A peculiar conundrum that often accompanies highly successful people is the fear that they do not deserve their achievement. They doubt their intellect or skills and believe that their success is a charade. They tell themselves that they’re really not that smart or talented, but that they’ve merely managed to fool everyone into thinking they… Continue reading Imposter Syndrome and How to Ignore It (or at least not let it inhibit you)
Month: September 2019
Ongoing Art Project: Colors of Summer
As we head into autumn, I thought I’d show you some highlights from the summer edition of my daily abstractions project. In some ways, summer has been the most challenging season for me to paint so far. After the rapid and dramatic transformations of the spring, with new leaves and flowers appearing practically every day,… Continue reading Ongoing Art Project: Colors of Summer
What I’m TAing this Semester
When you’re an American Studies graduate student at William and Mary, your assistantships change every year. Last year I worked at the Mariners Museum in Newport News, where I helped out with inventories and drafted an exhibition proposal using the map collection. This year, I’m in the classroom serving as a Teaching Assistant for a… Continue reading What I’m TAing this Semester
What I’m Taking This Final (for classes, that is) Semester
Now that the fall semester is underway, it’s once again time to talk about the classes I’m taking this term. As you may have noticed from the title, this is my final semester of coursework. While I’m far from finished with the program (more on than in a future post), it’s still a significant milestone.… Continue reading What I’m Taking This Final (for classes, that is) Semester
Life in Virginia: One Year Later
It was a little more than a year ago that Brandon and I left our jobs in Roswell to start a new life in Virginia. So has it been for us so far? It’s definitely been an eventful year. We’ve lived in two different places, with our most recent move happening in July. Brandon’s held… Continue reading Life in Virginia: One Year Later