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Running My First Half Marathon

04.22.2017

This last Monday, I had a Really Good Workout. I have no idea what I did differently, or which stars were aligned, but I was able to do more work than I typically do, in less time, and felt energetic and good while doing it. I was telling Eli about …

A Curly Girl's Guide to Dandruff

03.29.2017

It's embarrassing, it's itchy, it's everywhere. I've had dandruff since I was a teenager, and as my personal care routine has evolved to suit my body's needs my dandruff has stubbornly persisted. When I was shampooing every day? Dandruff. When I went months without shampooing? Dandruff. Tea tree oil? Dandruff …

Reflections on 2016

12.30.2016

January 1st of 2016 feels like it was a lifetime ago, doesn't it? 365 days ago I was buying my last physics textbook, working on my senior project, and applying to jobs in my spare time. I had never voted in a Presidential election[1]. I had never ordered a …

San Francisco 2016: An Adventure

12.20.2016

Hello, beautiful reader! I hope you are enjoying the holiday season, and are looking forward to some quality time with the people you love in the coming weeks. Before the madness really started Eli and I got to spend a week in San Francisco while he visited CoreOS, the tech …

Thanksgiving Week: Health

11.20.2016

This is the fourth post of my Thanksgiving Week series. If you haven't already, I'd recommend reading the introduction post first!

I've spent far, far too much of my life thinking about my body. Is it thin enough, pretty enough, good enough? As if that's any reflection of me as …

Thanksgiving Week: Work

11.19.2016

This is the third post of my Thanksgiving Week series. If you haven't already, I'd recommend reading the introduction post first!

I know this isn't usually the first (or third) thing folks think of when considering things they're grateful for, but there are many aspects of my work that fill …

Thanksgiving Week: Friends

11.18.2016

This is the second post of my Thanksgiving Week series. If you haven't already, I'd recommend reading the introduction post first!

You guys. You. Guys. I can't believe how lucky I am to have such good friends. These aren't friends that I take selfies with and tag "Besties!", these are …

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