Category Archives: work-life balance

A Lesson Learned

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

The only truly enduring aspects of my life, the only through lines linking my earliest childhood memories to the present moment, have been curiosity–a drive to know, to ask Why? Yes, why? But why? What now? what comes next? and find the answers–and a burning urge, a need, to write, to make, to create. Continue reading →

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I don’t know who needs to read this, but.

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

I’ve been seeing a lot of graduate students and early career researchers and new writers bemoaning their inability to focus, concentrate, or get much or any work done right now. You know who else I am seeing these comments from? … Continue reading →

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A Long Overdue Update ….

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

Hello, Blogosphere! I’d apologize for not writing more and swear I’ll do better going forward, but I think we all know that’s just telling lies to make myself feel better so I shan’t bother with those niceties, but rather, dive … Continue reading →

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Five Ways to Stay Motivated

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

In my last post, I tackled five ways to stay productive despite heavy teaching and service loads. This post follows up with, perhaps, the harder task: staying motivated to work on and complete your own research and writing projects when … Continue reading →

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Five Easy(ish) Ways To Be More Productive In Your Scholarship With Less Time In Your Schedule

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

Let me lay all of my cards on the table from the start: I taught for ten years at a year-round private boarding school where I was responsible for developing and implementing the curriculum for three programs (French, English, and … Continue reading →

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The View From My Desk: Week 11

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

Here is the photo I snapped of my desk on the first day of the 11th week of the Fall term: Of course, that it was taken on week eleven means that this photo was snapped on Hallowe’en, which is … Continue reading →

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