Sunday, January 26, 2014

Link Love: Here & Now

Jess_Poshmina downloaded 1_25_14{Like a Woman, Always Cold}

windowpane_work2 from Jessica_Here and Now{Work, Play, Get It Done}

IMG_3338 eShakti dress_Jessica of Here and Now{Spring Forward & A Giveaway}

I’m a little late with this post, but that’s because I wrote to the lovely Jessica of Here & Now to get her permission to share a few photos!  She graciously wrote back and said yes (“as long as I look good”) to which I would reply that she always looks stunning on her blog.  What really caught my attention though is that she is going to teach high school biology, which I think is awesome.  It takes some serious courage to leave the research world to pursue other things—there is a lot of pressure to stay in research and not a lot of resources and encouragement for graduate students and PhDs to seek their fortunes elsewhere.  I have also spent a lot of time struggling to find the right “job fit” for me.  Even after I left what I thought would be my first and only postdoc position, I have taken two other research lab positions: a short second postdoc and now a lab manager position.  Thankfully, despite keeping a toehold in research, I have made the transition onto a new path, and I’m so, so happy to be tutoring science and writing students.  It is a great job.

So hurray for fresh starts and pretty clothes and science!  Onto the links!

* I love this entire outfit.  That gorgeous dress!  The cute sweater!  Fall colors!

* This dress is beautiful.  Apparently I love every dress made by this new-to-me company, Gentle Fawn.  Where have you been all my life, Gentle Fawn?!?

* Holy moly, there’s a difference between plaid and gingham!  I did not know this!  Apparently I am pattern blind.

* This wintertime outfit is perfection.  I’ve kinda given up on maxi-length anything because it’s not bike-able, but I can still admire.  Plus, Jess is wearing one of my favorite three-color combos here: black, purple, and grey.  So lovely!

* This look is great.  I love a lacy, pretty dress with a vest.  I am now the proud owner of two vests—a cardigan-style sweater vest and a neon-pink sporty vest from Brooks—and I am now plotting to wear them both with more dresses…and skirts + tops!  I gotta get on that.

* GAH, THAT DRESS!  I totally signed up for the waitlist in the event that eShakti starts carrying it again. 

* I am a big fan of shirtdresses, and this windowpane pattern is right up my alley.  I love how black and white outfits make it easy to switch different “accessory” colors in and out.

* Posh’mina wrap?!?  What a brilliant idea!  I think a wrap like this could be a staple for Texas winter and spring weather, where a light layer is wanted and needed.  And you can wear it like a scarf on colder days when you need more warmth.

The irony of writing this post is that a crumb of commonsense would tell me that I shouldn’t be shopping this month.  But the only crumbs I like are cookie crumbs.

Happy Sunday, my dears!

5 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for featuring my blog, you're too sweet!
    xx

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    1. It's my pleasure! Thank you for writing such a fun and lovely blog! xo

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  2. A friend of mine from undergrad has been huge in the leaving academia movement. If you don't know about it, you might be interested in her stuff. She recently edited a book of essays called _Moving On: Essays on the Aftermath of Leaving Academia_.

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    1. Oh, how neat! I will have to check out that volume. I'm curious about the use of the word "aftermath" in the title--the word choice says the book is about much more than the transition itself. The transition was VERY hard for me, and it was also very gradual (see above re:lab jobs). While every person's experience with this is unique, I'd guess mine has been very unusual.

      Thanks for sharing that with me, Raquelita!

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    2. Shoot, right now on Amazon there is only a Kindle edition! Bummer! :-(

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