Before I started my career in the lab (more than a decade ago now) I was blissfully unaware of the need for professional women in science organizations . I didn’t realize that I would eventually yearn for a community of other ladies, with a passion for science, that I could go to for advice and insight. …
A Year Out Today marks the end of the hardest year of my life. The Earth has completed a full spin around the sun since the day that threw my life into a prolonged state of chaos and stress. My memories of that day are still visceral, and I won’t soon forget May 23rd. It …
Are you trying to find the perfect name for your impending little family member but keep coming across the same “trendy” lists? Do you find yourself awash in suggests that don’t exactly “roll off the tongue” or add 3 eee’s to the end so that it’s “original”? Well, fear not. Here are 5 scientist inspired …
This post contains affiliate links. However, I only include products that I can speak to personally. I don’t know how to cook. I mean, I can get myself fed but I don’t really know what I’m doing when it comes to MAKING food. College, for me, consisted of a lot of sandwiches, salads, snacks, and …
I have a two and a half year old. Like, solidly 2 years old now. When she turned two this past summer, I spent the first 3, okay it was more like 5, months saying, “She’s two. But like, new two.” Whelp, that’s no longer the case. At 2.5, parenting is wonderful and difficult, with …
Prepare Yourselves. Please hold while I try to restrain myself… I LOVE consignment events like Oprah loves bread (you guys remember that commercial, right?). While I certainly am on board for traditional consignment stores, consignment events are my absolute FAV! I will sing their praises to the end of my days, along with birth doulas …
Just a heads up, there is one affiliate link in this post. In all honesty, it’s pretty cute and I’m a little obsessed so… February may be the shortest month of the year but it has one of my favorite holidays. No, not Valentine’s Day. It’s never really been a thing for me. Didn’t we …
You guys! My first official guest post is LIVE over at Portland City Moms Blog. Finding mom friends is hard. Here are some tips for those of us around the Portland, OR metro area. You did it! You packed up your family and decided to make a go of it in (or around) Portland. Congratulations, you are …
I know, I know. I just posted about STEM education not too long ago. Essentially, it combines various principles of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Subjects are presented together through learning activities that involve problem-solving in “real-world” scenarios. The idea is to strengthen (mainly K-12) students’ foundation within these STEM subjects. By the time these …
If you’re a parent, you know what it’s like to feel completely overwhelmed by your situation. That feeling of being totally consumed by your role as your child’s provider and caretaker. The planner, the manager, the doer of all things. Sometimes it happens during the newborn phase when you are mentally struck with the sheer …
