Want to read: The Swallowed Man by Edward Carey πŸ“š

Today in the Hundred Acre Wood: Piglet might have the coronavirus but he’s asymptomatic; Pooh, Rabbit, and Eeyore have all been vaccinated. (Kanga, Roo, Owl, and Tigger are absent from the scene.)

I’ll say this (among other things) for being a part-time stay-at-home mom/part-time scholar: the mom part gives you lots of staring into space time you can leverage for research and writing insights.

Is there anything more attractive than an attractive person writing a grant application & looking in the household copy of Creswell & Creswell to help them do it? Asking for a nerd. (The nerd is me. You don’t need to answer. I’m watching my attractive husband do this RIGHT NOW.)

I just reviewed my advisor’s notes on the first 6 chapters of my dissertation (Intro, 2 Lit Review, 2 Theory, Methods). When I started I was in a panic bc I was afraid it would be like last time when I had to write a whole new chapter. Now that I’m done I think it’s manageable.

What I’m learning from the MCU (caught up on WandaVision & currently watching Agents of SHIELD 3x15) is that everyone with a PhD in the natural sciences is good at hacking and creating algorithms. Scientists, is this true? πŸ“ΊπŸΏ

There are a lot of hard moments as a parent. I tend to share moments like this: M. quietly building with Magnatiles while leaning on my leg. We share these easy moments, but know you’re not alone when it gets hard, even though you aren’t seeing other parents’ hard moments.