It feels as though April is already gone. It is such a busy month and it seems that something is added to my calendar daily. Procrastination beware this month for there is no place for you. It is times like these that really test my skills at planning and getting things done. The weather is warm and there is nothing I want to do more is garden or sit outside in the sun with a great book and a cool brew. However, I want to graduate at some point so I soldier on in the science world. There are papers to write, presentations to give, experiments to plan and do, etc. etc. etc.
There are stressful days when I wonder if all this education is worth it. I see friends on Facebook who have been employed all the time I’ve been in school. They have real salaries and are working off paying off their student loans, building up their 401Ks and going to grown-up, young professional thing called “happy hour”. All the while I’m stretching my dollars the best I can, taking out more loans, not contributing to my retirement, and what are these “happy hours”? Then I remember that I can make ordinary cells look like the stars. It is those small things that get me through the days.
