I don’t talk openly about it much, but there has been so much poor medical news on my partner’s side and they are truly lovely people. Between that and fresh PhD life I’ve been emotionally and mentally exhausted. Hence limited artwork or interacting with anyone (I socially withdrawal when tired).
One year later and she still looks just as great! Can’t wait to add a dragon to the other side.
Aphids are the coolest! Today I’m lucky to be reading about their gene expression and how variations in which genes expressed tells us about their ability to feed from different host plants. What a cool world we get to share with such amazing organisms!
Two new stickers for AC 💛
I know some of you will understand this, and others not. And that’s ok! I want to be very open about my academic journey. It’s been hard. It’ll get harder.
Tomorrow my partner and I make the big drive to visit family down south. 18hrs in the car!
However, it’s lovely getting the home in order so we can come back to tidy and clean space. It’s my favorite treat to myself.
Hoping this trip helps alleviate some burnout I’ve been struggling with.
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We have some crazy tornados here tonight. Using our cat as the litmus test of how panicked we should be as she usually freaks with storms. (We are watching the radar too)
I’m really proud of myself because writing research proposals is difficult. It takes so much background reading and thoughtful understanding to write. I’m a slow writer so piecing together thoughts takes me a while and when I do I’m always really happy with my progress. Slow and consistent matters.
My PI is so supportive in making sure I take care of myself. I constantly feel super lucky to be their student!
And who knows, maybe I can start a new aphid colony if I find any cuties on my travels.