okay finished summarising each paragraph in each chapter, and each figure and table. its 71 pages !

which i know my sups will be peeved as they would NOT want to trawl thorugh 71 pages, as they are super busy.

so i will have to cut it down even further. i might aswell do it now. and then i can start fresh tommorow on actually working on my thesis

gonna take a quick break though

i love this face, describes my mental state perfectly right now
lol

my aim

finalise the summary:
check it and reduce it further if possible. currently at 65 pages. but it's all mainly bullet points.

half way through at the moment.

once its finished. will take a break. and make a set of new aims for the rest of the day.

Hi all!

Aims for today:

1. Go to Tesco's to replace the massive double choc gateau i ate last night! (It is for a BBQ i am going to tomorrow afternoon so need to replace it today!!!)

2. Chapter 4: Work on introduction (aim to get finished today)

3. List points for meeting with supervisor on Wednesday

4. Go through data/figures i need to change also for Wednesday.

5. Abbreviations page!!! (Still have all the stuff like title page, contents etc to do but if i at least get one done it will make me feel a bit better!!

Hope everyone has a good day!

great aims tractorgirl and oh yum at the chocolate gateau cake!! i would have been the same and eaten it if i had one in the house lol!

me going to a family lunch thing tommorow aswell, i think its a bbq. only going for a few hours though, basically to eat,lol and then will make my excuses and leave and come back home to continue working on my thesis.

okay finished my aim: finished the summary -reduced it down to 34 pages. now.

i think 34 pages is fair. i mean the first draft is 180 pages. and she said to write a sentence describing each paragraph. and each result figure and table. i cant reduce it anymore.

they will just have to read it. given it to a friend to check it though. and will do any corrections and then email on monday. dont want to waste anymore time on it. when i really ought to be working on my thesis.

taking a break now. will come back later today to state my aims for the rest of the day.

Hi,

To update : Aims 1,3 and 5 met but aim 4 is causing me problems. I have this awful headache so am going to give it a rest for today and start again tomorrow morning.
Aim for tomorrow : Sort out intro to chapter 4.
Hope everyone has a good evening!

well i confess, i took the rest of the day off

after i finished my summary. did some exercise, took a shower, i rechecked my summary again around 6pm and finalised it.

had dinner, and watched a dvd, and basically took the evening off.



but tommorow i am going to make a plan for the rest of the week, and i vow to work hard for the rest of the week. i have 5 weeks left, to get all my chapters completed to final completed draft version.

i do feel guilty though. not doing anywork on my thesis today.

oh well like JB says no crying over unwritten work in the past. each day of its own accord is what counts tommorow is a new day

Hi Lara

Don't worry about having a rest, you deserve it and what brilliant news, your summary is finished. That is really great, well done!!!!

thanks Tractorgirl!! you're so right, i finished my summary and should be happy that i actually got it done thanks !

i just emailed it to my sups along with a reply to their "concerns" etc. i made a list of "moving forward" items and issues to address and do with regards to my thesis.

so tommorow is day 1 of writing my thesis to final draft version. i am planning on working super hard monday - friday, and then rewarding myself with an "easy half day off on a saturday"

i have 5 weeks left for the deadline tractorgirl and i have!
to get a complete full draft of the thesis done.

okay so today, didnt do anything for my thesis. woke up late, then went to a family bbq. came back, had a quick glance again over my summary. wrote my two emails to my sups, and sent them.

its too late to do any writing for my thesis. so instead i will do the following aims:

1. tidy up my study room! its a bomb site!!
2. make a detailed plan of what i am going to do: monday to friday.

at the moment, i am thinking of spending a day per chapter, in order to circumvent my irrational fear and worry about other chapters whilst i work on one chapter. i will give it a try this week and see how i get on. like the procrastinator thread said:

http://davidmaister.com/blog/18/Done-at-Last-Thoughts-on-Procrastination

"If you can, have two, three or four projects and alternate till one grabs you. Robert Benchley, the 1930s American humorist said: “I can get anything done as long as it’s not what I’m supposed to be working on.” Sound familiar? It’s sometimes hard to prioritize among the projects that get thrown at you. But you can be surprisingly productive by working for a short time on each one. Imagine your projects as children, each of them clamoring for your attention. Spend time with each one."

Morning everyone! Sounds like everyone had a good weekend! Sorry I didn't clock back in on Friday, I was in a rush to get back home and didn't manage to have time! Last week was a resounding success, I managed to write the first 6 pages of my lit review, which I am really proud of!
My Aims for today are:
1. Find all the papers and notes relevent to the next section of my lit review.
2. Write up some notes for lit review section.
3. Review some changes on a paper.

Hi everyone

Well had a day off yesterday as also had a family BBQ which was fun. The sun shined for most of the afternoon which was good! It sound funny but i really enjoyed just being outside listening to the birds as i have been stuck indoors a lot recently, i guess like most of us writing at the minute.
Anyway, like Lara i really need to work hard this week so aims as follows:
Monday/Tuesday : Chapter 4
Wednesday : Meeting with supervisor, work on figures for chapter 4/5, work on chapter 6
Thursday: Chapter 4
Friday/Sunday: Chapter 5

Will update and see how i get on throughout the week!!
Lara : Great news about handing in your summary to your supervisors, hope you have a great week.
SillyBilly: Glad you got so much done last week and hope this week is just as good.
Here's to a great week for everyone!!