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One year ago, I accepted an offer at the North Side YMCA in Oklahoma City. When I got the call from Chris, the executive director, on Wednesday, July 12th, offering me the position, tears immediately welled up in my eyes. I knew that it was going to be a tough decision, with Anthony not having […]
The best news that we have probably ever received is that Anthony got a job! A job that is perfect for him. A job that allows for growth, that allows him to use all of his gifts in a fast growing company. Currently he is the Web + Database Cataloger at the Museum of the […]
Today marks two months since I started my new job at the North Side YMCA. Within those two months, I helped deliver beds through the Sleep to Succeed Program at several apartment complexes in OKC spent an afternoon at the Oklahoma State Fair with my coworkers as a team building project spent a whole day […]
Anthony + I had three goals when we left Oklahoma back in 2005. Get a Masters + PhD Get an amazingly cool job Move back closer to family We’ve accomplished #1 as of May 20, 2017. While I wish we could say #2 + #3 go hand-in-hand, sadly we’ve skipped straight to #3. Let me […]
WE DID IT! I’m about to demystify the truth about getting a PhD + wanting to work in academia. We get this question *all* the time…”So has Anthony started applying to jobs?” We both know that it comes with good intentions but it’s also a lack of knowledge about the field he is going into. […]
A few years back, I was blissfully unaware of the pain A began experiencing on July 4th after eating Arby’s for lunch. We had plans to go down to Philadelphia with friends for the big concert and fireworks display. I was busy making a bag to take with us, and excited about crossing 4th of […]