What’s in a name?
I oscillate within a spectrum of emotion regarding the task of naming our baby. I have always had difficulties naming things. I struggle to name characters in short stories, for whom I am responsible for…
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Nothing Fits
I didn’t think that I would be upset when none of my clothes fit due to the bump. I am mostly a homebody and so staying in one or two pajama-style outfits suits my lifestyle…
Cat Toys
The other day Nikola and I got swayed by the precooked food in the supermarket. We went in to purchase green onions and udon noodles and somehow decided that we could justify greasy tater-tots and…
Fall
I am starting to think that I might enjoy fall if it wasn’t twinged with the foreboding of winter. Also, if it didn’t feel like it had the right to rush in so suddenly and…
The Way Things Are…
Today I went to the “borsa” in Varna. It is one of those words which translates into English, but without the feel of the actual thing that it describes. It is a market, but as…
Nutrition guilt
The other day a friend of mine posted this article about Gluten Free food choices. To be perfectly honest my first reaction, without reading the article, was annoyance. Yes, I believe that the Gluten Free “obsession,” that…
Bliss
Today was one of those days where everything feels slightly magical. It is almost as if just by touching an object, and listening hard enough, you can hear it whisper its story. Any object. The…
30 things in my 30th year:
I got married I got pregnant I studied sociology for 9 months in Istanbul, Turkey I finished my two-year commitment to the Peace Corps I attempted a marathon in Cheverny, France I travelled to Paris,…
TTitD
This year I am having a particularly difficult time with Burning Man. I can’t even remember the last time that I went (Wait, yes I can- the last year before I left for Bulgaria- only…
Work
For the most part my experience with labor has been varied, but mostly I am the person applying for positions. Occasionally I am the one helping people apply for positions, and a few times I…