The Post Graduate Flail

who balances the checkbook?

Harriet — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:08:00 +0000

Recently, my sister-in-law asked me who balances the checkbook in our house. The question caught me off guard… not because I don’t know, but because there’s not a designated balancer. J and I both check into our finances at least every other day. [And then we tell each other about it, as if the other is completely […]

hungry

Harriet — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:12:03 +0000

I’ve been hungry. The ravenous, growling kind that makes you snap at even the nicest of husbands. The kind that sends you to the fridge in a frenzy, looking for something quick and filling and ready and FOOD. I’ve also been sicker than I’ve ever been (sober). I’ve felt nauseous for at least five out […]

slacker

Harriet — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 02:53:55 +0000

I know, I know… I’ve been slacking. But March was crazy at work, busy at home, and in general, we’ve had a lot going on. Promise I’ll be back in a week or so. (Unless I have no internet.) (Because we’re in the middle of a move.) (Didn’t I mention it? Oh, wait…) Here’s to […]

back to school…?

Harriet — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 23:03:41 +0000

Every couple of months, I take a look at my student loans, the payments I have to make, and emphatically declare that I’m NEVER going back to school. A week later, I usually find myself poking around at different graduate schools, and wondering if I could make it as a grad student. What it usually […]

let’s talk about food

Harriet — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 03:50:08 +0000

In the past two-ish years, I’ve done a lot of thinking about food, and “food products,” and what it all means. I don’t mean that I’ve been constantly hungry and thinking about food (though I do like to think about what I’m going to cook for EJV for dinner). I mean: “food” does not mean […]

the happenin’ haps

Harriet — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:31:19 +0000

Well, this weekend I’m supposed to do a half marathon in New Orleans. I’m going to try my darndest (darnest?) best, but really, I just want to finish. I’ve mostly made my peace with the fact that I’m probably never going to be fast, but I keep signing up for races as a means to […]

i’m still here

Harriet — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 05:04:52 +0000

I’ve been working on my goals. You know, the ones other than blogging more often. In January, I didn’t buy any new clothes. I went to Reunion Tower on my birthday, and it. was. awesome. I read a book. (Didn’t quite make it to 4, but I’ll get there.) It was The Heavy by Dara-Lynn Weiss, and even […]

nine years

Harriet — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:58:29 +0000

On our first anniversary, Jason was home from college for the weekend. We spent the night before watching movies and hanging out, but I was certain that I would get to see him on our “actual” anniversary. Needless to say, I was quite unhappy to find that he was back in Madison without as much […]

about those goals

Harriet — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 21:55:49 +0000

I have four big goals for this year: + Move more + Read and write more + Spend less + Figure out my life (… piece of cake, right?) The first should be easy enough… I’ve done the math, and if I cover an average of 2.7 miles a day, I can run 1000 miles […]

the best birthday

Harriet — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 23:25:01 +0000

Yesterday was the best birthday yet. I don’t think we’ll be able to top this one anytime in the near future, and maybe not ever. That being said, it wasn’t just awesome because I got an iPad, or because we had dinner at Reunion Tower, or because my mom sent me money for that Kate […]