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ah...having just been told that my graphs that I spent ages (literally hours) doing last week are crap and "rubbish" and that I have to redo them and that a section of my stats work is "just rough basic stats", and having got a chapter back from my sups with no actual words of encouragement, just yet more corrections, I honestly feel like leaving. Really, it's not worth it.
It's a bad bad night for algaequeen.

Hope today is a better day for you algae queen.

I haven't done any work for a whole eight days now, for one reason or another, so I really need to get cracking. I've got about a month before my diss deadline, so I need to start editing, and making it make sense! So:

Goal 1- timelines

Good luck everyone!

My goal for today - end a weeks solid procrastionation and do something constructive! Starting with some data entry..... here goes!

Good luck daydreamer and button! And Algae, how rubbish :-( have these academics never heard of getting a balance in feedback? Hope you've managed to shrug of the frustration and get back on the horse (if not, I find a good night out - complete with some ranting - usually helps clear my head).

As for me, still rather lacking in sleep but am at my dad's where there is plentiful wifi, and few temptations as he hogs the tv (usually tuned to the military history channel for about 18 hours a day). So goals....

Overall Goal for the day: Finish this chapter and send to my poor supervisor.
Sub-goals: 1) Structure discussion
2) Write remaining sections
3) Fill in appendices and references
4) Proof and send!

Hope we are all going okay today!

I've done my first timeline, so im going to have lunch now.

Goal 2- do second timeline

Goal 3- put other info into table/figure

Doing much better Button and Teek, thanks! After spending the whole of that night crying (nothing like typing as you're crying!) I redid my graphs yesterday and they are looking better, showing what I want them too a bit better anyway. I think it was a bit of a shock cos I know I'm crap at figures and legends and I was so proud of what I'd done, only to be told it was rubbish! :-) But onwards and upwards!!

They are redone, I've incorporated some into the chapter I'm currently working on, just proofing it now before sending it to my sups. Then I'm going to do rewrite Chapter 4 and hopefully get that done over the weekend, I have a meeting with all my sups on Tuesday so want to be well on by then. Still 2 chapters to start writing though, hopefully they won't be as big cos I've only got 4 weeks left! aarrgghhh!!

So, next task, finish proofing!

Good luck everyone, hope it's a productive stay at your dads Teek!

I'm just coming on here to moan and then clearing off.

Dr. took me off yasmin - have had a 3 day migraine so far. Feeling dizzy and sick. Stupid hormones :-s There will be no PhD work today!

Well done Algaequeen, sounds like you're on a roll!

Sneaks poor you, I really sympathise- docs took me off my amazing pill a year ago (because apparently it has a higher risk of health problems than other pills) so for the last year I have had several different pills, none of which suit me! The one I'm on at the moment has led to around twenty spots all over my face- def not a good look! So I might go to the doctors again and cry, and hopefully they'll put me back on my lovely pill!

Anyway, I've finished goal 2 so now going to make a start on goal 3. It's been a long day today, with not much done!

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aw Sneaks that's crap. I'm on Cerazette too, it's been great for me (I went through a few different ones before that which were terrible) but my friend recently changed to it from Yasmin I think and hated it. It's kind of annoying how it affects everyone differently eh?! Can your doc not just let you take a double dose of yasmin until you're finished and can lose a bit of weight? I hope your migranes clear up soon (sprout)

and keep going Button, two goals down in a good thing!! we are getting there!

If you don't mind me asking Sneaks why did your doctor take you off Yasmin? I've been taking it for two months now, after a little break from it and it seems ok - my skin is definitely better on it.

I've managed 5 tomatoes so far today, just going to the horse now then I'll do another 5 tonight, hopefully. Been a bit fed up today and not very happy with life so my work it taking my mind off of it all! Feeling so tired though, and it's freezing today.

I've been on it for 8 years - I LOVE yasmin :-x I went on it after dianette, which sorted out my skin and all my hormones, so went from being an 'awkward' 17 year old, to a very happy 17 year old in the space of a week and have stayed that way until now. My BMI is 30.1 - actually that's at the doctors. At home, my BMI is 28 now. So they won't let me stay on it (even though I was on it last year when I was much heavier) I basically lost 3 stone last year for my wedding and then got married and ate for a year, so put on 2 stone. But I've been on a diet for abotu 3 weeks now and lost about 8 pounds now and just started the couch to 5k thing, So hopefully will lose more. But they still say "no yasmin for you". I really don't want to go on cerazette - I've just come off the pill completely. I won't go into our ideas for contraception methods lol - TMI!

I seem to get on well with yasmin, does the doctor say it makes you put on weight then? The only thing I've noticed with it is that my chest is a bit bigger (!) - not an entire cup size yet though. Do you think yasmin is responsible for that?? Have you thought about the mini-pill or the injection, I'm thinking of having the injection at some point but a bit scared of the potential side effects. And as you hinted...I'm sure there are a lot of more 'natural' methods as well!

Sounds like your diet is going really well, 8 pounds in 3 weeks is really quick - good luck!

Nxx

haha, I went from a B to a DD when I first went on dianette and onto Yasmin. I was quite pleased :-) I think its supposed to put on a few pounds, but as I started it years ago i don't think its that that has caused my weight gain - I think that would be the takeaways, maltesers and ice cream :$

Still got a migraine though :-( I feel like a herion addict going cold turkey (turkey)

I love how the one goal thread has turned into a contraception discussion! Sneaks, dianette is the wonderful pill I was on for years, and now I've come off it my skin is so bad! Natassia, I considered the injection but my friend got pregnant after having the injection only a couple of weeks earlier- her four year old is a constant reminder never to have the injection!

Anyway, work wise I've done pretty well today, so I'm happy!

Whoo!!

Chapter 6 first draft done and sent off to the supervisors of Doom who will no doubt rip it apart... now I'm off to bed! See you all tomorrow!