If I were to look at my dissertation as one massive creative project, it’s abundantly clear that the constraints and limited resources I was working with negatively impacted every other creative project I was trying to build at that time. I’ve had a year now to sit with that. And even now, even as an expert, I still find myself being overly cautious and falling into a mindset where I’m still creating from that space.

I’m realizing that my cautionary approach is an extension of internalized white supremacy. Having most of my work filtered through what’s deemed “acceptable” quality in the ivory tower has left its mark. And I know there’s no way for me to unlearn that overly cautious behavior if I don’t just step out and do something.

So The People’s Seminar is the result of me trying to “do something”.

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Welcome to The People’s Seminar

In late-stage capitalism, there really is no such thing as security. Look around… whether we’re talking about media, academia, or traditional corporate spaces, people get laid off. People get let go. You’re sometimes at the mercy of a spreadsheet, of what makes financial sense for a school or an institution…

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It’s easy for me to sit and think of a ton of ideas. But an idea doesn’t serve my creative needs if that’s all it ever becomes. So many great projects I’ve had, research questions, food concepts, creative and visual work, never saw the light of day because they never made it past ideation. That’s actually really sad. I have so many ideas when I get into my academic bag, and it’s been really unfortunate that over my nine years in grad school, I began to lose sight of my creative vision and how deeply connected it is to the research I produce.

I’m sharing this to say: if you’re also sitting with ideas, it’s okay to just start. You probably cannot control the things you wish you could control. That need for control, that need to strive for perfection, is often the real reason an idea never becomes anything more.

I went back and looked at old journal entries from June 2022, before I even started my dissertation, and I was still grappling with these same emotions. I have so many ideas but overthinking the conditions I need to start. Nothing in life is linear, but a lot of it is cyclical. I want to be truthful and honest with myself this time around. So I’m executing the idea and releasing what I can’t control.

I can’t control enrollment numbers. I can’t control whether people are receptive, interested, or invested in what I’m doing. I have to make peace with that.

Registration for The People’s Seminar is open now, both the seminar and the book club. If you want the details, you can find them here:

→ Black Women on Social Problems (the workshop)

→ The Book Club

But if you’re unable to join, or the work I’m doing isn’t for you right now, there are a lot of ways to support this project without being a member.

We’ve gotten so focused on socials and metrics that we’ve lost sight of the power of word of mouth. But it’s genuinely so powerful. If you know anyone who might be interested in what I’m doing, or anyone in education who’d want to facilitate a session of their own, send them my way.

If you’re already subscribed to this newsletter, something I create resonates with you. My hope is that you’re in community with people who feel similarly, and if that’s true, I’d appreciate you passing this along to them. I don’t want this to be a best-kept secret, but I do want it to stay small.

So here’s to starting new things, moving beyond ideas and into execution, even in the midst of transition and uncertainty, even when things don’t look picture perfect. Because if you wait around for perfect, you end up getting nothing done.

with love,

Breanna

I’m in a season of transition, and I’d rather you hear it from me than notice the silence and then think I’ve ghosted you all. Plant Based Bre sunset in mid-July. After 9ish long years of creating content around food and developing recipes, I’ve decided to redirect my creative energy.

I’m moving away from short-form content. It’s genuinely hard to have deep, meaningful conversations on social media apps. The lack of nuance and reflection makes it hard for people to actually think.

Plant Based Bre was starting to feel like it was boxing me in rather than allowing me to stretch and grow. Over the last 18 months, I’ve been sitting with the same question: What happens if I stop splitting myself up? I wear a lot of hats: researcher, cook, teacher, writer, and small business owner.

That question is why I’ve leaned into building something new. The People’s Seminar.

In late stage capitalism, there really is no such thing as security. Look around, *waving arms frantically* whether it’s media, academia, or traditional corporate spaces, people get laid off. People get let go. Higher ed used to feel a little more protected, and that feeling is gone. Federal funding cuts, shrinking tenure lines, research institutes scaling back. I’ve watched the same thing happen to print media, to local journalism, and I think people like me, academics, educators, people with real expertise, need to be asking, what’s next for us?, when the old institutions can’t support us the way they used to.

So during this season of transition, I decided to build something that’s actually mine. My own intellectual property. A space where I don’t have to choose to center one part of myself.

