My little brother Danny and his wife Gemma welcomed their first child this morning, 7lb 14oz baby girl Sarah.


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...APA, that is. Each day that passes brings me closer. I have it all mapped out in my head - unfortunately, not all on paper. Why is it so difficult to just sit down and finish? Why am I putting so much pressure on myself when in actuality, probably NO ONE WILL EVER READ THESE PAPERS? Unless they get published someday, which I suppose would be the ( Read more... )

That's a lyric from a song currently stuck in my head ( Read more... )

My 29th birthday was one to go down in my own personal history book.

It wasn't because I received landmark gifts (although, the Ray-Ban Aviators my husband gave me weren't bad) or because I had some big transformative experience that changed my outlook and perspective on society at large.

No, it was more the absence of both. It doesn't matter to me ( Read more... )

And so, after years (and years) and *cough* YEARS of hemming and hawing and anxiety, I finally did it ( Read more... )

Today was a fairly productive day. I have been reading the Jung-White Letters, which is a published series of letters Carl Jung wrote back and forth with a Catholic priest (Victor White) from 1945-1960. It's taken me a week to get through the entire book because of all the footnotes. There are a lot of people referred to as well as a lot of quotes ( Read more... )

There has been a lot of discussion lately about family size and openness to the will of God in marriage. I have remained silent in this discussion, trying to absorb all sides and perspectives. It may be the wine I just opened, but I feel like writing about this independently. I'm sure it will end up long and drawn out, so I have put it under the ( Read more... )

I'm having a moment where I feel hopeless ( Read more... )

Mmmmmm....dinner ( Read more... )

I'm just being dramatic, really - but I'm rather pissed at myself ( Read more... )