@drulum ‘holiday’ is when school is out so you work just the same amount but at unsociable hours because the rest of the time you are entertaining your kids 🤣#academicmama

Update: I’ll have a little coworker for the next days. A puking coworker. Yay.

Please send good vibes.

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Today I’m trying really hard to get some work done. But it’s difficult. Because my brain refuses to cooperate. It’s constantly singing „wo, wo, wo geht ein Astronaut aufs Klo? Wie, wie, wie macht ein Astronaut Pipi?“

(English translation, even though it does not really work in English: „where, where, where does an astronaut go to the bathroom? How, how, how does an astronaut pee?“)

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@vicgrinberg

Oh, this one hit close to home. Thanks for sharing!

I myself had a very hard time last year, very close to collapse. I am now fighting my way towards a healthier balance. But it’s not easy in an academic system with so few permanent positions and in a city that struggles to offer consistent childcare…

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I tried a new thing and it’s an absolute game changer for me as #AcademicMama: I started using an app to track my working hours.

I never did that before because I thought it would stress me out even more. But it’s in fact super relaxing! There is obviously always more work waiting for me but time tracking gives me a sense of „enough for today“ in an ocean of unfinished projects. And guess what? Suddenly there is also time for other things…

Dear #Momademia, what other life hacks did I miss?

Today I’m trying really hard to be kind to myself. No, I did not manage to finish the work that I promised to finish. It’s still sitting there on my desk, half done, accusingly staring at me. But I did invest the hours that I get payed for and that has to be enough, especially after a rough week with little sleep and a sick toddler at home. Time for weekend. Work can wait.

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Unexpected but useful skill I learned during my sabbatical? How to get all sorts of weird things out of my #toddler ‘s toy. Today it was a doorstop. #AcademicMama #LifeSkills #WhyDoKidsDoThis

Unexpected but useful skill I learned during my sabbatical? How to get all sorts of weird things out of my #toddler ‘s toy. Today it was a doorstop. #AcademicMama #LifeSkills #WhyDoKidsDoThis

Between MLK Jr day, a dept “retreat” 🙄, and a minor planned procedure, I have 2 productive days left before the 1st day of classes. So of COURSE kiddo #2 catches the current daycare plaque. Of freaking course she does

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When else would your baby take her first steps but when you're away at a conference?!? Good thing there's a video clip of it... 🥲
#AcademicMama #AcademicMom

(apologies to dinner companions for the silly grin on my face while I stared at my phone for 50 seconds)

*whiny privilege alert*

I truly love my job. I still feel like getting a TT job at a PUI was basically winning the lottery & my dept & students are the absolute best

BUT

I hate how finals & grades being due right before Christmas (12/23) turns the holidays into the most stressful time of my year. I want to bake cookies! Sing carols! Sip cocoa in front of the fire! Not grade until I'm bleary-eyed and then wrap until 4am

Cue the tiny violins

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RT @A_Quirky_Human@twitter.com

I did it! I mastered science! A well earned MSc! Looking forward to sharing this work and pushing for changes to push for radical changes to PhD programs!!! #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #AcademicMama

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/A_Quirky_Human/status/1603344024634523648

For those keeping track, my children are sick again-- Got pink eye and some respiratory virus on the last day their preschool was open for the next month. (On the upside, at least I'm not paying for childcare that they aren't using.) Any other parents of little ones finding their kids are sick all the time? Mine have legit been sick with 10 different illnesses since August. #parenting #academicmama #exhausted

At rock climbing club today

Kiddo #1's friend: Mrs. Elliott! Can you please unhook me?

Kiddo #1: actually, it's Dr. Elliott

Me (aloud): it's ok. Either is fine.

My brain: <damn straight kiddo #1! I worked hard for that title!>

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Goodmorning #momademia #academicmama #AcademicParents #moms #AcademicMastdon

This is a daily reminder that Maria #Montessori abandoned her own child so she could get a university degree in medicine and build a career telling women how to be mothers & carers.

So, stop feeling guilty about these hours you spend in the lab, writing, or teaching.

My very first HST proposal acceptance AND donuts at my kids' school's book fair this morning -- what more can a girl ask for?! 🥲 #academicmama

Man, if I were a preschooler, I'd be very concerned about the possibility of Christmas being canceled. It's the plot of all the movies! #Momademia #academicmama

I was feeling bored and slightly bitter, so I channeled my energies into this. Care to play along (or swap out any categories to BINGO your way to catharsis)? #academicmama #academicmamas

Woke up at 6am Pacific time to watch the whole parade live with my kid. Totally worth it! #academicmom #academicmum #academicmama

I like it here so far. Let's keep building this community!

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