The People’s Seminar is a live, communal learning space, inspired by the Black Panther Party and their People’s Free Food Program. It’s a place where academics and people with skills and expertise can share knowledge and resources directly with people, no algorithm or short-form content. I want it to stay small, on purpose. I think the most important seeds for critical thinking and meaningful connections get planted in small, communal spaces.

Right now, TPS has two offerings -

• A live seminar, Black Women on Social Problems, six weeks taking a Black feminist perspective on the sociology course I’ve taught for five years, really honing in on how Black women navigate capitalism, anti-Black racism, and white supremacy

• A monthly book club, this session focused on Black women and relationships, romantic, familial, and friendship. The next session (Feb-April 2027) focuses on food justice, foodways, and physical health.

You can read more here. Registration starts on August 17th. If you’ve got a skill or expertise of your own you’ve been wanting to teach, let me know that too. I want this space to be as collaborative as possible.

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The People's Seminar

Cultivating collective consciousness and deep reflection outside the ivory tower.

By Dr.Bre

ICYMI

people aren’t eating salad because our food systems and public health infrastructure are collapsing - so this is the green bean salad that I’ve been eating all summer. It’s seasonal, delicious, and simple.

summer green bean salad

• french green beans

• sweet onion

• cherry tomatoes

• salt

• black pepper

• for the dressing:

• extra virgin olive oil

• champagne vinegar

• maple syrup

• fresh lemon juice

• salt

• minced shallots

• parsley

• grated garlic

1. bring a pot of water to a boil, add your green beans, don’t overcook (should have a firm bite)

2. in a bowl of ice water, transfer your green beans

3. then remove the green beans after they’ve cooled

4. slice your onion and cut your tomatoes in half, place them in a bowl with a few sprinkles of salt, combine and let sit.

5. assemble your dressing (taste your way around)

6. once you’ve made your dressing, in a larger bowl combine your green beans, onions, tomatoes, and dressing. top with fresh parsley.

7. serve room temp.

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I hope to see you outside of a social media app.

with love,

Breanna

While I appreciate people being transparent about the process of applying to PhD programs and elements of the hidden curriculum, I find myself continuously perplexed by the lack of transparency around money and getting a PhD. I find myself most perplexed because it seems the conversations around money and getting a PhD are painted with a broad brush. In actuality, money while getting a PhD, and soon after defending, is greatly affected by a multitude of factors. I guess I’m saying that the conversation around academia and money needs more nuance. So let’s talk about it.

To put it plainly, the misallocation of federal funds and halting federal funding to research has created cascading effects for recent PhD grads and those navigating the research and higher ed job market. Economic anxiety is high right now - between rising cost of gas and groceries, rising cost of rent and home prices, all while Black women continue to be unemployed, underemployed or laid off. It feels like the fuse is burning on both ends. And for people in academia, like myself, who study equity, racism, and white supremacy, the money getting funneled to support our research seemingly disappeared overnight, which seems to be directly impacting the employment opportunities for recent and soon to be grads.

I can’t imagine what it’s like to live on a grad student stipend right now, but that doesn’t mean I can’t relate to living on a grad student stipend. Since graduating from undergrad, I have made an average of $40,000 a year. This figure may sound alarming or cautiously optimistic, depending on where you live. Which is why location is one of the most important things to consider when applying to, and accepting offers to PhD programs. In my first program, making close to $35,000 a year was fine. I was living in the Central Valley of California. Now when I moved from the Central Valley of California, to Long Island, New York, that $40,000 before taxes and student fees was an absolute jump scare. I also moved from a program that provided summer funding to a program that didn’t. This brings me to the first thing to consider with money and applying to PhD programs: how far will your stipend stretch? So when you hear people online talk about all the things they’re able to do with their graduate stipend, it’s important to consider that one, location determines what’s a “doable” grad student stipend, and two, it is known that graduate stipends are typically contingent on the type of school (private versus public) and the type of program (STEM vs non-STEM).

