9 things I love about being a graduate student...

...or wish I loved :) Why nine? Because I couldn't think of a tenth.

1. Never having a lack of things to do. Really. I hate being bored or getting to take a break and spend time with my friends and family without feeling like I should be running experiments.

2. Being at work before the sun rises...

3 ... and leaving after the sun sets. I should be better at taking my Vitamin D supplements.

4. Spending more time writing grants, reading research papers, and applying for conferences, than actually doing experiments.

5. Leaving work on Friday and telling my co-workers - "See you tomorrow." Because we all know some of us will be there again on Saturday.

6. Taking 12 credit hours of classes in one semester to fulfill my requirements for the devil a training grant, while studying for preliminary exams.

7. Hanging out with some of the coolest, smartest people I know {seriously!} when we actually do have a little bit of a break.

8. Going to research presentations and understanding about half of what the presenter says {as opposed to the 0%  I understood a year ago...}

9. Feeling like I'm getting to figure out something about the world that no one else knows yet.

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