by Vivian Cumins | Jun 18, 2025 | Blog
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about time – how I choose to spend it, and whether I’m truly using it well. When we’re young, we rarely think about time in terms of limits. We only look forward to the next milestone: turning 13, then 16, then 21. We live like we have...
by Vivian Cumins | Jan 13, 2024 | Blog
I feel conflicted about entering the new year. There is a part of me that despises 2023 and is glad it is over. Then there is that part of me who is thankful for the turmoil that came with it. I faced the darkest days of my life in 2023. It was the grand finale of a...
by Vivian Cumins | Dec 14, 2023 | Blog
I thought I hit the jackpot when my federal position was reclassified as remote after being sent home due to the pandemic. As it turned out, the work I performed could be done from my spare bedroom. For two years, I enjoyed working in stretchy pants and wearing...
by Vivian Cumins | May 31, 2023 | Blog
My husband and I watch reruns of Friday Night Lights, a drama television series about a high school football team in rural West Texas. It is our “go-to” show when we cannot find anything else to watch, which means we watch it a minimum of five times a week. We have...
by Vivian Cumins | May 28, 2023 | Blog
My body shook as I waited for my boss to join the virtual call I requested earlier that morning. I turned on my computer’s camera in anticipation of our meeting and was shocked to see the haggard, sad woman staring back at me. “Lovely,” I said, tracing the purple bags...
