Holiday Fun in a Nutshell: Mechanical Bull, Amish Food, Spike Ball, Willy Chin Party, Shabu Shabu, Family Time and more…

While the holiday was simple and relaxing, it was a much-needed one before beginning a new year and continuing my research. Rather than write a million different posts… I just wanted to share how my holiday was and see just what you did on your wonderful break!! City Walk Orlando (Bob Marley-A Tribute to Freedom Live Band) Before all the Christmas celebration began, I ended up in Orlando to celebrate a close friend’s birthday. She then explained we were going to City Walk and though I should know more about it, I surely had not a clue what we were going to do. Turns out it is neare Univeral Studios, and at night there are a bunch of clubs around that you can go to. In fact they had a band you could pay like $12 to get, and go in and out of any club. All the places were …

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How to Make an Airline’s Mistake Your Next BIG TRIP! (ERROR FARES)

I woke up Christmas morning rather early, to start helping my mom with breakfast and begin preparations for our dinner… So, that was about 5 am. I picked up my phone and there it was…. FLIGHTS FROM CHICAGO/NEW YORK TO ABU DHABI for under $300 round trip. WHATTTTT???? I immediately read the post by The Points Guy, and EUREKA… these flight prices were no joke from Etihad Airlines!!!!What perfect timing. I was already planning a trip into that region with my friend… so, I immediately called my Traveling/Adrenaline Junkie Bestie… and started searching for our trip to India. After exploring a few options of where to fly into and where to fly out of. I snagged a $256.40 ticket (I also bought insurance so about $300) to fly from Chicago to Mumbai, India (1 stop in Abu Dhabi for an hour or so) then back home from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to Chicago …

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The End is Near: 2014 Bucket List Recap

How on earth is 2014 already coming to an END! It is December and I feel like (as usual) this year has flown by. Looking back though, I must say, I have loved every second of it! Adventures and traveling each year helps to keep me SANE! So let’s just take a quick look back before I start up on my new bucket list for 2015. I will most likely reminisce on these adventures of 2014 separately in posts in the future so look for that… in case you were curious as to how or why I ended up doing most of these activities! I can’t wait for 2015! I am still working on my list now, but if you have any suggestions… please let me know!!!Celebrate New Years in Miami (with my Sissy Poo)Fly to another country just for a party (Tons of fun with friends! Nassau is one of my …

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Fall in Love With Your Research

“Love what you do, and you will never work a day in your life!” I have no idea who said this, but it is especially true in research. In a field where experiments go wrong all the time, you may begin wishing more and more there was a Journal of Negative Results. This is where loving what you do is crucial. So I searched on Google “How do you know when you are in love” and tons of articles came up, 10 Definitive Ways To Tell You’re In Love With The Right Someone 7 research-based indicators that you’ve found the real thing. 9 Signs You’re Really in Love Now while these are all articles focused on one person falling in love with another… ‘Til death do us part kind of shindig… it should be no different as you fall in love with your research. So here are 7 ways to …

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