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Sabbatical week 1

Jul 5, 2026

I have three whole months off from work, and I’ve just finished the first week of that time. It’s going to go really fast and really slow at the same time, maybe because I…

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I Divorced Jimmy Barclay

Mar 29, 2025

For years, I thought if I ever wrote a memoir, I’d call it “I Married Jimmy Barclay.” Is that weird? I wasn’t even the main character in my story. I guess the actual person…

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Seeing yourself as others do

Mar 18, 2025

A really long time ago, almost 30 years now, someone I didn’t know well compared me to a bird. It was a signature in a yearbook from an acquaintance that felt sincere and was…

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I should blog. You should blog.

Feb 24, 2025

It’s easy to get caught up in the expected façade of being “a blogger” instead of just using a blog to write your thoughts. Here’s why you should blog.

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I tried an AI headshot site and it’s not… awful?

Sep 29, 2024

I’m going to preface this post by saying first that real photographers are the first choice anyone should have, and there’s absolutely no way that AI can replace them. I’m also very skeptical of…

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Return of The Soup

Jun 8, 2023

The Soup has a life of its own. What was once a Zuppa Toscano copycat, The Soup has forgotten its humble beginnings as a sausage and potato soup and achieved fame among our friends.…

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Hi, I’m Darcie

I like making websites and telling people how to make websites, and I never actually blog. I’ve smashed two blogs together into this one in an attempt to actually post things.

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If you’re here, it’s probably because you’re downloading a free file from Pinterest, you like The Soup, you know me IRL, or you’re just stumbling by and wondering what’s going on. Me too. Welcome!

Image taken in Bangkok at Asiatique.

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Recent-ish Posts

Sabbatical week 1

Jul 5, 2026

I have three whole months off from work, and I’ve just finished the first week of that time. It’s going to go really fast and really slow at the same time, maybe because I…

READ MORE

I Divorced Jimmy Barclay

Mar 29, 2025

For years, I thought if I ever wrote a memoir, I’d call it “I Married Jimmy Barclay.” Is that weird? I wasn’t even the main character in my story. I guess the actual person…

READ MORE

Seeing yourself as others do

Mar 18, 2025

A really long time ago, almost 30 years now, someone I didn’t know well compared me to a bird. It was a signature in a yearbook from an acquaintance that felt sincere and was…

READ MORE

I should blog. You should blog.

Feb 24, 2025

It’s easy to get caught up in the expected façade of being “a blogger” instead of just using a blog to write your thoughts. Here’s why you should blog.

READ MORE

I tried an AI headshot site and it’s not… awful?

Sep 29, 2024

I’m going to preface this post by saying first that real photographers are the first choice anyone should have, and there’s absolutely no way that AI can replace them. I’m also very skeptical of…

READ MORE

Return of The Soup

Jun 8, 2023

The Soup has a life of its own. What was once a Zuppa Toscano copycat, The Soup has forgotten its humble beginnings as a sausage and potato soup and achieved fame among our friends.…

READ MORE

Categories?

Tutorials

Untutorials

Sewing

Recipes

Blog Tips

About Me

Hi, I’m Darcie

I like making websites and telling people how to make websites, and I never actually blog. I’ve smashed two blogs together into this one in an attempt to actually post things.

READ MORE

Hi there

If you’re here, it’s probably because you’re downloading a free file from Pinterest, you like The Soup, you know me IRL, or you’re just stumbling by and wondering what’s going on. Me too. Welcome!

Image taken in Bangkok at Asiatique.

Shop

Circle Shrug

Suggested price: $3.00

Choose price

I’m a Machine White glossy mug

$9.00 – $13.00 Price range: $9.00 through $13.00

Select options

Saturday Skirt – Adult PDF Sewing Pattern

Suggested price: $5.00

Choose price