It's Wednesday! Happy Hump Day. I have a paper due. Welcome to Student Mom Life.
Let’s talk about education because I have neglected many questions about my current educational path. In the fall of 2017 I began a PhD program. Earning a PhD has been in my life plan since I was 23 when I was in ...
Back From The Break
Hi guys. It’s been a few months. I basically died and came back to life—and I say this in a spiritual way rather than in a physical way. I did not experience a car accident or meningitis, but I feel like a new person nonetheless due to a divinely timed sequence of events that I will disclose at some ...
Eight Lessons from my Dad
Today is my dad's birthday. He'd turn 67 years-old. This morning at breakfast I mentioned his birthday to Waverley; she wondered what theme his party is up in heaven, which both warmed and broke my heart. "Perhaps a fishing theme," I told her. His party is actually probably creeping around the boys' ...
How I Make The Most of It
Putting oneself out there on the internet is both wonderful and awful. The wonderful aspects are constant exposure to new ideas and connecting with like-minded people who I otherwise may never meet in real life. Both help me live a more creative and intentional life. The inspiring women I've met ...
How Motherhood Changed Me
Even before I was pregnant with Waverley, I feared the change motherhood would inevitably cause my life and personality. I witnessed firsthand the apparent lobotomy that took place after others gave birth and I was terrified of suffering the same fate. I feared conversations being taken over with ...
