In order to live a life that is completely full, one must be physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually well.
The more I think about my career, the more I realize there is a lot I wish I had known as a high school, college, and graduate student. It would have been so helpful to get advice from current scientists about their fields of study, the training and education they had, what they like about…
I’ve thought a lot about the best ways to stand out in my career and to get ahead in life. I’m not perfect though and sometimes need to remind myself of this list! Always strive to be better but be ok with not being perfect. These are things that I have learned work for me.…
I’ve always been interested in where I “came from” since I was very young. My parents always told me that as far as they knew, we were mostly German and since I was a young kid, I was interested in German culture and language. In middle and high school, I took German language classes and…
So, my 40th birthday was a few days ago. You can’t tell but I’m cringing. Not that 40 is bad, but becoming this age has me questioning a lot of things in my life even more than I already do. I feel that I am in an even more reflective state due to the new…
Last week my husband took me to a beautiful 5 star adult only all-inclusive resort in the Dominican Republic. We went to Excellence Punta Cana. If you’ve never traveled to a resort or it’s been a while, I am giving some tips for before and during your stay! Use a travel agent - Many people…
Happy belated Thanksgiving! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday with family and friends. Next week my husband is taking me to Punta Cana for my birthday present this year. Yay! FYI: Check out the Excellence Resorts if you’ve never heard of them. We went to an Excellence resort for our honeymoon in…
Every morning I usually go to Cumberland Farms to get coffee before work. If you’ve never been, it’s like a Sheetz or Wawa (fancy gas station coffee lol), and you can make your own coffee. It’s a lot cheaper than Dunkin or Starbucks (see my previous post about spending!) and I like how it tastes.…
I feel like the topic of money and savings is especially needed right now as Christmas is not too far around the corner. I want to discuss the importance of putting a set amount of money aside each month and living within your means. I’m fortunate because my Mom taught me a lot about money…
Breakups and dating were a large part of my growing up and I suspect many of you reading this share a similar experience. Luckily, I don’t have to deal with dating or breaking up now that I am married but some of my friends are still single and in the dating department. I feel…
If you’ve read my previous posts or you know me personally, you know I am a scientist with a PhD. How I ended up with a career in science is bittersweet though. I’ve been interested in science since I was in middle school. I remember having one of those mini microscopes and prepared slides that…
