Dr. Korinna AllhoffDay 2 of my writing retreat. All non-parenting colleagues look exhausted. No idea what they did last night. By contrast, colleagues with small children at home (including myself) look like they are on vacation. Best night I had in years. Also, amazing science! 🤩
RE: https://ecoevo.social/@KorinnaAllhoff/113645648783404193
Same procedure as last year?
Same procedure as EVERY year, Korinna.
Oof.
PS: As it turns out, I did pack enough diapers and pacifiers and toys and baby food. It all went well. I think my little coworker had a lot of fun during the last days. If anyone wants to hear more about conferencing with a little one, then please DM me for more info! I would be more than happy to share my experiences!
The program for the #GFÖ2025 / @gfoe conference is finally online! I'm very happy to see a whole session on species interactions and interaction networks! So exciting! 🤩
Btw, I'll attend together with my little coworker and my whole group. Who else is coming? We would love to talk about #Momademia, #TheoreticalEcology, #EcologcialNetworks and #EcoEvoFeedback! 😊
https://www.gfoe-conference.de/WEBS/GFOe2025.pages.download/Detailed-Program.pdf
1. the whole trip was only possible because we have the best grandma, who met us in Osnabrück for two days of babysitting. The world needs more grandparents. Many, many more!
My little #coworker and me got invited to the university of #Osnabrück, as guest speakers for the Maryam Mirzakhani Lecture. We are both very excited, because it’s our first trip by train! Let’s hope I packed enough diapers. And snacks. We need lots of snacks. Btw, the #seminar will be about #TheoreticalEcology and also about how to combine family and research. Let’s hope we’ll give a good example… 🙈
Today is the opposite. The night was horrible, I can’t concentrate, it’s only lunchtime but I’m running out of steam. No idea how to make it through the day. Parenting is such a rollercoaster…
Today my little coworker took a 2h nap and I got SO MUCH STUFF DONE! I guess becoming a parent is for scientists what training at high altitudes is for athletes.
Being a group leader and a parent at the same time is such a crazy rollercoaster. Some days are wonderful, others are hell, you never know in advance and the amplitude is beyond imagination. This message was brought to you by: Sleep Regression. 😴
The winter vacation did not go as intended. First stomach flu, now influenza… but hooray again (and again and again, really, they are life savers!) for having supportive grandparents! What would we do without them, honestly, I don’t know. Happy new year to all grandparents! 🥳