The difficult, daily work of detaching my self-worth from my accomplishments marches on and on. Reminding myself that achievement matters less than connection with others and peace with myself is an ongoing practice. Recognizing that I am worthy and I am good even if I don’t have a productive day or get some kind of…… Continue reading You are not your accomplishments

I returned home yesterday morning from a ten-day trip to Atlanta, Jacksonville, Austin, and Waco. I was exhausted and I’m trying not to think about the money I spent on the trip, but I ultimately feel revitalized and renewed. It was a super fun trip, somehow restorative despite how much I crammed into it. When…… Continue reading Vacations

My semester ended this past Monday night at about 9:45. The other TA and I were at our professor’s house calibrating final grades for our 70 students over pizza, salad, and cookies, and that’s when we finished. I returned home in a jubilant state. The concentrated and intense grading marathon we endured from about last…… Continue reading Lessons for the middle