Welcome to my blog: Between Drafts Journal
This space is my attempt at starting over — gently.
For a long time, my life followed syllabi, deadlines, and very clear next steps. Now, I’m in a season of asking different questions. What do I enjoy when no one is grading me? What am I good at outside of school? What happens if I try something completely new?
So this blog will be my experiment.
Each month (or whenever inspiration strikes), I’ll try a new hobby — baking something I’ve never made, learning a craft, training for a run, attempting to write a book, or even exploring a different career path. Some things might stick. Some won’t. That’s part of it.
To keep myself grounded (and honest), I’m organizing this space into a few categories:
- Daily Journal – reflections, thoughts, the messy middle.
- Timeline – tracking what I’ve tried and how it’s going.
- What’s Next – ideas, goals, and the next experiment.
- Field notes – updates on each new hobby, plus any recipes, patterns, or resources I use along the way.
Maybe this won’t give me answers. Maybe it will just give me direction — and right now, that feels like enough.
Daily Journal
Footnotes to a former life chronicles the quiet experiments I undertake while balancing life outside of grad school, writing, and the search for hidden talents. See posts below.
Posts
Welcome to a world of limitless possibilities, where the journey is as exhilarating as the destination, and where every moment is an opportunity to make your mark.
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Hello to any readers still out there, Wow… it’s been a while. I unintentionally entered an all-consuming “logging off” era. After the quarter ended, I realized just how brutal it had been. It completely drained me and left me feeling defeated. So, I did what I probably should have done months earlier….I stepped away from…
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Hello to any readers still out there, I’m currently buried in grading thanks to finals week, but stay tuned! I’ll be back next week once I’m free from my shackles! Coming up soon: new photography from a nature walk I went on last weekend that I’ve been wanting to share, a few life updates on…
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Are you superstitious? Mmm… am I superstitious? I’m not going to lie, I actually read this wrong at first and thought it said suspicious. My immediate reaction was, “Am I suspicious?” and my answer was… mmm, I don’t think so. I’d like to believe I’m fairly normal in that department. Then I read it again…
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hours minutes seconds
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End of the Quarter
What to do next…..
This section sketches a lightweight timeline of moments—small victories, detours, and discoveries on the path to new skills and self-understanding. See link below.
Crafts, recipes, and more…..
Welcome to a world of limitless possibilities, where the journey is as exhilarating as the destination, and where every moment is an opportunity to make your mark on the canvas of existence. The only limit is the extent of your imagination.
Navigating life’s intricate fabric, choices unfold paths to the extraordinary, demanding creativity, curiosity, and courage for a truly fulfilling journey.
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Day 3: Amphorae on a Sunday
To any readers out there, here is another entry for today: I wish I liked Sundays. I really do. But Sundays feel like that fake friend who smiles at you all day while quietly…
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Day 2: Coffee & A Perfect Loaf
First time blogger here, with another little entry. Ahh, Saturdays. They’re probably the most restful days for me — and today really was. I woke up, fed my cats, started some laundry, and eased…
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Day 1: Chronicles of my stressful life. Procrastination at its finest.
Day 1: Chronicles of my stressful life. Procrastination at its finest.
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Hello There. First ever post
Hello there. My name isn’t important. What is important is that this blog, Footnotes to a Former Life, is something I’ve wanted to create for a long time. Life has been a little chaotic…
Footnotes to a Former Life. 