The Inhale Thread !

[ergative]

An actual legit invitation to join the editorial board of a journal made its way to my inbox. Truly, a real one! A journal I've published in multiple times, well-suited to my specialism, with the invitation coming from a colleague I know personally, and an editorial board that includes legitimate people I also know personally.

I'm having difficulty believing it's real. Not because I have imposter syndrome or anything, but because invitations to join editorial boards aren't something real journals do. Only scam journals invite people to join editorial boards. I'm surprised my spam filter didn't catch it, giving how rigorously I've trained it to send those invitations to junk.

I accepted, of course. It makes my promotion application look quite sexy, and I even have some research leave coming up, so it's unlikely to cause problems if the duties turn out to be heavier than promised.

Cool! I feel seen. I feel like I just leveled up in my career.

[apl68]

An actual legit invitation to join the editorial board of a journal made its way to my inbox. Truly, a real one! A journal I've published in multiple times, well-suited to my specialism, with the invitation coming from a colleague I know personally, and an editorial board that includes legitimate people I also know personally.

I'm having difficulty believing it's real. Not because I have imposter syndrome or anything, but because invitations to join editorial boards aren't something real journals do. Only scam journals invite people to join editorial boards. I'm surprised my spam filter didn't catch it, giving how rigorously I've trained it to send those invitations to junk.

I accepted, of course. It makes my promotion application look quite sexy, and I even have some research leave coming up, so it's unlikely to cause problems if the duties turn out to be heavier than promised.

Cool! I feel seen. I feel like I just leveled up in my career.

Congratulations on the professional achievement, ergative!

[mamselle]

Very cool!!!!!

Congrats.

You're both lucky.

M.

[mamselle]

Another cool Belgian who's doing neat things:

   https://www.instagram.com/p/CTOrmjPC3Kp/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=b28c83f8-6d1b-4b52-9f6f-0b6cd07f58cf&ig_mid=D065DA09-B15C-4430-AE3E-7D43E495E27A

M.

[paultuttle]

Very happy to be at my new job, a for-profit grant writing consultancy, to which I've returned after a seven-year hiatus. It's great to be back on a team of people who either do what I do or support doing what I do!

Plus, the increased salary and 100% remote position will enable my husband and me to move closer to my elderly parents--a significant bonus.

[mamselle]

Yipee!!

I'm celebrating that the abstract that was turned in last week has been accepted.

M.

[Harlow2]

Very happy to be at my new job, a for-profit grant writing consultancy, to which I've returned after a seven-year hiatus. It's great to be back on a team of people who either do what I do or support doing what I do!

Plus, the increased salary and 100% remote position will enable my husband and me to move closer to my elderly parents--a significant bonus.

Congrats, Paultuttle!  It's a great feeling to be among real colleagues.

[mamselle]

A two-weeks-later double post...

This may not seem worth an inhale to some, but one of my students just told me (after months of agonizing, which he'd shared with me) that he finally came out to his mom.

Who was fine with it, as I knew she'd be.

Thank goodness that love, trust, and courage have prevailed--it was eating him up, inside, and he really needed the support.

Best birthday present ever.

M. 

[mamselle]

My friend made it through her breast CA surgery yesterday (6 hrs, with lymph node reconstruction, but no other involvement detected) and is up, talking, and emailing.

We've been praying about this weekly since last May when the lump appeared.

A month of radiation to go and the MDs are saying they are looking forward to a very good outcome.

Whew!!!

M.

[Harlow2]

My friend made it through her breast CA surgery yesterday (6 hrs, with lymph node reconstruction, but no other involvement detected) and is up, talking, and emailing.

We've been praying about this weekly since last May when the lump appeared.

A month of radiation to go and the MDs are saying they are looking forward to a very good outcome.

Whew!!!

M.

So glad your friend and you can feel some relief.

[paultuttle]

My second oldest brother, who I learned late last night was in the ICU with blood clots in both lungs (likely as a result of his bout with COVID a few weeks ago), lived through the night.

Although he's on an IV blood thinner and will probably have to stay in the ICU for another couple of days, his voice is loud and strong (with only a hint of wheezing when he coughs) and he's full of humor and optimism ("It was my first time in an ambulance!"; "Yeah, I'm definitely planning on living").

So, WHEW.

[mamselle]

Glad he made it through.

All good thoughts for his healthy recovery.

M.

[OneMoreYear]

It's Spring Break! And for once I am taking the full week off and have set my out-of-office automatic response.
My mom is out of the hospital! And we are taking the [long] drive to visit my parents for the week.

[paultuttle]

My friend made it through her breast CA surgery yesterday (6 hrs, with lymph node reconstruction, but no other involvement detected) and is up, talking, and emailing.

We've been praying about this weekly since last May when the lump appeared.

A month of radiation to go and the MDs are saying they are looking forward to a very good outcome.

Whew!!!

M.

Very glad your friend's outlook is positive!

And may that trend continue.

[apl68]

Congratulations on the turn-arounds for friends and loved ones.