It was super tough, but I passed my preliminary exam and now officially get to call myself a PhD candidate! Thank you so much for all the well-wishes. I definitely have a lot of people in my life to thank for reaching this little milestone.
Finally, I am able to return my attentions to what I really, truly enjoy doing, being in lab doing experiments. My workspace has been so lonely!
Kitty has been doing well, despite the fact that she is now on a diet on veterinarian's orders. Maybe that's why she starts daydreaming of escape in the middle of grooming...hmmm.
I've been knitting, spinning, weaving, and painting as well. I have had so many exciting creative opportunities and challenges lately as well. I promise to report on those in the near future!
Do you have some exciting new ways in which you are challenging yourself creatively?
Congratulations - PhD candidate! You are going to be exhausted and excited simultaneously. Have a blast!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on passing your exam! :) Give yourself a pat on the back and a nice, long creative break.
ReplyDeleteLove your post as always, kitty is just so funny !
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on passing and becoming a PhD candidate! Super cool!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on passing your exam. Your cat is so like my daughter's, lots of work keeping that coat tangle free!
ReplyDeleteI think Dr Pumpkin will definitely suit you ;) Congrats on making it through, so exciting!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your exam!! It's not easy down the Phd road, so have courage and patience!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations and best wishes for the rest of your degree!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I know exactly how you feel being so swept up in one thing after another! I've decided to craft smaller for a little while until things settle down and I find a good routine for the semester.
ReplyDeleteYay! Ho'omaka'i! Of course you passed.
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