Our (almost) vegan Thanksgiving

November 25, 2011

This summer, my brother converted to a diet free of animal products. If you know me at all, you know I tried to be vegan for awhile and I was a vegetarian for a long time. You also know that now, for personal reasons, I choose to eat fish/shellfish, eggs, and cheese (and sometimes poultry) [...]

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Pumpkins, some mental health breaks, and that trip to Vegas

October 30, 2011

Pumpkins I love Fall. I love the food. I love the weather. I love the clothes. I love how my hair is not frizzy! And I aboslutely everything involving pumpkins. This year our Human Factors graduate student organization co-sponsored an event on campus for kids in the community. We hosted the pumpkin painting table and [...]

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Things feel different this semester

September 29, 2011

I am back to working my crazy number of hours just like all Doctoral students. I get stressed. And afraid. And sad. I want to stay in bed some days. I am embarrassed by how little I know compared to other students in my cohort. I question whether this is the right path at least [...]

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The last four weeks

September 6, 2011

On September 1st I said: August was probably my favorite month of the year so far. Sad to see it end, but optimistic about the rest of the year. These handful of weeks between the end of summer and the beginning of a new school year have been a strange, beautiful time in my year so [...]

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20sb Blog Swap #9: Summer

August 17, 2011

It’s that time of year again! It’s the 20sb Blog Swap. Allow me to introduce you to Allie, my blog swap partner. This year, the topic is SUMMER. As summer nears its end and it’s back to school time for many, we think it would be fun to reflect on summer. Did you take any great [...]

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