Sooooooo where have I been?
^That about explains it XD
Just kidding! I’ve been at school (which is fairly similar to a kid pulling your wings off in some ways!) I missed you guys a ton! but as soon as the field season started about 9 months ago...well lets just say “it got real”! My work on honey bee parasites took off in ways that really surprised everyone (including me!) turns out my hypothesis was right over and against more than a centruy of scientific thinking. And because it’s tied in so deeply with the honey bee health crisis, its received a ton of attention. I’ve basically been on a speaking tour across the US ever since. I was even contacted a few months about doing a regional TedTalk in Canada about my work!
And that’s not even everything! I was contacted by a TV rep who was interested in having me be in an episode of NOVA on PBS! The episode idea ended up not being picked up this season by the network but I’m sure there will be other opportunities. I just thought it was so cool that at the end of our correspondence she told me, “by the way, my kids of have been singing your theme song all weekend!”
Since then I’ve received 3 really incredible job offers that I’m totally torn between and I still haven’t finished school yet! I still have so much to do! I have my oral exams (which I’m hoping you guys will help me study for) and I still have at least another 120 pages of my thesis to write! Needless to say I’ve been CRAZY busy! I’ve hardly had a moment to sit down and think! But for the last few days I’ve been able to do exactly that and I had to acknowledge, I would’ve never predicted all of this 12 months ago. Last year at this time I was so frustrated and upset and unsure of so much but just a few months later it was like I turned a corner when I least expected it. I’m so grateful that I didn’t just sink into pitying myself and give up. Change was soooooo close and I had no idea! I really hope that resonates with somebody reading this! Things can look like crap right where you are, it can seem like things you’ve worked so hard for will never pan out but please please don’t shut down. Even if a kid pulled your wings off at some point, you never know what you can do with that other pair!
