moving!

well, steven and I made a very brief but very productive trip to chicago the other day. Amidst many dingy apartments with coffin-sized bedrooms, we found and secured our new apartment.

It is cheap, close to the blue line in Logan Square and oh so cute and the bedrooms are a really nice size. The living space is tiny, but both Steven and I concluded that we'd rather each have a nice bedroom and sacrifice a little living space. Here are some pictures-- i didn't take them but they're from the craigslist ad.

oh, and the lease starts July 15 so i am totally freaking out about moving in two weeks.

official

so i am officially published!
the article isn't technically out yet, and it actually isn't in a 'peer reviewed' edition of the journal, but i am still really excited about it.

it's in the Journal of Food Research and Distribution and the title is
here is a link if anyone would like to read it. or at least see my name.

the yoga retreat was awesome
i keep processing it more and more every day, taking away something new.
the big crazy thing i did, that really pushed me to my edge was i HELD A TARANTULA. and yes, i am still scared of them, but the idea of touching one doesn't make me want to cry anymore, so i think that is progress.

retreat!

well, even though i am very nervous/apprehensive about going to this retreat, i am also very excited and think it will be very helpful and inspiring for me. In two weeks I am going to the very exotic land of Holly, MI for a yoga retreat

will i be the youngest person there? the most socially awkward? the only one to not make a breakthrough? the only one worrying about stuff like this? i'm not sure, but i am going anyway.