It's a New Year and I'm going to experiment with expressing myself in this medium. Daily posting is not a likelihood, weekly is probably as good as it will get. It will be boring and serious sometimes, but hopefully light and informative others. It's supposed to be fun, right?
A little bit of introduction...I'm middle-aged, newly married, desperately trying to finish a PhD, and just as desperately trying to be good at my new job. I'm an assistant professor at a major state university in the South. All will be obvious enough in good time, but I'll start off by trying to be at least a little bit coy.
Items of importance:
1. My husband is the one true best thing in my life.
2. I'm a Christian of the Episcopal flavor.
3. Politically, I strive to be a radical moderate. This tends to keep me at odds with everybody, but makes it easier to live with myself.
Things I want to achieve this year, other than the usual personal relationship and career stuff:
1. Maintain a daily spiritual practice.
2. Be comfortable with my health. I'm not getting any younger, you know.
3. Make some new friends. Moving 900 miles and experiencing a couple of major life changes has left me feeling rather isolated (with the exception of #1 Item of Importance) and I'd like to change that.
Okay, that's enough for now.
Oh, and the title of the blog is from a song by the McGarrigle Sisters titled "You Tell Me That I'm Falling Down". Maybe someday I'll figure out how to link it here so that others may enjoy it too.
Blogging has a way of easing the isolation. It's not the same as having coffee with a friend, but you find a few kindred spirits out in the ether.
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