Turning points and transitions: Reflections on the first year of marriage
Our lives are marked by turning points. First words, first steps, graduations, jobs, relationships–these points of change we can easily identify and …
Thursday 13: The prerogatives and pitfalls of telecommuting
To keep from going stir crazy, I mix up my working from home with trips to my local “coffice” aka Starbucks. Occasionally, …
Thursday 13: A musical interlude
Really. Who forgets what song they danced to at their wedding?! Nestled on the couch a few weeks ago, Mr. T leaned over …
Tripping down memory lane: Valley of the Dolls and 10-year old romance trauma drama
To be fair, the tallest stack of boxes is the Goodwill pile and not crap I’ve neglected for almost a decade. You …
Thursday Thirteen: 30 before 30
Photo credit You know it’s your birthday when you wake up to 75 Facebook notifications. When I peeked my eyes out from …
Thursday 13: Spring 2011 photo snapshot
Life’s been pretty crazy for the last several months (okay, years). Here’s a snapshot of some Spring happenings for this week’s Thursday …
Poppy power: Reflections on the final focus group
Participants in today’s group favored opium which is derived from poppies and smoked or brewed in tea. Photo credit. Six cities. Eight …
Thursday 13: Hot tips for living in the desert
Giant Saguaro (pronounced suh-wah-row) cacti. Photo Credit As someone who despises being hot, gets overheated easily, and hates excessive sweating, moving to …
Two years down: A Doctoretta in the house and a wife on the way
Photo of Monsieur Heston from Google images. I started counting down officially at 100 days. 100 days left living in the desert. …
Thursday 13: The dirt on doctoral studies
Yesterday in class, we scrawled narratives about the experience of being in our doctoral program. While I went the stream-of-consciousness-I’m-too-tired-to-think-straight route, my …