closet trying to decide what kind of future I need to prepare m
Too good to be used (opens the original)
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I have this notebook I’ve been saving for some time now. It’s right there on the dresser. Just being… not used. And staring at me. Which is such a weird thing to do with a notebook when you think about it. I bought this notebook because I really like it. The cover felt super nice, the paper is nice and thick, and it was one of those notebooks where you flip the empty pages in the shop and immediately feel like whatever you write in there should be just a tad bit more important than your “normal,
Just a little loose (opens the original)
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I think we all have our favorite chair, I know I do. and I also know that this particular chair, it’s screws need to be tightened every so often. More than I would like, really. Squeaky little guy that one.Or perhaps, it just has a lot to say. There’s nothing particularly wrong with the chair, it’s very much still a chair. You can sit on it without the fear of falling through and screaming like a little girl on your way to the floor.Which I consider the main qualification. It’s not the most expe
The crumbled receipt (opens the original)
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There was a time few weeks ago when I was going through some old jackets that I wanted to put up for the summer, they just don’t quite do it for the colder months.A cropped style denim jacket doesn’t really work when there is lots of snow and it’s about -20°C outside (or -4°F for my American pen pals).Yeah.As I was holding the jacket and about to throw it in the “summer clothes” box, I noticed a little piece of paper on the floor. I don’t even remember seeing this little guy fall out. But there
Borrowed stories (opens the original)
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A few weeks ago I borrowed a library book. I know, I know… there’s nothing unusual about that. People do it every single day. Heck, there are people doing it right now, as I’m typing this.Libraries are so fun.You get to walk through the shelves, browse and find something that catches your eye, then you get to check it out and take it home with you, you get to know the story and the people and then eventually you take the book back to where it belongs, the library.Almost as if the story gets to s
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