Recently, I wrote about our experience when our apartment’s floors flooded during the holidays for No Sidebar, one of my favorite sites about simple living and minimalism (my article is here) Sites like No Sidebar helped me to realize that I was literally making myself sicker—mentally and physically—on the path I was on. Becoming a … Continue reading Reflecting on How Living Simply Prepared Me to Change My Career
Category: Graduate school
Looking Forward to My New Work Future
Why Changing Careers Fills Me With Relief One thing that I didn’t expect to feel after deciding to leave my program was relief and lightness. I thought I would feel regret and sadness, and I did and I do. But I also feel joy that all the things I worried about my program and my … Continue reading Looking Forward to My New Work Future
Trying to “Fix” Myself Through Trying to “Solve” My Insomnia
Part of my OCD is to look at things as problems that I need to solve. Sometimes this works in my favor and sometimes it works against me. I often believe that I am a problem to solve. If I can just find the right thing, activity, practice, or object, I often believe I will … Continue reading Trying to “Fix” Myself Through Trying to “Solve” My Insomnia
Four Ways I Do Things Differently
I’ve come to realize that in addition to the shower, I do my thinking (not just best, but most thinking) with my eyes closed. I don’t reflect well staring out a window or gazing at a wall. I don’t contemplate while eating my oatmeal. I usually read or watch TV while I eat (a habit … Continue reading Four Ways I Do Things Differently
How I Am Practicing Doing Good Enough and Nothing More
I’ve been procrastinating writing this for a while. I finished my comprehensive exams and then orally defended them this past Friday. And not only was I exhausted, but my anxiety was at a peak as long with everything that came with it. I wrote six essays around fifteen double spaced pages each. Only one shorter … Continue reading How I Am Practicing Doing Good Enough and Nothing More
