The End and the Beginning

The school year is over, and so are this year’s graduation festivities. I’ve worked with a colleague as a grad advisor for the past three years, but this was by far the busiest year we’ve had; I’m glad it was a success, and I’m extra glad it’s over. Last night, while I was helping to…

Happy Birthday, Old Woman

I’m another year older today, and I think I’ve officially hit the age where a birthday is less exciting than it is panic- inducing. Sometimes it’s hard to be a grown up. Being a grown up was also certainly easier when I wasn’t getting so darn close to thirty. Sort of. I look back on…