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And as I finish packing my apartment and wait for the movers to come. Again. I can’t help but think this is true. Constantly in flux. Boulder for the summer. Maybe longer if I like it… Looking forward.

(via erehwyna)

This past week did not go as I’d hoped. I did not win and I definitely learned.

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My proposal defense is May 7 at 3 CDT. There is just one more step between me and a Ph.D. after this. Finishing touches on the proposal itself today. I love it and I’m so excited about it and that is exactly the way it is supposed to be!

thesis

Brave, Sara Bareilles has been on repeat all night.

I signed up for Jen Louden’s email list today and the first note had this Rilke quote. She went on to explain that while the word “defeat” may make us uncomfortable, it can be read as “I’m a learner. I learn from what life hands me.”

learning

huffpoststyle:

Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone in Boston.

thetaoofdana:

lovely indeed.

Of course, you never really forget anyone, but you certainly release them. You stop allowing their history to have any meaning for you today. You let them change their haircut, let them move, let them fall in love again. And when you see this person you have let go, you realize that there is no reason to be sad. The person you knew exists somewhere, but you are separated by too much time to reach them again.

chelsea fagan | how we let people go (via thatkindofwoman)

The grace of letting go. Beautifully said.

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I have a dissertation title!

Albeit draft and subject to tweak, but here it is:
Design and evaluation of humanware for agile information systems in collaborative air quality science and management.

This has been a long time coming. My framework came together earlier this week and just this afternoon we agreed on the evaluation process (cost-benefit analysis, if you care). Happy is an understatement.

I am reading, “The Artist’s Way at Work” by Julia Cameron. I really love her. In particular, the idea of morning pages. Write 3 pages long-hand and start your day. This is about anything - complaints, gratitude, fears, to do, whatever. Dump it on the page and watch your day feel more grounded and focused.