life post-dissertation
A lot of people have been asking me what I've been doing since finishing my degree.
Well, actually, my life hasn't changed that much. I am still doing some kind of (academic) writing almost everyday. I still go to school three days a week to join my writing group. For the past few weeks I've been working on my job applications for tenure-track professorships, and have just sent off the last of them today (yay!). I still need to do some post-doc applications, and then plan to spend the rest of the quarter revising one of my dissertation chapters into an article for journal submission. So yeah, I've been busy, but it's nothing like having a dissertation hanging over me. :)
I've been feeling a bit more tired during this second trimester. I'm not sure if it's the pregnancy itself, or if the summer's intense workload has finally caught up to me. I'm really thankful for the two days off from work I have every week; they have been good times of sleeping in, spending more time with God, and just enjoying the last few moments of solitude I have left before 24/7 responsibility sets in. I've actually eaten out at restaurants by myself several times already and have really savored those precious moments of pre-baby freedom.
So life is going on...steadily, quietly, joyfully. I'm learning a lot about having more faith and praying with faith. God's word has been really refreshing and fulfilling; I've been going through Psalms 119 in my devotions. Really, really good stuff. For the first time, I'm starting to enjoy and understand the Psalms a bit more. Other people have always mentioned that it is one of the more accessible books in the Bible, but not for me. I've always found it a bit too, uh, emotional, I guess. Being not a super touchy-feely person, I had a hard time connecting with the feelings expressed in it. Until recently. Maybe I'm becoming more of an emotional girl (could it be pregnancy?), maybe it's part of aging, maybe it's the new season in my spiritual life. I just find the Psalms incredible in its portrayal of intimacy with God and how to pray to him. So I'm learning a lot from it, and that has been great.
I'll end this post with a few pics from our latest visit to my ob/gyn. Oh, and in case you don't know already--we're having a boy! :)
(I think this view is from the top of his head down)
Well, actually, my life hasn't changed that much. I am still doing some kind of (academic) writing almost everyday. I still go to school three days a week to join my writing group. For the past few weeks I've been working on my job applications for tenure-track professorships, and have just sent off the last of them today (yay!). I still need to do some post-doc applications, and then plan to spend the rest of the quarter revising one of my dissertation chapters into an article for journal submission. So yeah, I've been busy, but it's nothing like having a dissertation hanging over me. :)
I've been feeling a bit more tired during this second trimester. I'm not sure if it's the pregnancy itself, or if the summer's intense workload has finally caught up to me. I'm really thankful for the two days off from work I have every week; they have been good times of sleeping in, spending more time with God, and just enjoying the last few moments of solitude I have left before 24/7 responsibility sets in. I've actually eaten out at restaurants by myself several times already and have really savored those precious moments of pre-baby freedom.
So life is going on...steadily, quietly, joyfully. I'm learning a lot about having more faith and praying with faith. God's word has been really refreshing and fulfilling; I've been going through Psalms 119 in my devotions. Really, really good stuff. For the first time, I'm starting to enjoy and understand the Psalms a bit more. Other people have always mentioned that it is one of the more accessible books in the Bible, but not for me. I've always found it a bit too, uh, emotional, I guess. Being not a super touchy-feely person, I had a hard time connecting with the feelings expressed in it. Until recently. Maybe I'm becoming more of an emotional girl (could it be pregnancy?), maybe it's part of aging, maybe it's the new season in my spiritual life. I just find the Psalms incredible in its portrayal of intimacy with God and how to pray to him. So I'm learning a lot from it, and that has been great.
I'll end this post with a few pics from our latest visit to my ob/gyn. Oh, and in case you don't know already--we're having a boy! :)
(I think this view is from the top of his head down)posted by mariyaya | 9:25 PM
2 Comments:
Hi Maria. Congratulations. I didn't even know you were pregnant. :-)
MARIA!!!! CONGRATS ON YOUR BABY!!! :) That's so exciting!! I just found out Bob is engaged, and now you're pregnant too!! Wohooo!!! Congrats!! :)
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