Working *with* my ADHD

Late last year I was finally able to be diagnosed with ADHD. Which also meant being able to start taking medication for it. Yay! Seriously, I've known that I've needed outside chemical assistance for my brain. And this medication is helping. It's also helping me see where I still need to work on things. One…

Conference Help

This weekend I was a part of the Wayne Pop virtual conference. There were 4-5 sessions per day with time in between to be off of Zoom and take a break. It felt so good. Not only to be able to be a part of a conference without all of the stress of attending, but…

“Overthinking”

I have been terrified of overthinking things while in school. It's part of why I would put off working on a paper until almost the last minute. Part of it was I never felt ready to write about the topic and would do research until I had to start working on the paper. I know…

Focus and Dissertating

Being in graduate school at the same place for both my master's and my PhD means I have seen a lot of people working on their dissertations. I have seen the way dissertations can effect people. One friend has said they have some PTSD from their dissertation process and I just want to hug them.…

Productive in a pandemic

I am not the greatest at staying on track with things, let alone trying to do a bunch of things at once. I realize that's a lot of the job description for getting tenure track at a university or college. Or just teaching at a university or college. I am trying to use this time…