Vivian's Microblog ✨
Long story short: modern social media sucks (I don't care for likes and comments), but I still enjoy sharing my intrusive thoughts. So here's an old-school microblog for your reading pleasure! Most recent updates are on top.
January 12, 2025 @ 21:12
A rough week. Going back to school after a 2 week vacation is always hard, but we had our practice Step 1 exam on Thursday and it.... did not go well for most of us. Pro: kicked us into high gear for studying. Con: imposter syndrome and self-doubt.
January 1, 2025 @ 18:13
After a wonderful week with my family in Austin, I returned to the Houston area and promptly engaged in a full-apartment decluttering session! I ended up donating or selling at least 5 large boxes of stuff, and I'm still not done! I'm also engaging in digital decluttering as well, deleting files that I've been holding on to for years. One big project I am working on is clearing up my to-read list. Currently I have ~300 books on there, but I am feasibly not going to be able to read them all. In true Four Thousand Weeks fashion, I decided to delete any books that were not related to my top items (career, dance, physical health/fitness). What a relief to finally delete tasks and digital clutter and clean up my mental attic!
December 8, 2024 @ 20:24
This weekend, I flew to Hawaii and ran my first ever (and possibly last) marathon, the Honolulu Marathon! It was quite possibly the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. I kept a really good pace until 13 miles in (I was aiming for an easy 8-hour marathon, or roughly 18 minutes per mile). However, some of my chronic hip and foot problems got reactivated, and I ended up walking the majority of the second half. I had to fight for every step of those last 10 miles, but when I saw the finish line approaching, I couldn't help but cry with relief and pride. I can do hard things when I set my mind to them :)
November 25, 2024 @ 21:58
Hello world! First entry on my shiny new microblog :) Spending the first day of Thanksgiving week working on some data analysis for a project in my psychiatry research lab focusing on the prevalence of eating disorders in sexual and gender minority (SGM) college students. I'm enjoying digging around in R again!