Copied below is a thoughtful commentary on paternity leave and child-rearing written by Facebook Project Manager and new dad, Tom Stocky. It’s nice to hear about the career vs. family struggle from a different perspective. It’s easy to forget how many different versions exist – I tend get pretty wrapped up in my own. Tom’s […]
Read more "Equal Partners"Since finishing Year 1 classes a couple of months ago, I have been a bridesmaid for a beautiful friend on a mountain top, hiked the Subway in Zion National Park, met one of my youngest nieces for the first time, worked as a teaching assistant for the first time in almost 10 years, moved to […]
Read more "Putting a Bow on It."1. Functional garbage disposal? Check. 2. Worn-out and happy dog? Check. 3. Crazy-looking dyed eggs and fingers to match? Check. 4. Homemade dinner with loved ones? Check. 5. All Most of the Easter-related sugar (Peeps, cupcakes, cookies) sent with BiL to a friend’s house? Check. 6. Sandbag debut for a BodyRock workout? Check. Sounds like […]
Read more "Easter Sunday"Bear is officially off in his new city. It’s been two weeks since his last night at home, and even though I had to pull wife rank to keep him to myself, it was thoroughly worth it. I rarely invoke the contract, and I think he was surprised and maybe even flattered that I refused […]
Read more "New Chapter"This quarter has been a wee bit busy…hence the few and far between posts. I went to our big annual conference where I presented a poster and a data blitz, started a new job at the campus wellness center, and added an extra statistics course just for the heck of it (because I didn’t have […]
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Renaissancing Me 