Happy New Year, friends! It's hard to believe that it's 2020 already, much less the start of a new decade! Will you walk down memory lane with me for a bit, as I think about this past decade? By January 2010, I'd been in Austin for just two years but it didn't feel like home… Continue reading A Chapter Closes
Tag: Life
The Big Move Recap
Hello friends! I'm back! I hope you all are doing well. It's been a crazy couple of weeks. I don't think any move is ever 100% smooth, and while we definitely had our share of craziness, I'm happy to say that we've enjoyed our first week in Indiana so far. I have a lot of… Continue reading The Big Move Recap
Happy Monday?
Hello friends! I hope you had a good weekend. We were in our hometown on Friday for some family stuff, then came back to Austin Saturday. Yesterday I took some time to work on my tunic before finishing my chores and packing, and it felt good to take some time for myself. Still trying to… Continue reading Happy Monday?
A Handmade Wedding
Good evening everyone! It's a beautiful, sunny Saturday here in Texas, and I wanted to spend a little time catching up with you guys. I've already been married a month now, which is a little surreal - we spent so much time and effort planning for this wedding, and it was over in an instant. … Continue reading A Handmade Wedding
Wedding Procrastination
I'm not going to lie - my default mode is being a procrastinator. It's hard to feel motivated for something when it seems so far away, right? It's why I waited 5 weeks before my test the first time around to study. I've gotten better over the years, though. You get burned enough to learn… Continue reading Wedding Procrastination
Welcome, 2018 or: Waiting to Get January Over With
Every time a new year begins, I feel conflicted. -Cautiously optimistic about the year ahead and what I can potentially experience or accomplish with a piling heap of -Wanting to accomplish ALL THE THINGS with a dash of -Morbid fear about what kind of sadness the new year will bring with an extra side of… Continue reading Welcome, 2018 or: Waiting to Get January Over With
Making Mistakes to Grow
One of my roles at work is being a safety rep. For the next several months, I'm giving focus topic meetings on different aspects of being a safety rep since we have a lot of new safety reps in the area. For my first focus topic yesterday, I decided to discuss the aspects I'd found… Continue reading Making Mistakes to Grow
Where I’ve Been: Field Work and Lots of Crochet
Good morning everyone! I apologize for my absence. I was in the field for the past two weeks doing groundwater sampling. This trip had the most wells I've ever had to sample (59!) but it actually one of my least stressful trips. None of the equipment broke down, we stayed ahead of schedule for most of… Continue reading Where I’ve Been: Field Work and Lots of Crochet
Love Trumps Hate
After the election, I struggled with what to say about it on my blog. I ended up writing a passionate post about how dismayed I was about Trump's win. I never publicized the blog on my Instagram or Facebook feeds, and I hid the post several months later. The tone didn't fit with my… Continue reading Love Trumps Hate
The Process of Relearning
"If you don't use it, you'll lose it." It's a phrase I find myself pondering as I study for my test. Right now I'm in the "background" chapters of my reference manual, which consists of lots of math that unfortunately I've forgotten. I don't really like the way the book is structured because a lot… Continue reading The Process of Relearning
