szabo2

I would definitely recommend a printer for at home. Comes in handy when printing out parts of your thesis and lit reviews. Printing on campus became too unreliable for me such as in the graduate student office when printing paper and ink were not always readily available. And the library was always overcrowded and it wasnt free. I signed up with a HP printer, only charged 9.99 a month (subscription fee depends on the amount of pages you will print a month) plus they send ink cartridges. I would also recommend other items such as: Computer/desk chair (for at home) Binders Multiple composition or plain notebooks A desktop computer with a nicely sized monitor is helpful. I preferred it more than working on laptop. Luckily, my mom gave me her Dell Inspiron one. Refurbished ones of the model I have are ~$100 to $200. Sticky notes! My mini planners ?

So I have another account on here that was created in 2016. However, I cannot remember my password ? My original username is szabo if you all ever wanted to look up that account. Anyway, sharing some thoughts in this thread: adulthood is whimsical and I sorta kinda jumped in head first. I began dating my now husband during my last year as an undergraduate and we got engaged my first semester of graduate school. During my second & final year of grad school, we wedded. He just graduated with his bachelor's degree, so we were doing long distance for quite some time (hard times). Five months after we were married, he went to another state for a summer job...so even more hard times ? but the amount of money he was making helped us financially because my stipend ended in July. The money he made over the summer helped us a lot from summer to winter. Thankfully, he picked up work in December in the town we currently reside in. Also, I graduated that month. However, I became terribly ill in the winter season and didn't immediately pick up work. After 6 months of recovering, I finally got a job. So far, things have been steady for us. I work a part time job in a lab and he's in the hospital full time as a nutrition assistant (great benefits & decent pay). We're currently making plans and trying to figure out our next steps, but that may be delayed because we are assisting a few family members here and there. I thought heavily about a PhD but that's on the back burner for now. Just trying to enjoy this moment of being a working adult instead. I am however working on a manuscript with my former advisor. The previous one I worked on was published without too much hassle but this new one is daunting ? I know I am leaving out a lot of details about my transition from undergraduate to graduate school because that was really a pain in the rear. I may come back into this thread to share more of that experience.