Constant Wanderlust

Boston, MA-based illustrator, graphic designer, I'll-try-any-craft-er, gardener/flower grower, and dog owner. Prints can be found at: http://www.HeritageCurrentCo.etsy.com Comments can be sent to ConstantWanderlustTumblr (at) gmail (dot) com, or by carrier pigeon. You can...

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Word on the Street

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Hillary 2016

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Free Mother’s Day Card available on my other blog here!

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I post a lot of pics on my other blog, but rarely any here. Trying to change that!

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A war veteran sells matches on the street, in Canterbury, Kent. England - Circa. 1930

via reddit

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Oh, Tumblr Ads...

Gotta love the one I just saw from Ebay: “10 Stylish Must-Haves for Moms”, featuring a Coachella-ready 30-something with a baby in her arms.

PLEASE, Tumblr and Ebay. A.) I have never looked like that in my life and b.) Most of the time, real moms leave the house completely unaware of the 7 booger/spit up/food/unidentified matter stains on their {old, ripped} shirt with crazy, non-sexy bedhead. And that’s even when I’m NOT heavily preggers.

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Various St. Patrick’s Day tees, available here if you’re interested

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One year after Parks And Recreation’s finale, we look back at 10 episodes that made it a comedy classic.

Including: “Flu Season,” “The Fight,” “The Comeback Kid,” “Win, Lose, Or Draw,” “Leslie And Ron,” and more

We love you and we like you, Parks And Rec. And we really, REALLY miss you.

Read the list at avclub.com

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Treat yo self to this appreciation of Parks And Rec. -Emily

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I miss Ron and April SO HARD.

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Pretty sure this is by Swallows & Damsons. Highly recommend following her on Instagram. 

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England, C. 1950

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I have the worst nostalgia for eras I’ve never lived in

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People argued a lot about “separating the art from the artist” when Woody Allen’s molestation of his daughter became impossible to ignore. However, here’s the thing: almost all of Woody Allen’s work is about a thinly guised version of him. A lot of it is about some old weird creep having a sexual relationship with a younger, beautiful woman under a clear imbalance of power. How the hell am I supposed to separate the art from the artist? I have no desire to see Woody Allen make a movie about a professor entering a relationship with his student. I have no desire to hear R. Kelly sing about sex. It’s disgusting. It’s them describing their loathesome crimes through art.

The Art is Not The Artist: On Holding Abusers Accountable & Enjoying Problematic Media (via beeghosts)

This is exactly why I haven’t seen a single Woody Allen movie. (I also extremely dislike R. Kelly.) I have a whole list of people whose “art” I won’t support because they are terrible human beings.

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Wolves howl in different dialects according to researchers. They analyzed 2,000 recordings and came up with 21 different howl types based on pitch and fluctuation. Each species of canid whether dog, coyote or wolf has its own favorite calls. Researchers can even identify wolves by their subspecies.

Find out more about how this could help canid conservation efforts and how studying howls might reveal something about our own language. 

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Learn more about these chatty wolves! -Emily

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Well now I gotta learn a bunch of new wolf imitations to amuse my kid...

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So, like, when you move in with a ~partner~ what do you need to talk about, aside from like…bills? 

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housework housework housework

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Space, shared space, privacy.

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Honestly? If you think you’re headed towards marriage, I’d say: how you’re going to divide chores and errands (and who’s responsible for making meals), things that absolutely drive you crazy and you can’t live with, how much personal space you need, how you can talk about things together (hint: any sort of insult is never okay), what do you want your future to look like - what kind of home environment, how many kids (and who’s going to watch them when they’re little and what religion will they be)? lots of travel? living in foreign places? suburbs, city, or rural area?, how are you going to divide up your money - shared bank account, separate accounts but money put into a shared one for shared bills and expenses, separate bank accounts with each paying certain bills separately (and how much “fun” money do you each get to spend), how much time are you going to spend with in-laws and how are you going to divide up holidays, etc. Probably quite a few things I’m forgetting.

Basically, it’s NOT about whether or not you love someone. You can fall in love with anyone under the right circumstances. You have to want the same things in life. Or enough or the same things to make it work, and be willing to compromise on the rest.

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I had “totchos” at an IHOP once, years ago, and have been dreaming of finding a good recipe for them ever since.

Enter Food52′s version. Yum.

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Microwave Caramel Popcorn, via Oh Happy Day!

(Except I’d skip the Truvia stuff and use real sugar because UGH, I hate fake sugar subs.)

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A smart, self-installing car safety seat

Car safety seats are infamously tricky to install correctly, so the upcoming 4moms self-installing child seat is a welcome development. The smart seat installs itself, automatically adjusting levels and tensioning to fit perfectly with the car’s seat. It also connects to a smartphone app via Bluetooth, enabling users to constantly monitor its status, reassuring parents that their kids are safe in the back. READ MORE…

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It will also, unfortunately, probably cost about $800.

Dear 4moms, you’re not 4ALLmoms, you’re 4RICHmoms.

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Where I’ve Been

I know things have been quiet around here. Life has been very full and very busy, but I’m aiming to pop in more when I can moving forward.

What I’ve been up to:

*Packed up our old apartment

*Had the fridge die the last week we were there. The replacement fridge didn’t work properly either (sidenote: Boston landlords are assholes and letting water pour in through the windows for FOUR MONTHS every time snow on the roof melted will eff up the power in an apartment, permanently).

*Said goodbye to a beloved great aunt, who was basically a surrogate grandparent. Still miss her so.

*Moved out of state (Northward, Ho!)

*Went on vacation to the Hudson Valley, want to go back there asap

*Had our new apartment infested with fleas from the neighbor’s three (or is it four?) cats. (Yup, my neighbor is a crazy cat lady who is also a hoarder. #Jackpot.)

*Our toddler hit the (Sometimes) Terrible Twos

*Found out we’re expecting Baby Number Two!

*Puked WAY more for way longer than I did with my first kid

*Started knitting, drawing, and sewing again, after realizing how little me time I’ll have after the new baby arrives. Also realized I need to be better about being selfish and carving out “me”/alone time.

*Began car-shopping and house-hunting (eek!)