Did you know it’s hard to do research and also take care of two babies? Read More
Tag: research
Guilt and Shame
Insert joke about Jewish mothers here. Read More
Research Progress Notes – Week of November 26th
Last week I stayed home and did some editing. This week I read more medieval writings about urine. So, pretty mundane stuff. Read More
Research Progress Notes – Week of November 12th
This week I learned a valuable lesson about planning, remembered why imposter syndrome is a waste of time, and read some Arabic. Read More
Learning Motherhood
The day I left the hospital, holding my child made me physically ill. Read More
Working Hard – On anxiety, laziness, and imposter syndrome
For me, one of the hardest aspects of pregnancy has been the conflict between not wanting/being able to do work, feeling obligated to work, and my impressions of other people’s expectations for my work. While this is a tension that reflects a perfect storm of being pregnant while also having a fairly work-intense job, the basic dynamic here is common to academia broadly. Read More
