So I had an idea while we were in Michigan about how to make this blog more about understanding academic life. I thought it would be cool to interview academic spouses to get a sense of what they do and how they cope with being married to an academic. That way any academic spouses that read this blog will hopefully realize they are not alone!
It's meant to be fun and thoughtful and provide a little bit of perspective on an academic spouse's lifestyle. I'll be sending out the questions to the people I know in the hopes that they will be willing to share a little of their own adventure. If you're an academic spouse and you'd like to share you story, contact me through the link under my photo on the right and I'll get back to you ASAP. Or if there's a certain question you would like to see answered, please let me know.
Here my snapshot...
Name: Samantha
Number of Years Married: 9
Number of Children: 2
Places We Have Lived:
Knoxville, TN (University of Tennessee)
Ann Arbor, MI (University of Michigan)
Kingston, Ontario (Queen's University)
My Current Occupation: Stay-at-Home-Mom
What I do with My Time:
I'm in charge of running the house, herding our kids and taking care of all the things that have to get done in order for us to function on a day-to-day basis. When I'm not doing that (which isn't often) you can usually find me running around with our kids, doing stuff for our kids' school, playing with rocks, or working on some project that may or may not get finished any time soon.
My Spouse's Academic Field: Evolutionary Biology & Ecology
My Spouse's Current Occupation: Postdoctoral Fellow @ Queen's Univesity
The Best Part of being Married to an Academic:
Right now my husband's schedule is pretty flexible, so he's able to be around when I need him or when he wants to be. It's really nice that he has a job that allows him a bit of freedom.
The Worst Part of being Married to an Academic:
When Clay brings his laptop to bed. On those nights I know he'll be working into the early hours of the morning and that usually means he'll be dis-functional when the alarm goes off. Thankfully, I learned how to sleep with the lights on years ago.
Any Advice for Academic Families:
Decide what things are important to you as a couple or a family (date nights, family outings, picnics at the park, etc.) and work to make those things happen. Academics are notorious for letting things pile up. But if you set some goals and stay on top of it, you'll be able to fit those important things into your life without any problems.
It's meant to be fun and thoughtful and provide a little bit of perspective on an academic spouse's lifestyle. I'll be sending out the questions to the people I know in the hopes that they will be willing to share a little of their own adventure. If you're an academic spouse and you'd like to share you story, contact me through the link under my photo on the right and I'll get back to you ASAP. Or if there's a certain question you would like to see answered, please let me know.
Here my snapshot...
Name: Samantha
Number of Years Married: 9
Number of Children: 2
Places We Have Lived:
Knoxville, TN (University of Tennessee)
Ann Arbor, MI (University of Michigan)
Kingston, Ontario (Queen's University)
My Current Occupation: Stay-at-Home-Mom
What I do with My Time:
I'm in charge of running the house, herding our kids and taking care of all the things that have to get done in order for us to function on a day-to-day basis. When I'm not doing that (which isn't often) you can usually find me running around with our kids, doing stuff for our kids' school, playing with rocks, or working on some project that may or may not get finished any time soon.
My Spouse's Academic Field: Evolutionary Biology & Ecology
My Spouse's Current Occupation: Postdoctoral Fellow @ Queen's Univesity
The Best Part of being Married to an Academic:
Right now my husband's schedule is pretty flexible, so he's able to be around when I need him or when he wants to be. It's really nice that he has a job that allows him a bit of freedom.
The Worst Part of being Married to an Academic:
When Clay brings his laptop to bed. On those nights I know he'll be working into the early hours of the morning and that usually means he'll be dis-functional when the alarm goes off. Thankfully, I learned how to sleep with the lights on years ago.
What I'm Looking Forward To:
Clay getting hired as a professor somewhere and settling our family down...finally. Our kids are older now and it's hard to move them away from their friends. They've been great about it so far, but I'm really looking forward to that job that allows us to stay in one place (hopefully) so we can lay down some roots.
Any Advice for Academic Families:
Decide what things are important to you as a couple or a family (date nights, family outings, picnics at the park, etc.) and work to make those things happen. Academics are notorious for letting things pile up. But if you set some goals and stay on top of it, you'll be able to fit those important things into your life without any problems.
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