Despite a sometimes crushingly high level of anxiety that makes me worry about hypothetical future scenarios, I’m generally a person who lives from moment to moment and day to day. I spend as much time as possible outdoors, which both feeds and causes my desire to live in the moment. …
I never thought of research as something I’m good at, but I’ve been knee-deep in it for over a year. It dawned on me this afternoon that I’m very good at researching topics that interest me, but terrible at required academic research. Now that those two concepts are separate in …
I saw a bluebird so bright he looked like he’d been painted with a highlighter. Pelicans circled overhead and a heron fished beneath the footbridge. It was hot for December, 75 degrees, but still the sort of gorgeous day that makes me glad I live in the deep south. The …
I felt discouraged by my financial situation and worried about the future. We’d just received our open enrollment notice and, as expected, our health insurance premiums will skyrocket again, deductibles will go up, and covered services will go down. I decided on a morning run to clear my head so …
