Tag: experimenting

September’s Settling

September’s Settling

Finally, I feel like we’ve transitioned from the chaos that was August and into the mildness of September. The weather just began its descent into fall and I’m enjoying the rains, the savor of soups, and the anticipation of fresh cider. We have just begun to get into the meatiness of Romans, formed a better grip […]
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I Promise, I’m No Leper

I Promise, I’m No Leper

I’m sitting here writing this blog post with one hand and a few interval chicken pecks from my left hand. It’s been about 24 hours since I was on fire. That’s not a figure of speech this time nor is it an exaggeration. Last night I was finishing up the final cleaning/organizing of our apartment. […]
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Tuesday and the Fullness Thereof

Tuesday and the Fullness Thereof

Today’s List of Wifely Duties: -yogurt (it frothed over and made my pot insufferably hard to scrub) -bread (had to walk to King Soopers because I left all of my multiple pounds of yeast in MI) -soaking large amounts of black beans -washing our Five Fingers (they were stinky) -blocking the Potty Lady (very strange […]
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Time for a change of lenses

Time for a change of lenses

My weeks seem defined by the amount of homework. This week, for example, has 4 tests and 8 homework assignments. I realized that it’s become a habit as of late to see my week through the lens of homework. So, instead I tried to look at it through a lens which I wore a bit […]
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I think it might be winter…

I think it might be winter…

I know that the first official day of winter is not until later in December and I’m not sure who gets to decide, but I vote that winter is here. Snow is falling and bells are ringing…well, the bell that tells me I need to get to class. And, there’s a nice bone-chilling draft coming […]
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A Steady Simmering

A Steady Simmering

It’s already halfway through November. Time doesn’t stand still for anyone, does it?! I’ll admit, I’m tired. The strange thing is that I’m actually physically laboring less–Colorado always had me running faster than I thought I could. Here, life is a different flavor. I can’t say that the workload has been harder than I’ve ever […]
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