# @life_and_sunshine on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DNlexK6MJpu
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63278958-life-and-sunshine-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/8c52aafb70.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-08-20T17:43:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Nat ☀️ (@life_and_sunshine) — https://gondola.cc/life_and_sunshine

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What. A. Glow. Up. ✨
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Can we talk about that transformation for a minute 👀 My hair was SO short at 18 😂 but I think I still have the same old smile 😁 and I got rid of the glasses 🤓 But I guess that’s what 14 years of education looks like 😊
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It may seem like all of these really were really consecutive things but in reality they weren’t 😬 I took my actual graduation date as my finishing date although there was some time in between being done and graduating 🎓 I spent almost 9 months or a year between (thinking) I was done with my masters and finding a PhD position 😵‍💫 It was really stressful but I made it through! 😊
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And look at me now 🤩 Full blown Dr. scientist 👩‍🔬🎉🥳🍾🎈🎊🪩
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