March was a very busy month for me with travel across four different states - Michigan to Florida to Colorado, then back to Michigan, a quick visit to Iowa, then back to Florida!

While in Florida the first time we had our long-awaited Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference (SEEC 2016) hosted by the FSU bio grad students. In Colorado, we had a working group for our Data Nuggets NSF DRK-12 grant, which was very productive and fun! It was great to meet the other collaborators in person, too. Finally, I even was able to drive to Iowa and visit family for a holiday (Easter) for the first time since 2009 (normally we fly). Now that I'm back in Florida, it's crunch time to finish up my dissertation work in time for my defense (2 months and 5 days away!!).

But, I did get a chance to share some of the exciting work I'm doing for my postdoc at the BEACON Center for their weekly blog posts. Check it out here!!

My exciting (terrifying?) news is that my dissertation defense date is now set for June 10, 2016! Although I recently started my postdoc position at the BEACON Center, I am simultaneously finishing my PhD at Florida State. Crazy? Yes, indeed!

Now I have exactly four months from today to wrap everything up on my Pine Barrens Treefrog dissertation chapters, so, I decided maybe a blog might hold me accountable for getting things done!