the thing about homework…

7 April 2012

So this whole starting school so quickly after applying and getting accepted didn’t allow for much time to process much. Like the fact that writing programs require a lot of reading and writing and OMG READING ALOUD IN CLASS. I mean, I knew this was part of the program, I understood it at some level… [...]

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on wanting and not getting

4 April 2012

Lately I feel like I’ve been trapped in a series of “I want, but can’t have”… Maybe it’s a case of day dreaming too much, or being a hopeless romantic, or hell, just being me… But it feels like in various areas of my life I’ll get excited and then pretty much run head first [...]

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first days: back to school, back to school…

30 March 2012

I had my first class through U of C’s Writer’s Studio on Tuesday. I barely had time for my acceptance to sink in, and here I am starting classes already. I mean, this is sort of why I chose to apply for the Spring term rather than wait for the Fall. But wow, time is [...]

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my friend the monster

28 March 2012

So with part of this whole “eating better” thing I’ve been attempting… I did something I don’t normally do: I jumped on a health food bandwagon.* I’m kinda really in love with Green Monster Smoothies. I’ve really got Amy to thank for this. She talked a lot about her juice cleanse, and then said something [...]

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rewards and fulfillment: a little wisdom from Indiana

27 March 2012

I ended up in Indiana this weekend. It wasn’t exactly a family emergency, but a time-sensitive family gathering that needed to happen sooner than later. Planning these sorts of trips is never easy, but I’m glad for the time I got with my family. However, this post isn’t really about the subject matter of that time [...]

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