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Finally Successful

I finally had a completely successful day collecting data! I fully charged the batteries before heading out. I didn’t forget my badge at home, so I was able to access the lab. I made it to all three roofs without succumbing to heat exhaustion. I remembered to adjust settings on the equipment for each collarContinue reading “Finally Successful”

I Worry a Lot

I worry that the foster puppy isn’t eating enough. I worry that the feedback I got in the rough draft of my term project wasn’t specific enough to be actionable and I’m going to end up turning in something less than what my professor wanted. I worry that my two youngest kids are incessantly meanContinue reading “I Worry a Lot”

Almost Free

I’ve been having a series of emotional meltdowns recently. I feel like I’ve reached logical end of being overextended for too long. Full-time grad school, part time work, full responsibility for educating my kids, plus parenting overtime has definitely caught up with me. However, unless something awful happens, we’re expecting to be able to startContinue reading “Almost Free”

Please Give Me More Responsibilities

Remote schooling isn’t working for us. I’m sure it’s not working for a lot of you. The schedules change, we’re not sure which zoom sessions our kids are supposed to show up for and which are optional, and sometimes the teachers are asking our kids to do things they can’t even do because it doesn’tContinue reading “Please Give Me More Responsibilities”

Juno’s Last July

I’m staring at a blank screen, unsure what to type, knowing that writing something about this is likely to help me close this chapter and move on in a healthy way. It’s unexpectedly difficult to know where to start, and I’m sure this won’t be my best writing. My partner had Juno before he hadContinue reading “Juno’s Last July”

Best Friend Trouble

Yesterday morning, our 11-year-old dog, Juno, collapsed. We thought she might have had a seizure and lost control or awareness of her legs. She’s had seizures before, but not like this. My partner called me out of the bedroom in a bit of a panic. He says he thought, in that moment, that this mightContinue reading “Best Friend Trouble”