Most powerful conversations happen to me seemingly at random. I spoke with a colleague and friend today to pick her brain about getting tips for teaching an upcoming class. We somehow got into a conversation about exercise and how academia will allow you to work yourself ragged if you let it. I recalled seeing a [...]
I received a compliment from my mentor the other day. He said that when talking with his other colleague my name came up and they both agreed that they enjoyed working with me/helping me along in my dissertation process ... because I do the work. Perplexed, I kind of didn't understand at first because... well, [...]
A conversation about my journal article draft turned into something much more for me. Sometimes I just need to be reminded Natalie, have you ever done this before? No? Then how could you know what you're doing. Good point, good point. Touche. But that can be hard to keep in the forefront of your [...]
Eternal Ocean of Words 