Introduction

So, I have decided to join the legion of postdocs who blog.  A formal introduction about myself, I am a brand new PhD from a major research institution out here in the Midwest.  I just started a postdoc position three weeks ago in a lab next door to my PhD lab -- a discussion of whether this is a good idea or not will be the topic of my future posts.  Anyway, the main reason I've decided to chronicle my daily activities on this blog is to share with the public the ups and downs and failures and triumphs of life as a female postdoc.  So my journey into the blogging world begins here...