From Agnostic Mom, Leaving the Church, Part 2:
Extreme Cognitive Dissonance.
I began my own effort to receive an answer from God that The Church was true. I didn’t realize at that time that it was too late. My paradigm had shifted. For the first time ever I had already peeked through Door #2, the door marked […]

Be prepared. About two weeks after the wedding, it will finally sink in, and you will wonder, Oh My God. What Have I Done? This is normal. Just be warned that it will happen.
That’s a paraphrase of some advice my mother-in-law gave me on Thanksgiving (day before the wedding). She […]

Allison & MikeNovember 24, 2006

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Why yes…we did go through with it!
Thanks a million to everyone who came to celebrate with us — you made it quite a memorable evening!

If you’ve stopped by much at all lately, you know my blogging has dwindled down to pretty much nil — especially since I moved to Santa Fe.
While I *could* blame this on the upcoming wedding, that’s not it. I’ve realized something — I have no time to myself.
What? Wait a second, don’t you […]

I have a phone interview for this job. In fifteen minutes.
Eeep!

Since I’m not in the mood to blog any of the deeper topics I’ve had in mind (work and worth, parenting and punishment as examples), I’m going to blatantly steal from a post by Orange at Bitch PhD:
Oprah Winfrey recommends keeping a “grateful journal” in which you “list five things that happened this day that […]

…I might as well be paid for what I do normally. What an afternoon.
One friend miscarried and wanted help writing a way to let her family know about it (she’d only just told them). Another is frustrated with her job and working too many hours, but not quite prepared to let her […]

Ack!  That was exhausting.
Verbal: 700
Quantitative: 760
Not too shabby.  Now, I just have to hold my breath and wait for the analytical writing results.  I wasn’t too entirely thrilled with how I did, but only time will tell what the judges think.

Thanks for the replies, Rick and Mike.
About an hour ago, I drove home from my parents’ house (I work for my father), and still ringing in my ears was my explanation to my father that while *I* know my value, often other people just don’t get it — at least not at first. Let’s […]

I began to imagine this inner sanctuary deep within myself where God lives and reigns; the deep place where God has access to me; the deep place within that God “sits.”
I discovered a deep peace and acceptance. It was as if my soul broke open and I could sense the inner Light of God; it […]

From the MSSP Nexus Blog: Your work-life as a suit: does it fit you?
This article’s in a medical journal, so it’s geared (somewhat, but not much) toward health professionals — but there’s food for thought there for anyone who wants it. Interestingly enough, I just started re-reading this book recently, and she quotes it. […]

I did it…I signed up to take the GRE in roughly a month. At this point, I plan to apply to at least 2 or 3 PhD programs for School Psychology.
Possible universities:

University of Denver
University of Colorado at Denver
University of Texas at Austin
University of Washington
University of Oregon

The two Colorado Schools are definites…then I might add […]

Over the past several weeks, I’ve begun to put serious thought to my “next” direction in life. I feel that I’ve been treading water for about two years — just living/surviving rather than thriving in my life. The big question is one that we all address at times…
Who am I?
Hmmm…good question. […]