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#thephdstudentchallenge Day 15 : Dairy So I don’t have a “dairy” per say, but I have two journals: one for quiet times with God where I write about the Bible scripture or book I am reading on and reflect on the word of God (the black moleskine journal), and another journal for my notes from church services, women’s midweeks and Devotionals (the cute animated Harry Potter journal ). Journaling has really helped me grow as a woman of God and as an academic. It really has helped me develop my thoughts better, and it has helped me with my grammar (with my first language being Spanish, it was a bit of a struggle dealing with grammatical errors). #phd #phdstudent #phdlife #phdjourney #womeninacademia #phdchat #gradlife #phdwomen #academialife #phdlifestyle #gradstudent #phdyear1 #foreverstudent #futurehistorian #historyhasitseyeonyou #research #workatitasifworkingforthelord #writing #journaling #writingforthelord (at Orlando, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFLiJFTF9ok/?igshid=5uu5n5zsgzus

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Guess who has an interview for the RA contract in NYC next year! (Falls over self apologizing to people for the interim stress--I still don’t quite understand the slow, grinding wheels of academia.)

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Year One Done!

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#thephdstudentchallenge Day 14 : Productivity Quote God’s word always gives me the drive I need to renew my mind and excel in my work. My productivity quote in this case is a productivity scripture. Colossians 3:23 - “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,” ‭I want my work to glorify God, and with His word I will be refreshed daily and have the drive to work harder than before. #phd #phdstudent #phdlife #phdjourney #womeninacademia #phdchat #gradlife #phdwomen #academialife #phdlifestyle #gradstudent #phdyear1 #foreverstudent #futurehistorian #historyhasitseyeonyou #research #workatitasifworkingforthelord #godisincontrol (at Orlando, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFI6kPzFAEu/?igshid=1xqz8kr0pijhp

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#thephdstudentchallenge Day 13 : Laptop/Computer My 4 years old MacBook Air has been very faithful to me. It got me through my masters and lots of online research, 3 different teaching positions, emergency virtual teaching from March to May, and now the first semester of my PhD. Sometimes it is worth spending a bit more for quality and durability. I’m definitely blessed that God allow me to have enough money to buy it prior to leaving for the UK for my masters. And for a year now, I have paired it with my hp monitor, and it has helped me not strain my eyes so much to the point my eye prescription got better. I would recommend everyone that’s in grad school to have a second monitor to accompany your laptop or desktop. #phd #phdstudent #phdlife #phdjourney #womeninacademia #phdchat #gradlife #phdwomen #academialife #phdlifestyle #gradstudent #phdyear1 #foreverstudent #futurehistorian #historyhasitseyeonyou #research #laptop #researchcomputer (at Orlando, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFGUhtdlI9F/?igshid=13bk2gkqlatcu

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#thephdstudentchallenge Day 11 : Coding So before the day ends let talk about coding. In my field of research, I see coding more as how I get my research which is at archives and libraries. While this year most if not all of my research will be done online, national libraries have called my name frequently in the past. I can’t wait to be able to travel again and spend infinite weeks working at the Spanish National Library like I did back in 2017 when I was writing my master’s dissertation. IMG_1-3 : Biblioteca Nacional de España IMG_4 : British National Archives IMG_5 : Library of Birmingham IMG_6 : Robinson Library at Newcastle University IMG_7 : The British Library #phd #phdstudent #phdlife #phdjourney #womeninacademia #phdchat #gradlife #phdwomen #academialife #phdlifestyle #gradstudent #phdyear1 #foreverstudent #futurehistorian #historyhasitseyeonyou #research (at Orlando, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFBZQL4lhJZ/?igshid=582qu2c83uqy

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#thephdstudentchallenge Day 10: Publication A bit late for day 10, but here it goes: Ever since receiving my marks for my master’s dissertation, I have had the goal of getting to publish my first paper (and of course my final PhD dissertation in a few years). Only being 3 points away from having a distinction mark in my dissertation broke my heart, but what was worst was that I could have gotten those 3 points if I had just focus more. I have learned from my errors. Now I know what my weaknesses are, and where I need to grow on in my writing. In so many ways, I am grateful that God did not allow me to get those 3 points because it has pushed me to open my eyes, focus on what’s important, pay more attention to details, and have more faith in God’s blessings. #phd #phdstudent #phdlife #phdjourney #womeninacademia #phdchat #gradlife #phdwomen #academialife #phdlifestyle #gradstudent #phdyear1 #foreverstudent #futurehistorian #historyhasitseyeonyou #faithingod #godisincontrol (at Orlando, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CE-_dSBFWtI/?igshid=1o7x2yg06fzk3

