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Easing into 2016

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Statue Pere Lachaise
Statue in Pere Lachaise Cemetary in Paris. She looks restful.
C.M. Foust 12/2015

Things have been pretty quiet on the living daringly front. I’ve been decompressing. I’ve been figuring out what my life looks like now that I don’t have to put in 12 hour days multiple days a week.

Oh my! I even get two day weekends! Huzzah!Read More »Easing into 2016

Bumps in the Road

bumps-in-the-road-576x399I’m accepting of the fact that I’m a recovering pessimist (more here). Most days I look at the bright side of life. I find the joy in the little things, and it feels wonderful.

But 20+ years of negative thinking are hard to shake, and sometimes I start falling into bad habits.Read More »Bumps in the Road

Changing Names

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Change-Quotes-10Yesterday the title of my name changed for the third time.

Technically it will officially change in December, at the end of the semester. After 5+ years, close enough.Read More »Changing Names

Nervous

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NervousMan, was I nervous yesterday. Fortunately I slept Ok the night before, but as that alarm went off the bees in my stomach started flying

I like to equate butterflies in my stomach with the good kind of anxiety. Bees are for the more fear-based ones.Read More »Nervous

Naked

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challengechangeIf this is true, I’m definitely being changed right now. Probably for the better.

But that knowledge isn’t getting rid of the nervousness.Read More »Naked

Trade-offs

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Without-enough-sleep-weThis morning, I should be running my first 15k.

Since I’m sitting her writing instead, you can probably guess I’m not.Read More »Trade-offs