Back to civilization!

Well, maybe civilization is too strong a word – I love my little microcosm of flora, fauna, and family. But I’m a city girl at heart, and I was starting to feel like I was trapped in a terrarium! A really pretty one, but still – trapped is never a good feeling. Add to that the not so startling revelation that stay-at-home parenting is not my calling, and it was time to get back on the workhorse. So, I wrapped up my incredibly long summer vacation, went for one last leisurely mid-week run, and reëntered the workforce (hence my absence from the blogosphere).

It’s a happy coincidence that my first couple of job offers fell through, because they would have put me out in suburbia – which is my personal ninth circle of hell. Instead, I am working in Chapel Hill – a gorgeous campus, surrounded by brainiacs, hippies, and even a few brainiac hippies…suffice it to say I have found my niche. No, it’s not Chicago, but it’s progressive and beautiful and besides, when I need my big city fix, we’ll just take a long weekend in NYC.