Now, if you grew up low-income or working-class, any type of yearly salary is nice, it’s nothing to snicker about, but there is a disconnect when you realize how much labor goes into whatever agreement allows for you to have tuition reimbursement. And that is the nature of the neoliberal capitalist beast. This is what happens when private equity and hedge fund individuals get into higher ed, because you go from being paid for working towards knowledge production and things connected to research, but then it soon becomes how can your labor be extracted to support the larger purpose of the university? TA labor is some of the most underpaid labor on a college campus, but oftentimes they are responsible for what drives undergraduate experiences: grades. I’ve been a TA since 2016, and I have never seen a cohort of students so obsessed with grades as this current cohort of college students. So the fact that most TAs are responsible for grading, you would think the university would support them with more concrete resources.

I can assure you most college students have no idea that most lecturers are getting paid $2,000 per credit. Which means they are getting paid $6,000 (before taxes) to teach one 13-week course. I share this because if you’re considering a PhD, you need to keep your eyes on the end goal, which isn’t a done dissertation, it’s landing a job. These fundamental issues were never clearly laid out for me when I started my PhD journey in 2017, so I’m sharing them to help another first gen college grad who’s looking into a PhD make the most informed decision.

So yes, you might get a PhD without having to pay tuition, but what you don’t pay in tuition you certainly pay for in research funds and trying to support yourself while making little money for six years. It’s a financial commitment either way.

How pay and resources disparities may impact your research

As sociologists, we are trained to identify inequality, yet as a discipline, sociologists continue to use evaluation metrics in hiring that reproduce disparities. The biggest predictors for landing a faculty position is if your parent had a PhD and your publication record, two outcomes that favor people who aren’t poor and don’t come from historically marginalized backgrounds. How ironic. Now, the data about the first point is hard to capture, but the publication record is generally accepted as an important factor across all faculty hiring, so let’s flesh this out.

In order to publish, you need resources: access to data and research experience. You also need time to conduct research and analyze data. If all grad students were given a livable wage, all grad students would have equal opportunity to publish, but clearly, that isn’t our current reality. For lots of PhD candidates and recent PhD grads, they are met with a number of constrained choices. If no one is paying them to sit with their data and publish, they have to go out and make money in other ways, which limits the time and resources they have to dedicate to writing and publishing. So there are clear structural arguments to be made about why publication records are an outcome of who is better resourced, not who is a better candidate with a stronger research trajectory.

Navigating unemployment post-grad while still participating in scholarly “work” (writing, publishing, presenting at conferences) has made the disparities in access to resources more abundantly clear. I’m a year post-defense and have had to pay out of pocket for every software, conference registration fee, and any subscription related to writing or data storage. Nothing in academia is “free,” and telling first-gen college students that a PhD is a viable option because the tuition is free is only telling one side of the story.

If it’s on your heart to pursue a PhD, by all means explore the options, but it’s important to consider how the commitment will shape your livelihood. Most of us don’t have parents or partners who can pay our rent during the summer, and a lot of us leave our communities for these universities, which means living at home isn’t an option. So before you make the commitment, ask yourself if the money makes sense.

with love,

Breanna

Doing whatever you want in the kitchen is my favorite thing. I wanted a breakfast sandwich, but I also wanted an egg salad sandwich… so I simply combined the two.

I’ve firmly leaned into honoring the fact that I do not make food content for people who cannot cook. I was listening to a YouTube video about creating more authentically, and the main takeaway was to create content with your ideal audience member in mind. My ideal audience member is someone who is comfortable in the kitchen and uses all six senses (including your intuition) to cook. If you need measurements, I’m not the gurl for you because I don’t measure in the kitchen unless I’m baking.

So that brings me to this breakfast sandwich egg salad.

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While the energy feels fresh, the produce options are also shifting, making room for more salads on my meal-planning sheet. Seasonal eating and cycle syncing have both allowed me to feel my best pre-motherhood, and now I’m planning to get back into using them both to support me postpartum. Now I know nothing will ever feel like it did before having a baby, I’ve finally accepted that. So here’s to learning what feelin good feels like in my new body. If you don’t know what I’m referring to when I say cycle syncing, start here. I also have an entire pdf of recipes dedicated to seasonal eating, you can check that out here. Lastly, my healthy cycle bundle is on sale for $11.50 if you’d like to join me in being intentional about living in support of your hormones and eating with the seasons.

