My OBT

What if you spent every day looking for One Beautiful Thing?


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Etsomnia™ 164: 2018 Pantone Color of the Year

Chalk paint by Superior Paint Co.

Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.

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Etsomnia™ 163: Pillow Talk

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“Romantic Hulk Pillow” may be the funniest thing I’ve ever read on Etsy, and you know that’s saying something

Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.

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Shatter-Proof

I am horrified by the violence going on in my country. I agree that thoughts and prayers are not enough, but I don’t know what else to do. My heart breaks for the people needlessly gunned down, and especially for their friends and families who have to try and make sense of it all. Desperately wishing for better days…

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Jessica Yoo/Design Meem

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Etsomnia™ 131: It’s Curtains!

This is a “valance” which I suspect smells like “skunk.”

Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.

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Etsomnia™ 125: Indisposed

Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.

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