It’s a pretty dress but that print is exactly the same one as my mother’s bedspread.

Because I’m doomed to be grey forever, no one will see this, but, next week I’m traveling to Italy for work and it’s my first time abroad and I can’t tell if I’m more terrified than excited. I’m a total control freak, that is vegan due to allergies and I’m terrified I’ll either die by eating something or kill one of…

I WENT ON A 5 HOUR ROAD TRIP WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD AND HE DIDN’T PEE THE CHAIR AND WORE THE SAME PAIR OF UNDERPANTS ALL DAY!

I found out this week that I passed my doctoral qualifying exams, so it’s ABD Country now, folks!

Several times. Usually I kept them in a box, with a photo, and once also with a ceramic pawprint that the vet’s office was kind enough to make for me. Eventually I felt ready to let go, and disposed of them in ways I felt appropriate to each pet. One had loved the water; her ashes went into the ocean. Or you can bury…

I hiked nearly 5 miles and it didn't even hurt that much!

Yay for yours! My brag...2 of my students, one current, one former, emailed me simultaneously to tell me that I forever altered they way they consider themselves as artists, and they owe my teaching to shaping their career goals. Good stuff. :)

I stood on my toes for the first time in 2 years and after having surgery 6 months ago.

Every student on my class load went up on at least two or more end of the year tests in math, reading, language arts, and science. I was hoping they would go up on at least one. Sit was so great for them.

I graduated with my master’s this month which I already bragged about, but this is new. I submitted a resume for a job I really want Tuesday, had a phone interview yesterday and the lady said expect a call middle of next week, but she called later yesterday to set up an in person interview for next week. Not too…

My brag: I have two! I got my grades back! In one of my classes I knew I was getting an A, and I did, but in my other class, my serious class, I wasn’t so sure. I wrote this frankly spectacular paper about anti-semitism on college campuses and honestly the feedback I got was really amazing and I’m proud of myself. 22…

I ran a half marathon on Sunday in 2:18:57, which isn’t fast, but it’s faster than I ran the same race last year!Also I got a fitbit for my birthday and I’ve walked 10,000 steps two days in a row! Who knew I was so sedentary at work?

Can we do a television thread? Share shows that you are new to you and are your current obsession.

To be honest I had to accept that the level of friendship that I had seen on television and movies is just not realistic for me and doesn’t make me happy. Those friends that are ALWAYS at your house or you at theirs, you see multiple times a week and not because you work together but just socially and who are on the…

I can see where you’re coming from, but most adults do not have ride-or-die, all-important friendships. Friends are largely a matter of convenience and proximity. If you find one you can open up to about deeper issues in your life, that’s terrific, but it’s not standard.

I read something really interesting that would be a no-brainer for you but that I never realized. It was about measuring the efficiency of machines, and that the noisier the machine is the less efficient it is, because sound is energy (unless the point of the machine is to make sound, of course.) I thought that was…

Seconded and also would like to include anyone who talks about “good/positive vibes”. Ugh.

Just the threat of an alarm is good enough. Kind of like when my parents said if I peed in the pool the water would turn red all around me.

I kinda hate Whitney Port/Everyone who ever mentions anything about energy when not discussing physics.

So we’re supposed to read “Bey” as “bee”, right? Because there’s no way I can see it and not automatically read it in my head as sounding the same as “bay”. I can’t be the only one who has this problem.