Professional Women’s Work Wardrobe – See What’s in Mine
Adventure in Normal Life / career / shopping / Style

Professional Women’s Work Wardrobe – See What’s in Mine

Are you updating your work wardrobe to take it up a notch from business casual to business professional? Take a peek at what’s in mine, and check out the new pieces I’m considering to fill in the gaps for a professional wardrobe of great outfits that allow me to dress with confidence. Continue reading

Concluding the PhD Story
academic / career / Science / wellness

Concluding the PhD Story

I was chatting with a friend last week about the last couple of months of her PhD in an interdisciplinary STEM field, and found myself musing on my own philosophy about this unique time period of finishing your PhD story. If you’re somewhere along the way to your PhD, or know someone who is on … Continue reading

The BlueBootsGo Guide: Where to Write Your Thesis in Boston, MA
Adventure in Normal Life / Boston / career

The BlueBootsGo Guide: Where to Write Your Thesis in Boston, MA

As many of you know, I’m in the final weeks of writing up my research and Ph.inishing the D.egree. This list is a culmination of my own experiences, scouting, and conversation with friends. Boston (and the Boston-area) is awash with thousands of students studying by the glow of laptops alongside other hard-working career go-getters. Some … Continue reading

A Letter to Myself 2018 – Year of Bravery, Courage, Joy
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A Letter to Myself 2018 – Year of Bravery, Courage, Joy

Photo taken at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA – in front of one of a Mark Rothko painting. Dear BlueBoots, First of all, I want to tell 2017-you that I’m proud of you, and I love you. This past year you took on many new opportunities. You seized the moment – the NOW … Continue reading

Let Go of “pretty shadows” to be fully YOU in your light [Career Advice]
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Let Go of “pretty shadows” to be fully YOU in your light [Career Advice]

Sitting in a meeting where someone is clearly passionate about what they’re talking about does this thing to me where I catch fire too – I bask in the glow of their lit passions. They could be talking about anything from growing eggplants, to astrophysics, but I’m THERE. They take me on their journey, and … Continue reading