A weekend ago, I pulled out my folding table and declared it a “weekend of silence.” I wanted to focus on my writing and have some introvert time, which is hard to come by in my life. Particularly as someone who is often caregiving for others to the max — I mean, do you know […]
All I want to do is write. I’ve been feeling that more and more as I’ve sunk back in to the school routine, focusing on lab reports and group meetings and work. But – and I hate to be the cliched writer that always says this – there doesn’t seem to be a lot of […]
April is ridiculous. It’s only the third day and I’m already feeling the heat. In the past month, I’ve gained so much: I’ve been working on two different research projects, facilitating workshops and speaking at events, having an amazing social life, and finishing up my junior year strong. The upside is that I’ve been working […]
I got to the end of Erasmus* and began to fizzle out. This week was the first of many “normal” weeks that I’ll be having this semester: chock full of required readings, event planning, and learning to skate. And each day I come home more tired and more ready to cut out early on anything […]
This weekend, I had a brief time when felt like I was starting to lose it. Life was jumbled with work and work with life so much that I felt restless and in need of some quiet creative time. Hence, I returned to that little gem of creating every day, but in a very different […]
Me as a tennis player, back in the times of yore. This weekend, I start going to the Gotham Girls Rec League Level 1 for beginning skaters. I’m extremely excited – but also very nervous! I have been skating sporadically throughout the summer, but this is the time where I will be getting back to […]
At one point in my academic career, I wasn’t going out. I would haul up in my room, do my school activities, and come home. And, while this might work for some people (my boyfriend included), I get a serious case of cabin fever.So, although it’s not technically a “project,” my personal goal for these […]