I am absolutely fascinated with my Modern Sociological Theory class at Cal State Long Beach. Specifically I am fascinated with what we’ve been reading from Pierre Bourdieu in his writing The Logic of Practice. I had a completely different post already started which I intended to finish up and publish today, but then today happened. Two weeks… Continue reading Habitus
I was working on my data analysis homework when Sade’s song came on the radio and I instantly thought of my husband. I had to stop what I was doing and share this because if I’ve learned one thing in the last 24 hours is that some thoughts are so fleeting and cause such a… Continue reading By Your Side
Around 11am today my boss called me to let me know that our coworker, D, had passed away this morning. He had recently been diagnosed with cancer and had a few other health problems as well. When I finally heard the news my first thought was that I was glad he wasn’t suffering anymore. I had visited… Continue reading Goodbye Mr. D
This past week has been a difficult one for me, and the more I tried to figure out what was at the core of some of my thoughts and how I was feeling I realized the recurring theme that came to my mind was guilt. I have been full of guilt this week. Today is the Pasadena… Continue reading The Guilt Factor: Is this a Super Woman/Super Mom thing?
Not too long ago there was a post about Staying Regular from Daily Prompt and I thought how much this applied to me. I’ve been neglecting my blog for some time, and when I do get on here it’s usually very sporadic. I think once it had even been close to two months (if not… Continue reading Disconnected
We were all set to go and had everything planned for our outing. My husband had finally bought Celeste, our 15 month old daughter, her weeride bike seat attachment so that we could finally take her on a bike ride. So while she was taking her nap this morning he got that thing all set… Continue reading There are no negative gears
Stop what you’re doing and take the time to watch this. My husband sent this link to me last night and I loved it so much, I just had to share it with you all. It’s worth taking the 10 minutes and 39 seconds…
Are we as a people so broken and experiencing such heartache, sorrow, and pain that we no longer know how to identify happiness even in the smallest of things? I’ve noticed in the past few weeks that often times when people bring up something in conversation it is seldom about positive events. Often times the conversations revolve around… Continue reading Is Happiness Overrated?
Sometimes I find that I’ve done a pretty good job of reminding my mind to forget certain details about my past, particularly my early childhood. Things that I know are there but that I’ve sort of buried away because I don’t really want to dig up those emotions or because I feel I’ve laid them… Continue reading Music and My Father
I’ve never really been very athletic, especially when it comes to team sports. Throw me a ball, or a set of keys, and my first reaction is usually to duck and cover. I remember in Elementary school I was always excited and willing to participate in a game of tether ball or dodge ball or have… Continue reading My Self Confidence Has Stretched Out and Says, Let’s Do This!
Purse Meets Diaper Bag 