I am ending 2025 how I began it ... on bed rest. The weekend before Christmas, my foot caught on some uneven pavement outside the mall. I tripped and fell, mercifully not breaking any bones. My right side is bruised and cut, with the worst pain coming from a skinned knee and a swollen red… Continue reading In 2025 I was a Convalescent
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How I Spent My Winter Break
I work on a university campus that shuts down and gives employees a paid week off between Christmas and New Year's Day, an amazing benefit I didn't know I was getting until my first day orientation! My first thought was to go on road trips and adventures and be hypersocial. But then some plans moved… Continue reading How I Spent My Winter Break
Celebrating people, and community
It's the something-est time of the year! Caring for PeopleChristmas 2023 took over my whole month of December, and that's OK, because the two themes this year have been: Time with my loved ones, and service to others (through community orgs I love.) I think this is the best case scenario, for grown-ups. I feel… Continue reading Celebrating people, and community