To say that we are stretched thin right now would be a massive understatement. This morning, after attending May’s baby book club, I dropped C. off at daycare and returned home to unclog a kitchen sink, unpack from a weekend … Continue reading
I really appreciate all the feedback you gave me on my recent post asking you what you’d like to read more of. It feels like I’ve been at a sort of cross-roads with this blog and I haven’t been entirely … Continue reading
Although this blog claims to be about academia, I’ll be the first to recognize that I spend very little time writing about that subject. It’s far easier to talk about biking or parenting or intercultural relationships and, despite expecting the … Continue reading
Thank you for all the wonderful comments on my grad school survival post! You added so much more to the conversation by sharing what works or has worked for you! For those of you interested in more grad-school survival tactics, … Continue reading
{an image snapped while dissertating a couple of year ago} I recently received this email from a reader: “I’ve been a long-time reader (and fan!) and I’m currently in grad school in the researching-but-not-quite-writing stage of my dissertation. Since you’re … Continue reading
March brings with it the promise of Spring and the certainty of more bike rides, which makes me welcome this month with open arms. It’s going to be a busy month for us and rather than devote individual posts to … Continue reading
I didn’t mean to step away and not write for the past week and a half. I even have a dozen or so post ideas floating around in my mind. But what I don’t seem to have much of anymore … Continue reading
The first two weeks of the semester are behind us and I really love my course. I also really love my students and am so excited to be back on campus for two days a week. Rather than sap me … Continue reading
The last time I wrote about my uncertain navigation of academia, I concluded my post by writing “And I have to trust that things will work out, even if I can’t forsee how they’ll work out, simply because everything always works out … Continue reading
{This photo has nothing to do with this post but serves to remind you to get out and ride a bike!} While still a grad student, I put together a grand five year plan, outlining exactly where I expected and … Continue reading
