Beaver Collage

When I first moved back home, I found it easy to focus on all of the things that were missing, from being able to see friends to the abrupt end of the sailing season and cancelation of nationals. 

As this becomes the new normal, I’ve been focusing on the positive things that have arisen from me staying home: 
  • Play more guitar
  • Play ukulele with my sister
  • Take too many walks on the beach and attempting photography
  • STRESS BAKE
  • Spend more time with my yellow lab named Cookie, who turned 14 last February and now sleeps for the majority of the day
Data summary
I found it helpful to complete the writing portions in bullet points. On average, my writing tends to get too “wordy.” Focusing on presenting only the relevant material and cutting out the “filler” words helped me focus on the most important elements of the experiment and how to clearly present the data. 

Another benefit that came from the data summary was the beaver collage. It began as a single beaver at approximately 1 am as my sleep deprivation started setting in while finishing figures:  

By the time Maile and I completed the data summary, it had morphed into this beauty: 

Upon further review of the “beaver” collage, I have realized that some may indeed be otters. None the less, I hope you enjoy. 

~ Dana 

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