I was delighted to visit Providence this weekend for the first time since leaving.  It was the perfect amount of joy and respite in the presence of people who are probably still my best friends at this point, but it didn't make me all that nostalgic either such that I lamented that I no longer live there or dreaded the return home to go to work on ( Read more... )

I seem to be addicted to the apartment listings on Craigslist.  It's been a major preoccupation and a major time-filler this weekend ( Read more... )

Seb is officially "gone" (to Europe) today, so we are officially on our "break."  Today was spent feeling a little down about it (I miss him!), but somewhat fruitful in that I went out and ran what felt like a really long ways (but turned out to only be 5 miles) and then procured some work clothes.  "Fruitful" is the wrong word to use; so is " ( Read more... )

I'm in a good place right now.

There was that first day at home after leaving Providence in a really painful way that I struggled with the feeling that I was losing all that I knew and loved of the last four years of my life and wondered what, exactly, I had left.  But life went on, and the next day I started my new job at Wiley, which has since ( Read more... )

Change is really hard for me.

A more positive post about this new stage of my life forthcoming.

I was very glad just now to read
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I just made an amazing Walnut Pesto ( Read more... )

I've decided to run a marathon.  I have no idea when though...or really even how.  But I do want to and I know I can, which is the first step, I guess.

I'm really glad about this article that appeared in the Health section of the NY Times about a birth control pill that would eliminate menstruation all together.  It's titled, "Pill that eliminates the period gets mixed reviews," but it gives a lot of attention to the viewpoint that women don't or shouldn't want to get rid of their periods, as they ( Read more... )

We did Blood Typing today in Bio 20 lab, and I found out that I was A-.  Not knowing this before, I was very excited to find out.  Also, negatives are rare (I was the only A- in my section), so I feel special.  It's a tiny bit problematic, though, for having kids, particularly 2 kids.  If the first person I give birth to ends up with + blood (+ is ( Read more... )