Time Diary Series

Hi all. Recently I decided to keep a time diary to learn how I actually use my time, and this whole week I’ve been taking detailed notes. This hasn’t necessarily been a representative week (my work schedule was unusually light and I am between PhD semesters), but it’s been very educational. I’m going to post about each day of this …

Women’s Health: The Luteal Phase, PMS & PMDD

The menstrual cycle, occurring over approximately 28 days, has four phases, characterized by the hormone levels driving the activity in each phase. The phases are: follicular, when ovarian follicles are maturing an egg for ovulation (high levels of estrogen, which helps prepare your uterine lining, and FSH, which stimulates the follicle); ovulation, when a surge of the hormone LH triggers …

Design Your Summer

When I worked along the school calendar, I had summers off which I have to say was a regrettably underappreciated part of my previous job. Now I have a typical twelve month work calendar, but I don’t want summer to pass me by. My first year working through the summer, I took a short hiatus to visit my sister in …

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