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Today is #relaxationday 💆🏻‍♀️ and it’s not surprising that I was feeling a little more relaxed chilling on a boat whilst exploring Thailand than I do here in the UK! . It’s taken me a while to feel more myself and relaxed after the PhD. But I FINALLY feel like I’ve got there and ready to put all my energy into that next career step. I’ve allowed myself downtime to just enjoy the summer, so time to be more proactive with this job hunt! 👀 . Relaxing is all about looking after yourself in whatever form that works for you. So after a day of work then working on a job application, I’m going to have fun and play around in crossfit gymnastics class 🤸🏻‍♀️ . For those of you needing to get more self-care into your life, check out my previous ‘PhD self-care tips’ blog post (link in bio). . . . . . . #relax #nationalrelaxationday #selfcare #stress #stressed #chill #scientist #career #careergoals #worklifebalance #balance #breathe #timeout #focus #burnout #phd #phdstudent #phdlife #travel #travellife #explore #adventure #memories #thailand #seasia #throwback #instatravel #fitness #fun

I wouldn’t say no to getting back on a plane and watching sunsets like these again 😍 . . . . . . #travel #travelling #nature #sunset #moon #magical #beautiful #colour #bali #gilitrawangan #indonesia #travellife #explore #adventure #instatravel #relax #goodvibes #explorebali #balilife #holiday #paradise #travelgram #beautifuldestinations #selfcare #memories #fun #happiness #worklifebalance

PhDone 🎓 the hat may be ridiculously poofy and I might look like I belong in Hogwarts but I’m loving it. What a journey.

Fact: Girly brunches are essential to life 🍳💕 . . . #brunching #brunch #girls #home #weekend #weekendvibes #catchup #bestcompany #friends #smiles #sunshine #memories #summer #bath #explore #instadaily #mylife #happiness

Camp life ⛺️🌲🥂#dontlookthemintheeyes

Now time to get the PhD data published 👩🏻‍🔬 . This afternoon I met with my PhD supervisor to discuss the plan of action to get my data written into papers for publication into scientific journals. 🙌🏼 . Back to consciously managing my time efficiently again in order to juggle work, paper writing, job applications and all the fun things I enjoy! ⚖️

First time paddlebording ✔️

Going into the weekend like 🙃 . What am I up to work/career wise right now?! Whilst I’m inbetween PhD and finding my first scicomm job I’m doing some medical temp work. It gives me that financial security and down time to be able to put all my energy into the next stage of my career. . Really can’t complain about 8 hour shifts that end by 4pm with no work to take home 🙌🏼 After my years in academia I’m totally embracing this luxury! . Happy Friday 🥂

Today is a very good day 💁🏻‍♀️ . So I think it’s time for a little update. A lot of you have been wondering what’s going on with me now my PhD viva is done and I’m back from beautiful sunny places! . Well, even though I had submitted my thesis, passed my viva and heard the words “Dr”, here in the UK we do have to do some thesis amendments (minor/moderate/major) at the examiners request and resubmit for it to be approved by the graduate school. The end of a PhD is pretty long winded! . I came back from my holiday ready to tackle these amendments before the deadline, and although I only was given minor, I returned to some unexpected frustrating emails which made the whole process take that little bit longer! Amendments were finally done a couple weeks ago, got approved by my examiners last week, and finally received the formal letter from my faculty yesterday giving me the go ahead to submit the final version. . Today I took myself off to some coffee shops whilst waiting for the thesis to be bound, sorted out my paperwork and looked at potential scicomm jobs. 👀 . The final deadline to make graduation 2018 is tomorrow and I’ve just given everything in. Officially don’t have to think about thesis anymore... just what I’m going to wear on graduation! 👩🏻‍🎓

Prosecco, Pimm’s and picnic fuelled weekend. ☀️🥂

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week 🧠 and taking care of our mental health is equally as important as our physical health! ⚖️ . This year @mentalhealthfoundation are focussing on the theme ‘Stress’. How many of you have felt stressed to the point where you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious or even depressed? If that’s a yes, then you’re not alone. Results from the Mental Health Foundation’s 2018 study show that in the past year, 74% of people have felt stressed to the point they are feeling overwhelmed and/or unable to cope. . Stress may be a result of a high work load, the pressure to succeed, body image worries, comparing yourself to others... the list goes on. We all get stressed about different things, and we all deal with stress in different ways. . PhD can be a high-stress environment and so I found it important to maintain a good work/life balance (admittedly not doable before those big deadlines!) and have other focusses to help destress. . My top way to reduce stress levels are to workout 🏋🏻‍♀️ go for a walk and seek nature 🍃🌊 and to chill with friends 👯‍♀️. Yoga also really helps me unwind but I need to work on getting more of that in my week! . Looking after ourself is SO important ♥️ What are your go-to ways to destress?

Oh hey IG world 👋🏼 hope you are all having a wonderful Thursday! . So I’ve been pretty quiet on here since I’ve come back from my post-PhD travels. Why? It’s actually been a pretty stressful week and in all honesty, returning from beautiful places where the sun is always shining after 4.5 years of PhD hard-graft isn’t that easy! 🌏 . SO, I’m trying to get back into the swing of things and get a few things back on track! . I may have changed my IG name (was lisa_inascienceworld) which quite a few of you have been asking me about, but I will be writing for my blog again soon! AND to all you PhD students - no I haven’t forgotten about my thesis writing series 😜 I’m super passionate about writing for my blog but right now I’m just allowing myself time to get some energy and drive back⚡️cos no one likes a half-hearted blog post! 💁🏻‍♀️

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