Now I’m a huge fan of salads, not a fan of basic ones. If you give me lettuce, two toppings, and dressing, I’m going to assume you hate salads. As the temperatures shift and we move toward eating more raw or low-cook meals, I wanted to share how I think about building my salad recipes and two of my favorite recipes with you.

the art of making a salad

consider these three things

• flavor

• textures

• color

And while you consider these three elements, you want to make sure you target your macros (fat, carbs, and protein) so the salad is delicious *and* filling.

Instead of overly explaining, I’ll just list some examples and let you choose your own adventure.

Flavor

If you’re making a good salad, it definitely has a distinct vibe and flavor because good salads are seasoned. Dilly, sweet and savory, herby, etc. I like to add flavor using 1) seasoned toppings: think seasoned chickpeas, chicken, or even a plant-based veggie patty, and 2) through homemade dressings.

Textures

If the only crunch in your salad is the lettuce, you’re missing out. Using a combination of textures allows you to avoid a salad that feels mute or one dimensional, which probably won’t make you crave any salads in the near future.

Color

This is pretty self-explanatory, but making an effort to have your salad as colorful as possible accomplishes two things: 1) it looks prettier and 2) you’re more likely to tackle a greater variety of plants if you aim for more colors

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We are living further away from our close family and friends, which is compounded by a strenuous 40-hour work week, hour-long commutes, and 48 hours to prioritize our needs outside that don’t align with capitalist requirements. So again, capitalism is the culprit, not our desires to make things pretty.

Now I am certainly not a stranger to managing long-distance relationships. I’m a new mom who lives 5 hours away from her dad, and 4 hours away from her mom. Most of my friends are scattered through parts of the I-95 corridor between VA and NY. This distance was established because of job opportunities - another reason to side eye capitalism. There are seasons when the distance feels manageable, and there are seasons when the distance feels isolating in ways that I struggle to put into words.

The older I get, the easier it is for me to boldly say that my friends are my family. I don’t have siblings close in age, so the friends that I have chosen have a special place in my life. So when I think about ways to disrupt how capitalism and its evil are keeping my friends tired and disconnected, I decided to bring back Sunday dinners.

When I was younger, I always romanticized Sunday Dinners. The idea that you get to see all of your family on a regular Sunday and eat your favorite foods - an absolute dream to a Cancer rising. So I’m bringing back Sunday Dinners with my friends. A standing dinner twice a month. An open invitation, no calendar invites. Something to look forward to. There won’t always be pretty table settings or a high effort menu, but there will always be a good time, and that’s the focus.

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All this talk about Sunday dinners has me thinking about one of my favorite comfort meals: turkey meatballs, collard greens, mashed potatoes, and onion gravy.

Let’s get into the recipe notes.

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Black Americans have historically relied heavily on oral culture and oral traditions, and this is no different when it comes to food. My great-grandmother was an amazing cook, but a lot of her recipes died with her, and that’s something I think about often. Some recipes aren’t written; they’re shared through touch, sight, and taste.

If you’re new here, you may not know, but I’ve been carrying out a family archival project over the last two years or so - it’s been rewarding work, but also very humbling to know how much isn’t documented. This realization has impacted how I approach recipe development. Some recipes I write down to share, and some “recipes” I keep tucked away in my mind. There’s something special about keeping some recipes close to my chest so that when my children, and their children, are old enough, I have something special just for us.

So yes, I’m about to share with you my salmon cake recipe that is adapted from my mom’s recipe, which was adapted from my grandmother’s recipe. But I strongly encourage you to go ask your people for their salmon cake recipe. Ask your people how they make their beans. Watch your aunt make her pies. Watch your dad fry chicken. Watch your mom make spaghetti.

My maternal bloodline are Black Americans from the Chesapeake region. This dish obviously varies greatly by where your people are from. We don’t use flour, and the egg is optional. This salmon cake recipe uses both fresh and canned salmon, but by all means, use canned salmon or whatever you have on hand.

Another recipe without measurements because recipes are ideas, not rules. Trust yourself to know when to stop. Your intuition is your most valuable tool in the kitchen.

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My Saturn return quite literally changed my life. And becau…

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If you’re new here, hey - the monthly recap is a round-up of whatever I want it to be - think monthly favorites, update…

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My life hasn’t dr…

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I’m writing this in my notes app while sitting in a dark living room with dim red night lights and a 7-week-old baby sitting on my chest - this is my new normal.

I h…

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I am over-extended.

