Category Archives: Life

Life in general.

Big Things

Categories: Education, Family, Health, Infertility, Life, Politics

One month from today I will defend my doctoral dissertation. Oddly though, getting my doctorate will not be the biggest thing I do in 2013. … If you live in Arizona, please let your state senator know you do not support SB 1376. If you do not live in Arizona, please contact our state senator and let her know this bill could negatively affect our family. Keep reading

A new do

Categories: Happy Things, Life

I’ve been cutting Brett’s hair each month since August. It was time for him to return to the favor, kind of. Keep reading

Just need to choose a font

Categories: Education, Life, Musings

Five years ago today I moved to Tucson with a five-year plan to get a PhD. Turns out it is going to be exactly four months longer than five years. But pretty close. And now it’s time for a new five-year plan, once I pick the font for it of course. Keep reading

Dreams for 2013

Categories: Life, Musings

I was trying to think of what I want to get out of this year, what kind of year do I want it to be. So far this is what I have. … What do you hope to get out of this year? Keep reading

By small and simple things

Categories: Books, Exercise, Life, Musings, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

One thing I’ve noticed about the productive people I admire, it isn’t that they dedicate all of their time each day to what they do, it’s that they designate a portion of it, often no more than an hour a day. Keep reading

Choosing all the things?

Categories: Life, Musings

I would’ve chosen my way out of a lot of pain, physical and otherwise, if someone had offered me the choice. But would I still be me if I’d had the power to make those choices? Keep reading

Choosing to move on

Categories: Life, Musings

There are so many places to live in this world that I’d rather live someplace new than go back and repeat something old. Keep reading