I'll be working all weekend...

First goal: make changes to draft for poster abstract.
Second goal: find more references for poster.
Third goal: email amended poster abstract to supervisors.

Why do I always leave everything to the last minute ...

I'll be working from 5, just spent 5 hours doing a huge shopping round for staple stuff for the next two months. Now I don't have to face supermarkets again until August!

BF going to work at 5pm, so will get on with some work, although haven't decided whether to code or write thesis this evening yet.

I've made the changes to the abstract & summary and found some more references. Going to check it over again tomorrow morning and then email it to supervisors.

:-)

Anybody else working today?

I submitted the abstract for the conference poster last night. :-) I'm not feeling very confident about it though. :-(

First (and possibly only) goal for today: work on third section of chapter 1.

(robin)

I'm in. I'm shattered, but I'm here!

Today I have to try out a new kit I got, hopefully it works and I've got decent DNA. Then I can finally get stuck into this last bit of lab work and get it over with!

I'm glad I'm not the only one working. :-) I'm feeling pretty shattered too, might have to have a nap later ...

I have, against all expectations, already finished the section I was working on! :-) Now on to the next section, which involves cutting down the word count by about two thirds. Ugh.

I went to wembley to see the play-off final on saturday. I learnt some excellent new expletives and some rather nasty racist terms from the man behind me, but it was a cultural experience, rather like going to see some far-off tribe (hubby is Millwall supporter) - we won which was very good news for everyone as hubby was happy on the way home and there was very little fighting outside the ground :-)

Was very tired yesterday so took the day off. Although did manage to get my first job application in for a postdoc which I didn't initially want to send off because I thought I was too rubbish, but hubby persuaded me just to send a cv in - where's the harm.

Today I must get SOME work done.

Goal 1: Run 1st ANOVA and write up results.

WOOO, my Goal 1 is complete. I'm going to sign off now and come back tomorrow to do the rest of my analyses :-)

Morning all,

Well I've finally managed to get 2 of the mini-sections for my lit rev done...I'm working on the thrid one now which is trickier because I can't decide on the structuring of it - oh well, I'm trying not to worry about that and just get it written!

My deadline is next Weds so if I manage to get it written by the end of the week then there should be plenty of time to revise it...fingers crossed!!

My goal for today is to start on my third section and get 500 words written!!!

Have a good day all! xxx

Good morning! I'm not sure how much I will get done today as it's half term!

Sarah, my first goal for today is to cut out 500 words! If you want, I can pass them on to you. :-)

Can I have the 500 words please? :p

I have a deadline next Monday so the goal for today is to write, write, write. To make this manageable my first goal is to do this solidly until 11am.

You most certainly can have my 500 words, I won't even charge you for them. :-) Would you like them randomly chosen or as whole paragraphs? Or I could systematically take every 5th word out.

I'll have your 500 words too! Although if you could rearrange them for me so they relate to my subject that would be useful!!!

Actually, I think I would rather be adding words then trying to take them away! Editting is a tough task!

Right, head down for another hour then got to head to uni - I've been summoned by my supervisor! No doubt he has more non-PhD related work for me! Grrrr!!!

:-) x

Any morning that starts off with a free 500 words flying about the place has got to be a good morning!

Well, I slept in accidentally this morning. I was relying on my parcel delivery guy to wake me up at the usual 8-something AM, but he must've been running late! darn it. Anyway, a nice breakfast of cinnamon pancakes, and taking in complaints from the cats that they need immediate feeding, otherwise they will die, I am ready to work.

Working on the final detailed structure of my 2nd lit review chapter. Fighting my thoughts of "should I really have an entire chapter on something I know nothing about?" while writing it. Have been working on it for two days now, and still don't know anything about it! *sigh*

so my goal today is:
1) List all the points that have to be made in the chapter.
2) Fill out the first two sections with the info and references that I need.

I've cut about 300 words so far, but don't panic, there are plenty more! I reckon in total I need to cut another 3000 from the first chapter. :$