Category: grad student life

Day in the PhD Life: Statistician

I hope everyone checked out Rachel’s last post. It really refueled my own motivation tank, and, when combined with the cool Snapchap time filter photos I love on Insta, I came up with this lovely Day in the Life post. Three years into my Statistics PhD and I’m finally starting to get a feel for what a ‘typical’ day means for me. My life is currently a balancing act between research, class, teaching, and Real Life™. Sound familiar? Not everyday is the same; not every week is the same. I love how my schedule is very flexible in regard to what and where I get to work. Last Friday I photo-documented my day, so I could bring everyone along with me. Check it out


img_5976Wake Up Time: I tell myself every night that I’m going to wake up at 7 am so I can be super productive in the morning. Ideally, 7-9 am would consist of working out, nomming breakfast, then getting supes cute for the day. I did not wake up at 7 am today. Today was a second alarm, one snooze kinda morning. This is pretty typical, and if I’m honest, it’s a little earlier than normal.

Morning Yoga: My partner Benjamin and I are currently emerging from our winter hibernation into some spring activity. I always feel better when I get some exercise in a few days a week, but it’s really difficult to remember that when I’m warm under the covers. STS favorite and fellow blogger, Beth of Finding Delight,  had recommended Adrienne’s 30 Days of Yoga series on Youtube. It’s great for beginners (or out of practicers, like me) and the videos range from 15 to 30 minutes. Adrienne is my girl. I love her goofiness, her wild Tiger leggings,  and how
she totally gets how I feel about ab work.

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Photo Post: Last PhD Field Season

Welp, that title is actually a bit of a misnomer.  I really have about 4 more days of field work that I need to knock out over the next week or so.  DETAILS.  I know I wrote a lot recently about how stressful the summer can be for me.  It’s my busiest time of the year, field work is exhausting, and I probably don’t get enough alone time to really recharge (#introvertprobs).  But, more than any of those less positive things, I really love how much time I get to spend outside each field season.  I know I really like it, because I take about a zillion obnoxious iPhone pictures in the marsh each summer.

For your enjoyment, here is the view of my summer, from my smart phone.

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Graduated AF: Modern Conveniences

I’ve been bouncing this blog post idea around for a bit. It definitely is not for everyone and I want to address that right off. Graduate student stipends are so varied even within a single university. Not everyone can afford to live on a grad student stipend alone. Not everyone can afford to spend money on some of the items I’m suggesting in this post. Loads of graduate students are still paying off loans from undergrad, or even accruing more as they study. I can’t address everyone’s financial status in one post. But I am privileged enough to be able to scrape together enough to afford some of the following every so often and have found that they can be a great help in regard to time and stress. And what graduate student wouldn’t want more time and less stress?

Several of the links in this post include referral links from the author. 

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