When I sit down and list my priorities, I have…

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I thought about changing my substack from Plant Based Bre to Breanna Danielle, and I still may, but I’m not letting that be an excuse to delay this series, so here we go. 

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Black Americans are both.

A three-minute essay. 

As a Black American studying racial-ethnic identity development and mental health among Black women of varying ethnicities in NYC, I find myself thinking about my ethnic identity often. 

I am the daughter of a Black woman from Baltimore and a Black man from Detroit. My father is the first generation removed from the Deep South (Alabama), and my mother's family (which has been a bit more challenging to trace) has generational ties to the Chesapeake Region (think between Norfolk, VA, and Baltimore, MD). 

The complexities of the Black American experience are very clear yet consistently understated. To briefly summarize: Forced migration (chattel slavery), reconstruction (attempted self-sufficiency and PTSD), the “great migration” (the great escape from racialized terror, economic exploitation, and violence), and then the deep spiritual and emotional curiosity to trace and uncover all of those experiences (a return to Home). When I say home, I don’t mean anywhere outside the US. I mean the Deep South.

In my work, I argue that because of white supremacy (the social, political, and economic dominance of people racialized as white) and anti-Blackness (actions or behaviors that diminish, exclude, or undermine the full participation of Black people) within and outside of academia, Black Americans are oversimplified and represented through a monolithic lens - meaning the experiences of approximately 700,000 people from 5 distinct regions are minimized to ONE experience. 

What most people don’t understand is that ‘Black American’ is BOTH an ethnicity and a pan-ethnic group. Black Americans are both an ethnic group and a pan-ethnic group, given that the history of chattel slavery, displacement, and racialization within the US has dissolved widely understood recognition of the ethnic variation within the group. Pan-ethnic groups are composed of various ethnic groups that are lumped together and racialized as the same by outsiders. Within these pan-ethnic groups, members acknowledge and negotiate internal ethnic boundaries. An ethnic group is defined as “having real or putative common ancestry, memories of a shared historical past, and a cultural focus on one or more symbolic elements defined as the epitome of their peoplehood (Bashi- Treitler 2013:20).” Understanding that Black Americans are a pan-ethnic group allows us to challenge narratives that all Balck Americans across the US South, Mid-West, Northeast, and the West coats share the same experiences. We have regional specificities that need to be centered. An example of this is how Black Americans eat fried fish, but the type of fish and the preparation styles vary by distinct regionally based cultural practices.

Black Americans from Galveston, TX, have distinct customs, food preparations, and culture from Black Americans from Charleston, SC, Cleveland, OH, Baltimore, MD, or St. Louis, MO. Just because other people refuse to acknowledge these differences doesn’t mean that they don’t exist. 

When people challenge the richness of Black American culture, I see it as an expression of them being indoctrinated into white supremacist ideals and how racialization into the US often requires the minimization of the Black American experience. To become “American” often means adopting anti-Black attitudes toward Black Americans. Because of this indoctrination and racialization, it’s a commonly held thought among white people, Black people who have a history of voluntary migration, and non-Black people of color that Black Americans are all the same. This sameness comes with a myriad of stereotypes and common assumptions.

As the Black population in the US continues to diversify, I believe it is more important now than ever for Black American voices to reflect the vastness of our experiences and for us to push back against narratives that suggest our story starts with chattel slavery and ends with economic and political disenfranchisement. 

I don’t know about yall but as I continue to move throughout my career I see less and less Black people, but I also see even less Black Americans. I’ll talk more about the economic and political impact in other pieces. But I bring this up because I’ve been spinning my wheels on how to address “this gap” within my day-to-day life. So, while I work on a profoundly intellectual process like writing a dissertation, I am also going on a journey to interact with my people meaningfully - both figuratively and literally. I intentionally speak with my family members and elders about our family stories and recipes. I am curating my reading lists with Black American writers across decades.

I look forward to sharing this journey with yall. 

Over the next few months, I plan to share a series of three-minute(ish) essays discussing elements of racial-ethnic identity development through reflections on Black American foodways, my relationships with Black people of other ethnicities, the power of cultivating solidarity across ethnicity, the toll (emotional, spiritual, mental) of doing this work, and why diaspora wars are a trap. 

