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*NEW BLOGPOST* I am so tickled about the timing of our latest blogpost. I finally got around to finishing a recap of my #NEONdata workshop (it got pushed from peanut butter week 🥰 🥜) and it happens that the same workshop is once more open for submissions! This time they’re going on the road so if folks at your institution are into amazing ecological data you’re in luck! Read more on the blog #linkinbio . . . #NEONscience #itsMeridith #ecology #dataaccess #rstats #rcode #dataavailability #workshop #recap #gradstudentlife #phdlife #exploreBoulder #BoulderCO #sciencelifestyle #STEMblog #STEMblogger (at Boulder, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuM2yD5hynP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pfomw6isrwhh

*STS BLOGPOST* As part of my flurry of travel last semester I attended the Explore NEON Workshop at NEON’s headquarters in Boulder, Colorado. Looking back, I’m still shocked that so much information and guidance was conveyed in just two days! Myself and several other graduate students traveled to NEON, learned how to access and work with NEON data, and interacted with NEON science staff. I really enjoyed working with data alongside a group of ecologists/botanists/biologists/etc (no shade, statisticians, but ecologists will nerd out with me about nature AND data). <read more on @sweetteascience blog!> . . . #STEMblog #STEMblogger #NEONdata #exploreNEON #NEONscience #botany #plantsmakepeoplehappy #gradstudent #gradstudentlife #phdlife #womeninSTEM #workshop #linkinBio #ecology #ecologicalmonitoring (at National Ecological Observatory Network) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuUWkq0hoVX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6juax4130c5e

*NEW POST* Both halves of Rachel’s STEM #gradschoolapplications guide up on the blog! It’s wild to look back to when Rachel and I graduated from undergrad and think about how much we’ve done since. I know at that point I was planning on taking a school year off because I didn’t really have a plan for what came next. Applying for masters and PhD programs was so intimidating and I didn’t really know what to expect or what was expected of me in that process. I’m grateful to have made it to a point where we can help others figure out some of this #hiddencurriculum. What is your advice for people in the midst of applying to grad school? We’d love to keep these posts updated with great advice and assemble more links to resources. . . . #gradschool #gradschoolproblems #tipsforstudents #phdlife #babybesties #besties #undergrad #graduation #linkinbio #stemblog #STEMblogger #scienceLifestyle #itsMeridith (at Western Kentucky University) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrQ7LZaBE2c/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1w1wmbeyw203i

New blogpost tomorrow! Today we are spending time with friends and family. If you’re celebrating today, have a safe holiday. May you all be seen and heard and loved today. . . . #thankful #womenbloggers #stemblogger #womeninstem #besties #phdlife #science #gradstudentlife #friendsgiving (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqfy8nDBYWp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1kbwwrfv5j83t

Whenever people ask me about my National Park recommendations @glaciernps is always at the top of my list! The 37 glaciers remaining are not likely to remain in the coming decades. Check out our trip on the blog and be sure to consider this as your next park to visit! . . . #glaciernationalpark #nationalpark #amazingbestiesnationalparkroadtrip #mirrorlake #stemblogger #linkinbio (at Glacier National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BstZF8iB2DM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1a607ctiv9ibx

Back to our work schedule hasn’t been too bad this year! We of course miss our fun adventures from the last few weeks but some structure is welcome before we plan more trips. How do y’all schedule extracurricular creativity (e.g. blog writing!) into your week? . . . #creativeEndeavers #STEMblog #STEMblogger #scheduledLife #marriedLife #adventurePartners #PhDlife #optOutside #NationalPark (at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsYqa-PBPwP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=179h3f48t6ryj

Just got done Skyping with @wetlandwiggy and it was the best way to kick off the week. Talk about #motivationmonday, amirite? Checking in with my advisor and other grad students is the main way I stay focused. We had a great chat about #STSblog posts and I feel way more inspired to take some of these idea outlines I have sitting patiently in our Google Drive and finally shaping them into a blog post. No spoilers, but the next post Im considering working on has baby animal pictures involved.. . . . #STEMblogger #STEMlifestyle #womeninSTEM #womenbloggers #ootd #monsteramonday #accountability #phdlife (at State College, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoID25rgXTV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vyyj7jki09go