March 2012
3 posts
I’m thankful for my job, but sometimes grading feels like holding my breath or going for a run. You have to keep going even when you want to stop. Grading fatigue.
February 2012
9 posts
Spring is in Lynchburg and all of the changes that have had my mind racing over the past few months are coming together.
I know we’ve bounced all around, but we’re quite set on moving. We have been for a while. It’s all becoming more real, though, as we finish up small house projects and are a month away from putting the house on the market. Suddenly, all of the houses...
I'm going crazy for summertime
To ease the pain, I picked out Eliot’s swimsuit(s). Which do you like better? A or B? Or both?
January 2012
28 posts
Sometimes
Sometimes the administrative business of this dissertation gets me so worked up that I feel like I could have an anxiety explosion. I need to calm the eff down because freaking out over the small details is just causing me to avoid the things I actually need to do—and I am losing time.
Last time I looked at the clock last night: 2:00 am. The time I looked at the clock when I woke up this morning: 6:00 am.
Time I woke up the two previous nights (and couldn’t go back to sleep. ever.): 4:00 am.
And it’s not even like the babe is waking me up! No one is! Nothing is! I’ll blame it on hormones or something.
At least this morning I was smart enough to get...
So I've decided that I really like Green Machine
robinrambles:
when I plug my nose and can’t smell it. Does that still count?
Yes! It’s so good for you! I like the smell, though. :)
I’ve had a happenin’ momma week.
On Monday, I went a “mom’s cafe” where I saw a lot of babies in slings, mom boobs, and exchange of homeopathic tips. I worried that I would be shunned for having a hospital birth or not breastfeeding for two years. But it wasn’t like that. So much talk about coconut oil, garlic, and Highland’s teething gel. It was...
I try not to complain. Really, I do. I try to avoid issues with financial aid offices by paying my tuition in cash and not taking loans. But the school so kindly told the loan company that Chris was no longer taking classes (p.s. he totally is enrolled and has never broken enrollment) so Sallie Mae is like, “Hey. You owe me money now. And a $70 late fee even though we never sent a...
December 2011
33 posts
NEWWW YEAR
NEW YEAR CHALLENGE
1. Five things you have accomplished in 2011
I had a baby two weeks into the year.
I had to quit my GSA job because I got a contract as an Assistant Professor—a welcomed change. I think I taught about 20 classes in 2011. That’s kind of a lot.
I took my last two classes, passed my comprehensive exam, and am working on my dissertation. Next year at this time,...
