Book Hoarding & Other such Updates

This weekend I had a very Zen experience over at The Container Store. I was finally buying the milk crates/bins to store the dozens of books I had hidden in my closet and stacked unceremoniously near my desk. This would be the fourth 30 gallon plastic bin that I would dedicate simply for books. When [...]

This is not home

I wrote this about a year ago before I was a teacher here in the country. My thoughts remain mostly the same but I’ve learned to cope with dull days, made some friends but I still haven’t felt that “I’m home” feeling that I used to get living in Dallas. // 1 year ago, my [...]