Santa has visited me early this year, and delivered me a wonderful Christmas present. I found out that my postdoctoral fellowship application was successful! Yay! It was such a relief to open up the email and read those wonderful words 'We are pleased to announce...' My stress levels instandy retreated to subpathological levels. I now had the realisation that my employment prospects are secure, at least for the next few years. I also won't be worried about where my next pay cheque is going to come from. Indeed, I am starting to feel like a real scientist now.
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