So between the visit to the doctor and the rain, yesterday was a down day--ever have one of those?
But don't worry, I washed those blues away with some oreos and milk (if only I could pass that coping mechanism on to Abigail--it might actually be considered healthy in her case).
Today is already looking brighter. A young mother always thinks everything looks better after 4 and a half hours of sleep, right?
Plus, I'm attending the national conference for the Society for Social Work and Research. My angel mother-in-law is watching my children while I try to get in the social work research game. This is the conference with all the big shots--rock stars in the social work world (oxymoron?). Anyhow, the theme of the conference is "Research that Makes a Difference: Advancing Practice and Shaping Public Policy."
I might be a lowly doctoral student, but I have a few ideas for them--and I don't think it takes a national conference to talk about these ideas. For starters, stop accepting presentations and papers with names like, "Attenuation of Cortisol Across Development for Victims of Sexual Abuse" or "Instrumental Support and Its Impact on Self-Rated Health Over time Among Older Adults in Rural China: An Application of Bivariate Latent Change Score Structural Equation Modeling." I'm sure the research is solid and the findings valuable, but the first step in making a difference with our research is putting the results in language that is accessible to everyone. We're social workers for heaven's sake. We should be including people, not excluding everyone who doesn't have a research background.
Okay, off my soapbox for now.
I hope your day is looking up, too. If not, I highly recommend the oreos.
1 comments:
Two words: Dirt cake (with gummy bear/bugs standing in for worms.)
Necessary when you foresee several Oreo days back-to-back. Just make sure to 1/2 the recipe if you're making it for one...and those family members who don't eat dessert foods throughout the day.
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