I'm not one to make resolutions, as I think they're unrealistic and difficult to keep. But I did have one hope for myself for the coming year: to cut down on my sugar intake. For an otherwise healthy eater, I eat what is comparatively a considerable amount of sugar. And given that diabetes is a … Continue reading #SNAPchallenge2013: Sugarlows
#SNAPchallenge2013: Transformers (Meals in Disguise)
After a late start and harried day of apartment hunting, I came to the realization that I may not have enough prepared food to make it through the rest of the first week. But I strategized while I was out about how to create a culinary mash-up to get me through to Tuesday and the … Continue reading #SNAPchallenge2013: Transformers (Meals in Disguise)
#SNAPChallenge2013: Crunching Some Numbers
Hi again, everyone!We are 5 days into the challenge, and it has been an interesting one so far. Between this and other things going on in my life right now, it has been a challenge in every sense of the word. And I love that about it!What I want to share today, per a good … Continue reading #SNAPChallenge2013: Crunching Some Numbers
Why Apartment Hunting Is Basically Just Job Hunting For Where You Live
If this place is anywhere in Boston, rent = astronomical.Happy New Year, folks!We have reached a momentous time of year for second year student affairs graduate students- the months leading up to conference season. It's an exciting and nerve-wracking time of year, and I feel for every one of them. It's a time that can … Continue reading Why Apartment Hunting Is Basically Just Job Hunting For Where You Live
#SNAPChallenge2013: Wiggle Room, And Life Getting In the Way
Top left: What I thought I'd eat all week. Bottom left: My menu, with lime Jello added.Hello and welcome!So the #SNAPChallenge got started on New Year's Eve, when I did my shopping and had to make some tough decisions in the grocery store. Knowing just how much money I had to spend made me a … Continue reading #SNAPChallenge2013: Wiggle Room, And Life Getting In the Way
#oneword2012 In Review: LEARN
I'm a few days late on this reflection, folks, but I hope you'll forgive me for that!2012 was a year that I decided to LEARN. I understand that in the best of cases, you learn every day, regardless of what decisions you make at the start of each year, but I did some very intentional … Continue reading #oneword2012 In Review: LEARN
Library Streak In Review (Sneak Peek of #oneword2013)
I have spent 19 of the last 26 days, in some capacity, at the library. As someone who is not presently a student, that may seem exorbitant, even weird. I'm sure it is.But I learned a lot about myself in the process of establishing this streak. The routine of making time for the library each … Continue reading Library Streak In Review (Sneak Peek of #oneword2013)
Pondering Privilege: The Journey Toward SNAP Challenge 2013
Happy Boxing Day, y'all.Well, now that the hubbub of Christmas is nearly over, I am left with just under a week before the SNAP Challenge begins. I'm still excited about the prospect of it, feeling more prepared for it, and am so encouraged by the support that many friends have given me- both morally through … Continue reading Pondering Privilege: The Journey Toward SNAP Challenge 2013
The Road Toward SNAP Challenge 2013: The Pantry Problem
As I continue to prepare for the SNAP Challenge that awaits me January 1st, I started contemplating how much preparation that could realistically entail. That is to say, what is to become of what's in the house once I start?My accountabili-buddy in any number of other avenues, Jessi Robinson, confirmed what I already knew as … Continue reading The Road Toward SNAP Challenge 2013: The Pantry Problem
The Road Toward SNAP Challenge 2013: "HOW will you do it?"
Good morning everyone!As I start the journey toward January and the SNAP Challenge, I have already gotten a few questions- the most common being "HOW will you do it?" To be completely honest, I don't have all the answers. I think my answer, as with most things I set my mind to, is "I just … Continue reading The Road Toward SNAP Challenge 2013: "HOW will you do it?"
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