Okay… so maybe regret isn’t the best word. But my year-long experience studying abroad ignited a flame of passion deep inside my veins. It sparked an insatiable case of wanderlust. I have a constant Read More
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Perfectionism, anxiety, and completing tasks It is finals season and graduation season! It is a time of stress and enjoyment. It is a time of transition–from one semester to the next, from undergrad to Read More
My week started off with a trip to the ultrasound place. We both were looking forward to it for a week because we would have gotten the envelope that had the sex of our baby Read More
Often, it feels like I need some super powers to conquer the daily life of a PhD student. In my future blog posts, I will share with you my reflections on issues ranging from my Read More
I’ve wanted to post something for a while, but I wasn’t sure where to start. And I’m still not really sure, hence this opening sentence. So, I guess I’ll start where Read More
I know I have already mentioned in previous posts that I packed up my life and moved to Iowa to pursue my Master’s; however, last year at this time you would not have been Read More
Last night I had what I call (with academic tongue-in-cheek) a ‘Mock-Mock’ with friends. This was in essence a warm-up for the mock-viva next week with my supervisor at the University of Leicester, but it Read More
It has been very quiet here again, because I’ve been on maternity leave for the past six months. And I have struggled to get any work done, let alone write a blog post. Which Read More
PubMed, a repository of abstracts and citations for biomedical literature maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), has been a reliable source of literature for researchers. Read More
I almost chickened out, but I ended up getting coffee (i.e., cherry coke) with the socially anxious PhD whom I met recently at a talk. I agonized over the meeting all morning and ended Read More
