WhatLikeItsHard Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Hi all! My due dates were all last weekend and like the most of us here I'm feeling antsy!! I'm trying to strike a balance between catching up on personal things I need to get done (finally cleaning, spending more time with friends, actually cooking rather than eating frozen dinners, etc.) and preparing for - hopefully - interviews. What are you doing in this limbo period? Are you prepping or trying to avoid your email? Any tips on what to start doing right now (I feel like interviews come up SO FAST and I want to prepare while I have time!!) Teaching Faculty Wannabe and magnegresswrites 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitebiscuit Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Stress baking, wine drinking, trying to save money for a suit, staying as busy as possible to keep me distracted! ViralCapsidGuy, WhatLikeItsHard, socpsy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayu101 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 (edited) Avoiding GradCafe! 4 hours ago, petitebiscuit said: Stress baking, wine drinking, trying to save money for a suit, staying as busy as possible to keep me distracted! Same, except for saving money for a suit - I save money to fuel the wine drinking... also, we should trade recipes ? Good luck to you all! Edited December 5, 2018 by mayu101 LOST!!!, curious_who and havemybloodchild 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitebiscuit Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 7 hours ago, mayu101 said: Avoiding GradCafe! Same, except for saving money for a suit - I save money to fuel the wine drinking... also, we should trade recipes ? Good luck to you all! Just got done making 9 dozen of our family choc chip recipe. Calls for 1lb of butter ❤️ Teaching Faculty Wannabe and mayu101 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teaching Faculty Wannabe Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Watching tons of shows on Netflix, lots of napping under warm, fuzzy blankets, reading massive amounts of books, and applying to retail jobs so I can save money for the hopeful move to grad school. mayu101 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayu101 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 1 hour ago, petitebiscuit said: Just got done making 9 dozen of our family choc chip recipe. Calls for 1lb of butter ❤️ Awesome - do share the recipe, am feeling low on butter lately! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuclearBlebs Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 My semester doesn't end for another two weeks so theoretically my work should be keeping my busy. But in reality, I got back into Pokemon Go so that I could check my phone like my brain wants me to but also not obsessively refresh my e-mail. Also am very in favor of a cookie recipe exchange - I've got a recipe for soft, buttery sugar cookies that always seem so comforting during winter. mayu101 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phonotactless Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 I am also down for a recipe exchange! I'm currently taking a gap year working retail so there really isn't much to keep my brain distracted at the moment. mayu101 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitebiscuit Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Alright y'all this recipe yields 9 dozen chocolate chip cookies cookies. It's best made while drinking wine with your best friend, SO, or family. I swear, they just taste better that way. Cream together: 1lb unsalted butter (NOT MARGARINE), 16oz DARK brown sugar, 1 1/2 cups sugar Add: 2 tbsp. vanilla, 3 eggs Beat this mixture for 3 minutes. Mix in: 6 cups of flour, 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda, 1 2/2 tsp. salt. Finally, fold in 24oz of semi-sweet chocolate chips, and 2 cups of nuts if you're a psycho and like nuts in your cookies.. Alternatively, you can use the base recipe to make white chocolate macadamia nut cookies by folding in 24oz of white chocolate chips and 2 cups of macadamia nuts. Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes. My non-official word is that they bake best at 13 minutes. I recommend scooping your dough out with a small ice cream scoop, maybe a 1 1/2inches in diameter! Good luck! mayu101, WhatLikeItsHard, SpinningGold and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatLikeItsHard Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 I GREATLY appreciate the cookie recipes. Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutjellyfish Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 This thread is so wholesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StHoly Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Ive been working out alot.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placeinspace Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 I'm trying to balance saving money with doing as much as I can before committing to living off a stipend vs a salary. It's going to be a very big lifestyle adjustment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bopie5 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 This is kind of extra, but I knew I'd need a formal "project" to occupy my brainspace over the next few months so that I didn't dwell on waiting for decisions, so I've signed up for teacher training to become certified as a yoga instructor! I think having a project outside of academia with a clear end and start date will help me in the waiting. Plus, getting in shape is always a good way to prep for a new life stage! elx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phonotactless Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 my coworker took an entrance exam yesterday, and today told me she should hear back about admission today or by monday at the latest... the jealousy seething in me was like a physical force elx and havemybloodchild 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corgibutt19 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 I applied last year, too, albeit to only a small handful of reach schools since I was really happy with my job, but I didn't get in. As a result, the panic this year is super real. Planning and having little projects is the only way I know how to distract my brain. I am leaving in March for a(nother) long distance hike, so I've been meticulously planning and researching gear deals. And shamefully, I've also planned out my move to multiple possible cities complete with contingency plans and created multiple spreadsheets with projected budgets based on cost of living and expected stipends at each school I've applied to. elx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havemybloodchild Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 I'm picking up shifts at work, reading a book every couple of days, and working on my novel. Sounds like it'd be enough to distract me from the low level panic I'm feeling every day about my applications but, sadly, it is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildmonkey Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 sex drugs and rock and roll pineapplepizza and pizzarollgotbusted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoldierOn Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 I’ve been doing a bit of a baking marathon. 6 dozen raspberry shortbread thumbprint cookies and a pan of copycat Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars today, a giant batch of Muddy Buddies and a pan of fudge yesterday, with plans to make about 4 dozen more cookies tomorrow. It’s a good thing it’s the holidays so there’s plenty of people to pawn them off to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purrfectpals Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Playing with my cats! I'll have to leave them behind if I do get accepted anywhere so I want to spend as much time with them as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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