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With love,

Breanna

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As I continue to change my routines, I’ve returned to prioritizing fun on Saturdays and rest and planning on Sundays. During the summer, ‘Sunday Funday’ is usually in full effect, but it's not a habit that’s supportive during the academic year, so this shift is right on time.

If apple picking is on your late summer bucket list, here is a list of recipes I’m using for inspiration: 

• Hand pies

• Baked cinnamon apple (recipe below for paid subscribers)

• Apple pie protein oats (recipe below for paid subscribers)

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The changing seasons signal a time for reflection and clearing out clutter—figuratively and literally. Here are some journal prompts I'm reflecting on over the next few weeks.

Journal prompts for the autumn equinox:

• What personal "harvest" are you reaping this season? What accomplishments or lessons are you grateful for from the past few months?

• How does the changing season mirror the cycles in your own life? What new cycle or chapter are you entering?

• The autumn equinox marks a time of equal day and night. In what areas of your life are you seeking more balance? How can you cultivate this?

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This week marks the beginning of my final academic year. I have been enrolled in a school since 1998.

I've been thinking about what it means to name my graduation date in such a public way after the very turbulent and farrrr from linear PhDing journey I've had. More on that here - 

Being able to name the end of my journey is reflective of me coming back to myself and the elements of my personality that have been dimmed due to what I've experienced. I'm very proud of myself for coming back to me after what I’ve endured. 

It’s also written in the planets. To be ending my academic career during my Saturn return is poetic.

It's funny because I started the Plant Based Bre Instagram my senior year at Rutgers, so if you've been down for that long, you have been a part of this journey in such a special way. From cross-country moves, two application cycles, a global pandemic starting the first year of my second PhD program, breakups and reconciliation, body changes, publications, and fellowships, to deciding that I get to do what I want with my career. Thank you for supporting me while I bloom and die and bloom again.

I'm the first in my bloodline to attend college. As a Black American, I know that what I've accomplished thus far is due to my ancestors' countless sacrifices and efforts, known and unknown. Education was a big deal in my house. Lots of $$$ has been spent in therapy untangling my identity from my academic pursuits. While my experiences have taught me to respect the opportunities I've had within higher ed, I am also coming out of this recognizing that education is a tool, not a magic wand.

So, as I enter this final academic year, I'm wiser, and the rose colored glasses are off. I've decided that whatever comes up, I know I'm equipped to handle it because, with this newly earned wisdom, I know when to surrender my plans and allow spirit to intervene. It's already mine. The job, the completed analyses, the manuscript, and the successful defense are already mine. I just have to do what I can do and allow God to do what I can't.

If you're reading this and you are also embarking on a new journey, declare now that it's already yours. 

Wishing you a healthy and fruitful semester. 

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Now, this wouldn't be an authentic Back to School moment if we didn't discuss back-to-school supplies. At this point in my journey, I can shop in my closets for the number of pens, journals, books, and desk decor I have bought for a mood boost but never used. 

So here's a little rundown of all of the school supplies that have gotten me to this point:

WRITING TOOLS

I stan for the Muji pens - specifically the 0.7mm ballpoint pen. I quite literally always have that thang on me. For 15% off your first muji order, click here.

I will occasionally use the pilot G2 0.38mm pen or muji .38 or .5 mm colored pens. 

JOURNALS

Now, I have been a victim of the journal aisle at Target one too many times. But if buying a journal is a planned purchase for reading notes, comprehensive exam notes, or fieldwork, I'm using Moleskin or Muji 5-pack ruled notebooks (B5) or ringed notebooks. 

NOTES and ANNOTATIONS

Muji has translucent sticky notes that changed my life while preparing for qualifying exams. But if you don't need to annotate library books, Costco's Post-It Note combo pack has carried me through five years of this program. 

WFH and DESK DECOR

When you WFH, your desk becomes an altar, IMO. My desk is filled with affirmations on Post-its, crystals, scripture cards, pictures of baby Bre, lotion, Flordia water, and an oil diffuser. 

Now, for the more practical items, I have a clear/acrylic monitor and keyboard risers. Both serve functional purposes because I shift from sitting to standing at my desk. 

I also use an elevated footrest at my desk to support my posture and lower back. 

If you wanna see more of my school/office supplies, visit my Amazon storefront. 

Again, wishing you the best academic year!

With love,

Breanna