I’m in the mood to reflect, so I’m hoping on board Reverb 11 and spending the month of December looking back at 2011. CC BY-SA Flickr user Andrei! Prompt for December 1: Humble beginnings. Where did 2011 begin for you? Describe where you were, be it physically, emotionally, or otherwise. 2011 began in the backyard… Continue reading Reverb // Humble Beginnings
Category: Life
Nothing Gold Can Stay
CC BY-NC-ND Flickr user Geekr Last night was the first significant snow fall of the year for Michigan, which–while it was all winter wonderland up in hur–really had me grieving for autumn. For winter has most definitely arrived. If, by chance, you are grieving too… Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold.… Continue reading Nothing Gold Can Stay
Awesome Finds // 11.23.11
I mentioned testing out new web content curation tools to improve the standard link roundup, and this here is my second test subject: Storify. I’ll be moving on to other tools in the weeks ahead, so be sure to tell me what you think about Storify in the comments! View the story “Awesome Finds //… Continue reading Awesome Finds // 11.23.11
Most Awesome 2 Months Ever // 11.13.11
Today I’m celebrating the most awesome week two months ever. (Yeah, so I’ve been slackin on my gratitude posts, but it’s not because I ain’t feelin it!) won a prize from Sillygrrl’s bday giveaway! // kickin ass and takin names at school // got a new FULL-TIME job // began residence at U-M’s startup incubator… Continue reading Most Awesome 2 Months Ever // 11.13.11
Awesome Find // Birthday Giveaway
Y’all know Sarah at Sillygrrl, right? Wellll, she’s havin a fun little giveaway in honor of her birthday, and ya might wanna get yr butt on over there and get in on the action. Her mad design skills and some ad space are up for grabs… ain’t she sweet? She’s one of my favorite bloggers… Continue reading Awesome Find // Birthday Giveaway
Awesome Eats // 2 Step Crockpot Chili
Chili is the quintessential autumn food, is it not? Warm, hearty, spicy–I love it to DEF. Mmmmmnomnomnomnom! It’ funny because once upon a time, I hated chili. My mother would make it for dinner and I would require a separate meal. She was so good to me. Now chili is firmly in the things-I-used-to-hate-but-now-love category,… Continue reading Awesome Eats // 2 Step Crockpot Chili
On Friends and Loneliness
Do you read Penelope Trunk? Because you should. It’s funny though, as a “career expert” she does very little writing that is explicitly about careers. It all relates to careers somehow, but she mostly just writes about things we don’t want to acknowledge about ourselves and about life. Like how you shouldn’t do what you… Continue reading On Friends and Loneliness
Come Play With Me
CC BY-NC Flickr user peroshenka Woohoo! Welcome to November! I don’t know about you, but I am SHOCKED that we are a scant 2 months away from 2012. Let’s hope that whole 2012 being the end of the world thing is a bunch of bull mess or it’ll be here before we know it. Autumn… Continue reading Come Play With Me
Awesome Finds // 10.26.11
I mentioned testing out new web content curation tools to improve the standard link roundup, and this here is my first test subject: Bundlr. I’ll be moving on to other tools next week, so be sure to tell me what you think about Bundlr in the comments! xo Em
On Giving Up
This is the face I make to myself in the mirror each morning. CC BY-NC-SA Flickr user andres.thor And I wonder why the wrinkles keep getting deeper. So even though I anticipated feeling overwhelmed by all the crap I have to do while classes are in session, it never really keeps me from adding more… Continue reading On Giving Up