by KimBoo York | Jan 10, 2022 | Keely's Way
Last week was such a blur at work that honestly I feel like today is the day the countdown begins for me to leaving this job for good. That makes me sad in some ways, as this was a soft, kind landing for me out of grad school and out of poverty back in 2013. But also...
by KimBoo York | Jan 8, 2022 | Keely's Way
Things have been hectic since I formally submitted my resignation last week, but that’s less a function of my doing so and more due to the fact that 1) it’s the first week of classes which is always hectic and 2) we’re getting ready for our new...
by KimBoo York | Jan 4, 2022 | Life and all That
Today, January 4th, 2022, I turned in my resignation at FSU. There is a long story behind this decision, possibly only interesting to myself. I’ll post that some other time, as documentation if nothing else. Right now, though, I want to mark this moment because it is...
by KimBoo York | Jan 2, 2022 | Keely's Way
I have been playing this on repeat for two days, at irregular times but often enough: It came out in 1999 when I was 30 years old. I desperately wanted a “brand new day” in the years that followed, while also hiding behind my fears and grief as things just...
by KimBoo York | Jan 1, 2022 | Keely's Way
Last year (aka yesterday) I decided to Do It Different. And by “it” I mean New Year’s Eve. For over a decade, at least, I’ve not done much on NYE other than go to bed early like any other day. I thought treating it like any other day might,...