Surviving

I wasn't feeling well at the end of the week.  I had the sore throat, cough, and stuffy nose thing.  I figured my high stress level might have lowered my immune system function leaving me vulnerable.  So I decided to take advantage of a rainy Saturday and watch home improvement shows and took a long nap.  I did shower but then put on clean pajamas.  It was awesome!  I feel much better today although I think I'll be heading to bed soon just to make sure I get enough rest.  I submitted two more applications this weekend and worked on the introduction of my paper.  I'm optimistic that I'll get a few more solid hours of work on it tomorrow.  Speaking of tomorrow, it will be my day off from applications!   I have about 10 more to apply to but they aren't due for two-four weeks so I think I deserve a night off.  This doesn't mean a night off from the manuscript though!  Oh well, I guess if I get a job as an assistant professor this will be my reality...always working on something.  Okay, off to bed.

Update on the job search

As I write this I just realized that I forgot to add a comma to sentence I was working on before I went to pick Mike up.  I said I would do it when I got home, before I submitted the application.  However, I submitted the application 5 minutes ago and I forgot the comma.  Hopefully that won't count against me because I really really really want this job.  It is in a SLAC in Massachusetts close to family.  Perfect!  Keep your fingers crossed for me.

Total jobs applied to to date: 6
Jobs left to apply to: 11-12 (depending)

Lab meeting tomorrow

I had hoped to finish my figures to present in lab meeting tomorrow but my weekend at the beach and a full day at work means that I only have a few hours to get my stuff together.  I thought I would help my productivity with a beverage and a snack.  I'll let you know how it goes ;)

Beach Trip!

We spent the weekend at Surf City, NC with our friends Caryn and Andy.  It was a great time with awesome weather and 80 degree water temps (gotta love NC in September).  We brought Cali with us and she had a great time.  I'll try and get some pics off our the camera but I am too busy tonight to do that.  Here is a picture of her asleep in the backseat of the car.  For those of you who know Cali and how crazy she is in the car, this picture is a testament to just how tired she was.  I love a tired dog!!

Update

I submitted my first job application yesterday.  I've very excited, nervous, and tired.  It took me over 3 hours to tailor my documents to just one job.  I had forgotten it took this long.  And I have 15 more to apply to!  Yikes, I'm going to be busy.

Job season again

It is that time of year again, and hopefully the last time I'll need to be on the job market.  I have been watching several online resources for academic jobs and am excited to announce that as of today there are 10 jobs I am going to be applying for.  Last year I applied to 17, got 2 interviews and one offer.  I need my stats to improve slightly but if that happens then hopefully I'll get the offer for one of these ten positions. I'm not going to say specifically what schools I am applying to but they range from CA to MN, IL, MD, NY, IN and MA (I am very excited about the MA jobs-yes, multiple posting in MA). It would be so nice to be near the brothers and sisters again.   Skype and Face time do a great job letting me see family but it is not the same and being with family.  I don't think Mike is super excited about cold winters but if I promise he can go snowboarding we might be able to work things out.

I'll keep you all posted!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Today I turn 33.  I'm okay with this because I realized that I am way happier at 33 than I was a 23.  I can only imagine that at 43 I'll be even happier because hopefully by then I'll have a permanent job (hopefully near family), kid(s), a home, and of course Mike.  The only thing that makes me sad about one day turning 43 is that I most likely won't have Cali anymore :( Although with her mixed genetic background, living to 15 isn't out of the question.

I'm off to eat burger, beer, and ice cream cake!

Happy Birthday to Laura too!