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The still that carried "i finished the whole bottle before buying another and it felt like a personality upgrade"

Finished it

i finished the whole bottle before buying another and it felt like a personality upgrade

The still that carried "i finished the whole bottle before buying another and it felt like a personality upgrade"

Finished it

i finished the whole bottle before buying another and it felt like a personality upgrade

The still that carried "i finished the whole bottle before buying another and it felt like a personality upgrade"

Finished it

i finished the whole bottle before buying another and it felt like a personality upgrade

The still that carried "my headphones are six years old and that's the flex"

Jul 16, 2026 · Still works

my headphones are six years old and that's the flex

The still that carried "my headphones are six years old and that's the flex"

Jul 16, 2026 · Still works

my headphones are six years old and that's the flex

The still that carried "my headphones are six years old and that's the flex"

Jul 16, 2026 · Still works

my headphones are six years old and that's the flex

The still that carried "the version of me that shops her own shelves first"

Jul 16, 2026 · Became someone

the version of me that shops her own shelves first

The still that carried "the version of me that shops her own shelves first"

Jul 16, 2026 · Became someone

the version of me that shops her own shelves first

The still that carried "the version of me that shops her own shelves first"

Jul 16, 2026 · Became someone

the version of me that shops her own shelves first

The still that carried "an abandoned cart is a small quiet win nobody claps for. clap anyway"

Jul 17, 2026 · Didn't buy it

an abandoned cart is a small quiet win nobody claps for. clap anyway

The still that carried "an abandoned cart is a small quiet win nobody claps for. clap anyway"

Jul 17, 2026 · Didn't buy it

an abandoned cart is a small quiet win nobody claps for. clap anyway

The still that carried "an abandoned cart is a small quiet win nobody claps for. clap anyway"

Jul 17, 2026 · Didn't buy it

an abandoned cart is a small quiet win nobody claps for. clap anyway

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The still that carried "i stopped replacing things that still work and suddenly i could breathe"

Jul 17, 2026 · Noticed

i stopped replacing things that still work and suddenly i could breathe

The still that carried "i stopped replacing things that still work and suddenly i could breathe"

Jul 17, 2026 · Noticed

i stopped replacing things that still work and suddenly i could breathe

The still that carried "i stopped replacing things that still work and suddenly i could breathe"

Jul 17, 2026 · Noticed

i stopped replacing things that still work and suddenly i could breathe

The still that carried "using it up is more satisfying than unboxing it. nobody tells you that"

Jul 17, 2026 · Finished it

using it up is more satisfying than unboxing it. nobody tells you that

The still that carried "using it up is more satisfying than unboxing it. nobody tells you that"

Jul 17, 2026 · Finished it

using it up is more satisfying than unboxing it. nobody tells you that

The still that carried "using it up is more satisfying than unboxing it. nobody tells you that"

Jul 17, 2026 · Finished it

using it up is more satisfying than unboxing it. nobody tells you that

The still that carried "the wishlist got old and i realized i didn't want most of it. i just wanted a different day"

Jul 17, 2026 · Noticed

the wishlist got old and i realized i didn't want most of it. i just wanted a different day

The still that carried "the wishlist got old and i realized i didn't want most of it. i just wanted a different day"

Jul 17, 2026 · Noticed

the wishlist got old and i realized i didn't want most of it. i just wanted a different day

The still that carried "the wishlist got old and i realized i didn't want most of it. i just wanted a different day"

Jul 17, 2026 · Noticed

the wishlist got old and i realized i didn't want most of it. i just wanted a different day

The still that carried "repair is a love language you can have with your own stuff"

Jul 17, 2026 · Still works

repair is a love language you can have with your own stuff

The still that carried "repair is a love language you can have with your own stuff"

Jul 17, 2026 · Still works

repair is a love language you can have with your own stuff

The still that carried "repair is a love language you can have with your own stuff"

Jul 17, 2026 · Still works

repair is a love language you can have with your own stuff

How it files

How it files

Not a menu

Five columns.

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Still works

Kept, mended, and quietly older than anything that replaced it would have been.

25 entries

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Finished it

Used all the way down to the last honest squeeze, with nothing waiting under the sink.

11 entries

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Noticed

A thing you also do, said out loud for the first time.

11 entries

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Didn't buy it

Wanted, sat with, and then not — a cart abandoned and never thought about again.

10 entries

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Became someone

The version of me who already has enough of it. Same shelf, different appetite.

7 entries

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Still works

Kept, mended, and quietly older than anything that replaced it would have been.

25 entries

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Finished it

Used all the way down to the last honest squeeze, with nothing waiting under the sink.

11 entries

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Noticed

A thing you also do, said out loud for the first time.

11 entries

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Didn't buy it

Wanted, sat with, and then not — a cart abandoned and never thought about again.

10 entries

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Became someone

The version of me who already has enough of it. Same shelf, different appetite.

7 entries

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The still that carried "POV: you wear the sneakers until they're actually done and they tell the whole story"

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Still works

POV: you wear the sneakers until they're actually done and they tell the whole story

The still that carried "POV: you wear the sneakers until they're actually done and they tell the whole story"

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Still works

POV: you wear the sneakers until they're actually done and they tell the whole story

The still that carried "POV: you wear the sneakers until they're actually done and they tell the whole story"

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Still works

POV: you wear the sneakers until they're actually done and they tell the whole story

The still that carried "the prettiest shelf in my house is the one with space on it"

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Became someone

the prettiest shelf in my house is the one with space on it

The still that carried "the prettiest shelf in my house is the one with space on it"

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Became someone

the prettiest shelf in my house is the one with space on it

The still that carried "the prettiest shelf in my house is the one with space on it"

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Became someone

the prettiest shelf in my house is the one with space on it

The still that carried "i deleted the shopping app and my evenings got longer"

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Didn't buy it

i deleted the shopping app and my evenings got longer

The still that carried "i deleted the shopping app and my evenings got longer"

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Didn't buy it

i deleted the shopping app and my evenings got longer

The still that carried "i deleted the shopping app and my evenings got longer"

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Didn't buy it

i deleted the shopping app and my evenings got longer

From the inventory

“It's been lighting this desk since my first apartment, through three moves it should not have survived.”

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my desk lamp has a wobble i've stopped noticing

Using It Up is an inventory of things that got finished, mended, or simply kept. Every entry went out as a short film of one object — and then stayed, because the object outlasts the film and the sentence outlasts them both.

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By the numbers

By the numbers

Counted, not claimed

A short stock book.

64

Entries in the inventory

44

Published so far

42

Objects photographed

43

With lines read over them

64

Entries in the inventory

44

Published so far

42

Objects photographed

43

With lines read over them