PhD Mum

@ sujanee is getting a group of PhD instagram accounts together to discuss how this syndrome affects them. I think its a great idea in order to help future PhD students realise: it’s not just you. What is imposter syndrome? Imposter syndrome can be equated to feeling like a fraud. That you dont deserve the position you are in and everything you achieve is a “fluke”. Did you know Albert Einstein was affected by this syndrome. Imposter Syndrome: mum life As a mum, I am kind of use to that imposter feeling of “winging it” or “making it up as i go along”. The support I’ve found on here and within my own support network has been fantastic for my mental health. With the positive affirmations that I am the best mum I can be without having all the answers and thats ok. Imposter Syndrome: PhD life However, you would think in your job, you should feel more accomplished. But being a PhD student (which is the same as a job) is almost synonymous with imposter syndrome. Its intrica...

After my partner proposed last spring, I had this idea that I wanted to have beer mats for my save the dates. I went on to a well-known wedding website and saw the sort of thing I wanted. I got a quote for £1,800.  Erm….no thanks. So. I made some myself. In 4 easy (but relatively time consuming) steps. Figure 1: my beer mat save the dates Now, obviously, the final results (See Figure 1) were not as professional as if I had paid £1,800 to get them done. BUT, I have about £1,700 still in my pocket now and they have that “home-made” charm about them. Which leaves me feeling a little bit smug. Each mat had the same design on the front and our names, the date, and the wedding website on the back (we are having a paperless wedding invite so the website is key). The front of the mat required two stamps, the back required one. I designed these using publisher. Here is what I ordered and the prices are guestimates from memory: 3 x Stamps (wi...