Tag: future

spring beginnings: on ambition, contentment and reclaiming quiet

spring beginnings: on ambition, contentment and reclaiming quiet

I guess I have a lot of catching up to do since it’s been 8 months since I last posted here. Every now and then, I have a spark of creative energy which makes me think about this space, but in between moving house, getting […]

39 weeks pregnant

39 weeks pregnant

I initially started blogging from reading various mom-blogs filled with homeschooling tips and Pinterest-worthy recipes. It seems like a large percentage of the blogosphere is occupied by mom-bloggers. And recently it has come to my attention that I am soon becoming one of them (gasp). […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]