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When professors retire....go pillaging in their office! ❤️📚📖

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There is no such thing as a dumb question.  (Unless I’ve already answered that question 100 times for one of your classmates and you weren’t paying attention so you’re asking me the 101 time.)  

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Revise and Resubmit

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things I’ve done today instead of revising this article:

mopped kitchen 

mopped bathroom

shook the rugs

vacuumed whole apartment

scrubbed shower

scrubbed toilet

cleaned vanity

washed laundry

folded laundry

put laundry away

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#GradblrChallenge Days 12 & 13:

As predicted, I did not post yesterday (I still tried to interact with people; but the internet in the lake house was lacking, so I was a little impeded).  We ended up going out onto the lake to fish (well, I read on the boat) in the morning and then my mom and I went antiquing in the afternoon (I bought a banana boat in the glassware pattern I collect, because my interests aren’t esoteric enough...).  This morning we went out for a family breakfast and then parted ways--now, I’m home and trying to motivate myself to get some work done.  

Today’s To-Do’s:

rearrange antiques (so the banana boat has a place--it’s huge, I don’t know where it’ll fit...)

laundry clothes in dryer fold clothes

grocery shop

send emails

work on student conference materials

read for children’s lit. + take notes

Pictures (clockwise from top left): view from the dock, sunrise from the boat, beer at the end of the day, unpacking all the books I brought with me on Spring Break, velvet case of antique lapel pins, and antique children’s books.

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One Conference Paper for this Summer Down, One to Go!

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#GradblrChallenge Day 25:

My dad visited me today and delivered another bookshelf, since I have run out of space on the existing ones in my apartment.  (Mostly, I needed space to display my antiques.)  It was nice to see him and proved a good distraction for today.  Yesterday was bad, one of the worst days yet.  I was worried seeing my dad would make me more homesick and despondent; but we got tacos and drove around town with the windows down and talked about my degree and I complained about some of the irritating people in my program.  It was nice.  Normal.  

Today’s To-Do’s:

Work on conference paper

Go to class

Proofread midterm proposal

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#GradblrChallenge Day 7:

My goal for today is to make a dent in my conference paper for April (which I’m also adapting for a conference presentation in June, so it’s pulling double duty). Right now, I’m up to my eyeballs in research about social justice, Black Lives Matter, and historical children’s literature.  Essentially these papers will be arguing that Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez (one of the Printz honor books from last year) rehistoricizes racialized historical trauma in a way that directly speaks to the current events fueling Black Lives Matter.  It makes for some interesting, albeit depressing/infuriating research.

Today’s To-Do’s:

calculate midterm grades

read downloaded articles & take notes

find blogs/online research & take notes

start writing conference paper

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#GradblrChallenge Day 14:

Last day of Spring Break (crying face emoji).  This morning, I read Randolph Caldecott’s Picture Book, which is startling (look up the story “Babes in the Woods,” seriously) but that’s the last of my readings for this week, and I can now start working ahead again.  

I need to prepare for midterm student conferences starting tomorrow (which means repeating the same information to all 50+ of my students) and work on my degree plan (since I want to get my coursework done about a semester earlier than I’d planned).  I also want to finish Hannibal today.  I usually don’t binge watch new TV shows during the semester when I have other work to do and it is technically still Spring Break, if only for 14 more hours.  So I am going to postpone that “working ahead” and favor of some Me Time.  

Today’s To-Do’s:

organize materials for student conferences

prepare for class registration/check degree plan

finish laundry

meal prep

finish Hannibal

work on midterm proposal

UPDATE:

HOW THE HELL DID HANNIBAL GET CANCELLED.  (I FINISHED IT, BTW.)  IT’S SO ARTFUL AND CEREBRAL.  AND I NEED MORE MURDER HUSBANDS. 

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