I am experiencing so many feels: joy, relief, gratitude. I've been offered an Instructor position @OSUPsychScience in a time when almost the entire uni is on hiring freeze. I won't have to face an abysmal job market, I get to stay in my home in a town with my friends. 1/

Before moving to OR, I'd moved every year or two years since starting college, inc. three cross-country moves. Almost since I started grad school again, I've told anyone who would listen that I'd give anything to stay here - in Corvallis, at OSU 2/

Despite being far from my family (in FL), hubs and I bought our first house here, built an extended family, and are living our best lives. For the past 2 yrs, I've been dreading the thought of uprooting our little family, having to move somewhere we didn't want to live...3/

...for the sake of an academic career. I've spent about two years building a sustainable, accessible stats course in our dept that I wasn't ready to leave. And as I sip coffee in my backyard this morning, listening to birds and reading a book...4/

I realize I have so much to be thankful for, so many people to thank for where I am today. So many people who believed in me and supported me and created opportunities for me. I couldn't possibly acknowledge them all here. 5/

But I do want to recognize a lot of people don't find the peace, happiness, and joy that I've found here (both in my personal and professional lives). And I'm trying to consider all the ways on which my privilege has contributed to this as well. 6/

I'm committed to taking concrete action to bring my current and future students along with me. To create the kind of college experience that transforms a person, as college did for me. I dont quite have a plan yet, but I'm working on it 7/

So I guess this thread is a bit self-serving - I'd be lying if I said I'm not looking forward to y'all being happy for me. But it's also a thank you. If you're reading this, you have impacted my journey...8/

Maybe you're part of my writing/accountability group. Maybe you're a poster of incredible stuff that's changed the way I think about the world (for the better). Maybe you've shared your own experiences that deepen the feelings of gratitude I have for my own.9/

Maybe you've known me a while and sent words of encouragement. Maybe we've never met and you still have supported me without even knowing. Maybe you've been a significant contributor to my success and I hope you see yourself in this thread. 10/