Note: this is a critique of my being a chronic over-thinker and perfectionist. I am not judging my classmates at all for not having as much as me considering I don't know how long they've thought about their projects, whether they are only hypothetical, or what else may be happening in their lives.

...complete in every section, totaling 12 pages (thank cod he's not requiring a proposed budget section because I don't know yet). Then I saw my classmates' proposals... The most "complete" rough draft is...5 pages. *Facepalm* I could have gone to bed sooner if I wasn't such a damned perfectionist.

Make the rough draft as complete as if it was the only draft (unless you're stuck) to get better feedback. I couldn't see my classmates' posts until I replied. I asked for help specifically in cutting some sections down as I was over the max the professor wanted in those areas. My PDF is...

... continue my journey to be a science communicator and #WomenInSTEM!!

Cold, we only found a juvenile black racer and a couple of oak toads, but getting to help with field research (this time land-based since I've done shark-tagging twice now) was an amazing experience and felt very apropos for a day making awareness for T1D. I feel refreshed and excited as I...

The school where I teach (South Florida State College) to give a talk about her current research. She offered the opportunity to have faculty and students join her for a day of field work to see how herpetology research works. Today, I and one of my students joined her for this. Because of the...

First to contradict what I'd been told for years. He and others through the American Elasmobranch Society welcomed me, encouraged me to pursue my love, and have supported me. Now, I am almost done with my first semester as a masters student in biology.
A few weeks ago, Dr. Tiffany Doan came to...

Already started publishing kids stories about animals to teach through communication, so I figured I'd pursue English to continue being a storyteller and teach writing. I finished my Masters in English in 2018, and started teaching. At this time, my husband and I started dating, and he was the...

Steve Irwin Day, so searching for herpetofauna today was actually appropriate). However, because of the T1D, and later other autoimmune diseases, many people told me for years that science wouldn't accommodate me, which I, unfortunately, eventually came to believe. When I started college, I had...

The hardest part initially was that I had dreamed of being a biologist since I was four years old. I had started watching Steve Irwin and fell in love with animals. While his methods are not scientific, his enthusiasm and education made me want to help protect animals. (Tomorrow happens to be...