Tag Archives: BlogHer

Yavaş yavaş: On the work of managing childhood trauma

Posted on December 17, 2012 by lizcameron

Lately, as you well know, dear readers, I am recovering from an injured (and re-injured) rotator cuff in my left shoulder (my writing side) – but what has started to happen during this period of slowed-down medical leave, has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-cultural learning moments, Family Challenges, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged BlogHer, Hurricanes, NaBloPoMo December 2012, postaday, trauma, Turkey, Work | 8 Comments

Aç ayı oynamaz: A hungry bear won’t dance (on working, relaxing and patience)

Posted on December 13, 2012 by lizcameron

The world of Turkish proverbs is a full one, and barely a day goes by when M. doesn’t let one rip with vim and vigor – much to the delight of the Karagöz puppets, who so enjoy his excitement at … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic hell, On writing about my life with the Karagöz puppets, Turkish-American Matters, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged BlogHer, compassion, meditation, NaBloPoMo, patience, Turkish American, Turkish proverbs, Work, work-life balance | 3 Comments

Kolay gelsin: On the hard work of deciding what’s the hardest work

Posted on December 12, 2012 by lizcameron

Waking up this morning, I took a peek at today’s writing prompt from Blogher’s December NaBloPoMo challenge before I even got out of bed, and upon reading it, proceeded to burrow under the covers in protest. Karagöz, the trickster puppet … Continue reading →