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count-down: 1 week

count-down: 1 week

Today marked the first rain of spring. Peter got his wisdom teeth out this morning and I finished my last week of in vivo experiments. It feels like the beginning of something new, the start of a new season. Tomorrow, I give my research seminar […]

what I’m into [winter 2023]

what I’m into [winter 2023]

I’ve missed doing these – my last one was in 2021 – but I think there’s something special about sharing (and at least documenting) the things I’ve been into in this past season. So here’s my list this winter season (and feel free to share […]

desiring the slow life

desiring the slow life

I think I’m not alone when I say we want to live “the slow life”. The question I would pose next would be, “Well, what does that mean?” We have dreams of the slow life being lived out on a farm. It seems the most […]

the turn of a season

the turn of a season

The air turning brisk this past week was a sure sign of the season turning to fall, as was the official month turning to October as of today. “I think fall is my favorite month of the year,” I commented to Peter as we walked […]

my most elemental self

my most elemental self

Earth in its elemental form is smooth, shiny wet and a motley of muted colors. The Tawas lake bed I spent the morning picking up rocks from the sandbed, turning them over in my hand as I waded ankle-deep in the cool lake water. It’s […]

portraits of a pandemic winter

portraits of a pandemic winter

It is a Saturday morning in February. The flakes are coming down in steady streams of white and the only sign of life outside are little figurines of dog walkers making their way through this snowstorm. My husband is lying supine on our couch, engrossed […]

marriage is making me more human

marriage is making me more human

Marriage is on the decline, they say. According to Pew Research Center, 39% of respondents believe marriage is obselete and 1 in 4 of today’s young adults may never marry based on current trends. “Getting married huh,” was the response of my senior PhD student […]

why I’m (still) getting the vaccine: part #2

why I’m (still) getting the vaccine: part #2

Hello world! It feels like I’m somewhat emerging from a period of non-writing hibernation. There’s too much to say about what’s been going on in my world the past few months – my existential crisis about being in year 4 of my PhD and wishing […]

Lent in the MRI

Lent in the MRI

“Vivienne?” the voice is both foggy and tinny at the same time, coming at me from some part of this white metal cylinder that currently encases my body. “Yes?” I raise my voice back at the white metal cylinder, hoping it can hear me above […]

beside the manger

beside the manger

Hi friends 🙂 I don’t know about you, but when Christmas comes around each year, it brings me back to memories of Christmases past. This Christmas, I write to you from an AirBnB in Denver, Colorado. It’s 9:43a.m. and the house is quiet as my […]