What the HECK does ‘Savor and Scribble’ even mean!?
Fair question!
Honestly, it’s hard to choose a domain name. It’s even harder to find one that’s available as a dot com. My first 50 ideas were either (a) taken or (b) lame. So after much tinkering, Savor and Scribble is what I got!
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary:
- Savor (verb) – to have experience of, to taste or smell with pleasure, to delight in
- Scribble (verb) – to write or draw hastily or carelessly
We want to savor more and create a record of our experiences for our kids. Hopefully, we’ll inspire others to take action or at least start questioning their status quo.
Real talk, I’m a perfectionist. Creating a website and writing a blog sounds like anxiety overload to me. So committing to SCRIBBLE a few lines of text or a sketch feels doable.
The original plan was to keep these posts short. Then bureaucracy and mortgages happened. I’ll still share our experiences and point you toward people who give more of a $hit have more robust content 🤣
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The person doing the scribbling

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