I spent my 33rd birthday on Sanibel Island. As we continue to grapple with COVID-19, systemic racism, an insane president, and an economy on the fritz, my privilege is not lost on me. One of the many things my privilege affords me is running. The murder of Ahmaud Arbery this year was a brutal reminder …
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10 New World hyggeligt rituals
At the start of quarantine, I thought to myself two things. First, this is really bad. Clearly, we don’t know what we’re in for, and I’m scared. Then: Wow! I’m going to have so much time to do all the things. To name a few... I’m going to become the professional violin player I've always …
Never too old to learn new tricks – or change course
Meet Leppy. Leppy (LEH-pee), short for Pen-el-eh-py, is my violin who came into my life a little less than a year ago, in August 2017. I had just completed the first year of a Ph.D. program and decided it wasn’t for me. Quitting school was not easy and it took a lot of soul searching. …
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Mad About Hygge 