Extraordinary Ordinary Moments ─ A Journal

A journal for appreciating the beautiful, the quirky, the surprising, and the overlooked.

Throughout the hustle and bustle every day, we must remember to slow down, unplug, and take in our surroundings. Illustrator Jorey Hurley has made the quest for mindfulness easy. Her gentle prompts, paired with bright but delicate illustrations, will encourage you to reflect on those seemingly mundane moments and find what makes them worthy of holding on to. Maybe your watermelon at breakfast was perfectly crisp, or the brake lights of traffic formed a beautiful pattern. Each page offers a new opportunity to jot down a story, paste in a picture, or doodle something from your imagination. As the days go by, you’ll discover how this one small ritual will put you more in tune with yourself and the world around you.

Jorey Hurley studied art at Princeton, design at FIT, and law at Stanford. Today she is a freelance illustrator, graphic designer, and the author of three children’s books, Nest, Fetch, and Hop, which have been praised by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Apartment Therapy, and others. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, two young daughters, and dog. Visit her at joreyhurley.com to see more art and to purchase prints.