Snow has been falling and melting since Halloween, taunting us with the promise of a white Christmas, only to be snatched away again as another warm spell hits. As of this morning, we have two - maybe three - inches of slightly crusty snow on the ground. The southern part of the province was blasted … Continue reading Holiday Madness
Tag: University
Life Talk: New Goals
I've successfully finished my second year of university and begun a full-time internship in a medical school lab. We're studying the role of PNMT (an enzyme) in hypertension, and I am honestly having the time of my life. For a while now, I've been thinking that I may want a career in a research area, and … Continue reading Life Talk: New Goals
Loving What You Do
I love what I do.I realize that I’m rather fortunate in this regard. I watch so many people leave for work in the morning, cup of coffee clutched in one hand and car keys in the other, with that indifferently bored look. They come home miserable and grouchy with no energy for anything but the … Continue reading Loving What You Do
Priorities and Time
I'm sitting at the kitchen table, organic chemistry lab book open on top of my biochemistry lab book, which lies (as of yet) unopened. I have work to do - midterms to study for, lab reports to write up (as evidenced), a room to clean. My dishes from breakfast are undone in the sink. I … Continue reading Priorities and Time
Overreaching
I definitely spend a lot of my time living in my head. It's not that I don't ever find enjoyment in the present moment, because I do. It's just that relative to the time I spend dreaming, I spent little time really being present. It's something I'm trying to be more conscious of. Like right … Continue reading Overreaching
