*crawls out from under her rock, brushes off dust, and stares up, blinking at the sunlight*
I’m back.
First up, a confession. I LOVE September. I love the crispness in the air that comes at the end of the month, and the long, languid, golden twilights that come before in the Indian summer. I love the first [...]
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A fresh start
Posted in Emotions, PhD, ttc on September 4, 2009 | 7 Comments »
A reckoning
Posted in Emotions, IVF, PhD on May 26, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Let me start by explaining that I like lists. I really like lists. To the point that when I have trouble coping with stress, the best way for me to calm down is to write down everything I have to do. And if it looks really out of control, I write down EVERYTHING. Including having [...]
In limbo
Posted in Emotions, PhD, ttc on March 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
School got a bit hectic over the last couple of weeks, hence the radio silence from my end. But I think I’ve come back up for air again…at least for a while. And I’m really looking forward to just kicking back and relaxing this weekend.
I’m feeling really good. I think the last time I noticed [...]
One finish line crossed. One with no end in sight.
Posted in Daily Life, Emotions, PhD on September 28, 2008 | 6 Comments »
So back in January Q. and I decided two things. We decided to start going to doctors, as it was blatantly obvious that we weren’t going to get pregnant on our own. And we decided to start training for a half-marathon, because if we didn’t get pregnant by the end of the summer, we’d need [...]
I’m back!
Posted in Daily Life, Emotions, PhD on September 12, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Well, we finally got the internet back up and running at home- and yes, sad but true, I think I’m addicted. I get twitchy when I go too long without checking email and the myriad other things I like to do. So it only took two weeks and five (increasingly agitated) phone calls to our [...]