Oh dear, interviews like that are very frustrating!

I haven't actually done anything today :$ I was at the hairdressers this morning, and just got back from a really big walkie with puppy which was nice. I've now just sat down at my desk though and I'm shattered! So I may take the day off and get cracking tomorrow.

Good luck with the interview this afternoon Batfink! It'll be great once you've done them all. I'm afraid I'm not making much progress. The only thing I've done is read my discussion chapter of my MA diss, and read through the first findings chapter making a few minor edits. I've also briefly looked at my lit review, and quickly decided to stop reading!

I'm going to try and plan a system of adding in the refs to previous lit (I'm VERY logical unfortunately and have to have a system!) then I'll have lunch and hopefully get cracking this afternoon.

Morning!

Very jealous that Linda will be doing last minute wedding preparations, and I'm back here!

Anyway, today I start the dreaded task of making links to previous lit within my findings chapters (I'm combining my findings and discussion chapters). I'm not sure about the best way to do that, so I think that will take a while, and then hopefully I'll be able to get going! Hubby isn't home from work until 8.30pm tonight (down) but it will give me more time to work if needs be.

Goal 1- read MA diss re refs to previous lit
Goal 2- read findings chapter 1
Goal 3- plan how to make refs to previous lit
Goal 4- to discussion section of findings chapter 1

I'm doing well; done all of section 7.1 and it's related sub-sections.

Goal 2- edit section 7.2
Goal 3- summary of chapter

I'm hoping to get the above goals done before lunch, which will mean I will have finished editing all of my four findings chapters woohoo! That'll mean that on Monday I can get going with adding in all the links to existing literature, exciting stuff.

I think that's all I'll do today; need to go to the doctors, the gym and then to town for my spice rack (little things please small minds and all that) so I may not be back on until Monday.

So on that note; Batfink have a great weekend, and Linda have an absolutely fantastic fandabbydosey wedding and honeymoon!!! Looking forward to hearing about it when you get back, enjoy every single second!!!!!

Eeek Linda that's so exciting! I think I'd leave editing your next chapter until you get back, or maybe just read through it?

I've got an interrupted day today, having to nip out at lunchtime. I may also go into town and buy a spice rack, how exciting! So not sure how much I'll get done today but hey, it's Friday!

Goal 1- edit section 7.1 of final findings chapter

It's fine with my computer purpleflower :S

Linda I know what you mean about supervision meetings; I come out of my meetings either confused or flabbergasted at the amount of work I need to do!

Batfink it's a real pain when you can't get on with you PhD work isn't it? Practically the whole of March for me was taken up with other things (mainly preparing and taking 2 lectures and preparing for a couple of conferences, all things that are great but still they take up valuable time!)

I've done goal 4 and therefore finished my third findings chapter yippee. I'm going to quickly read through my next findings chapter (it's really short) and then nip to the shops, what a glamourous life I lead!

Good news- big bro is sending them a big fancy solicitors letter threatening them with all sorts of legislation, so hopefully it may stop them (up) I think I'll believe it only when/if they stop calling though!

Apparently Sky won't change my number without a police harrassment report thingy, and my only other option is to pay them £4 a month to barr the calls, err I don't think so!

I think I'll just continue to ignore the calls rather than answering them; I always know it's them anyway because our answer machine comes on really quickly, and they never leave a message! It's more that the ringing interrupts me, and I don't really want to turn the phone off (but no one really rings anyway so maybe I should!) I'm actually just wondering if my phone has a function to ignore certain numbers, will have to look into it.

Thanks for the ideas!

I'm doing pretty well work wise; nearly finished summarising the chapter and then it'll be onto editing chapter four of four woohoo! I can't see me really starting that today but I'll set a small goal of reading the fourth chapter, so I'll be able to crack on with it tomorrow.

Goal 4- read 4th findings chapter

I know, they drive me mad! I think it's just got me today because he was so rude, but it is bloomin disruptive when the phone rings and I have to run to the phone, only for it to be them again!

Well I've done goal 2 but GRRRRRR I'm really annoyed.

I keep getting phonecalls (sometimes up to 4 a day) from a debt collections company, asking for a person I've never heard of, and I am definitely not in debt and have never been! Anyway they rang again, I told them I'd never heard of the person they asked for. They then asked me for my address. I obviously told them to politely F off, and they said 'fine, we will continue to call until you provide your address for us to remove you from our database'.

I should also add that I live in a new build house, with the only person living here before me being my landlord (also not the person they are asking for!)

I've done a good old google of them and there are hundreds of complaints about them, saying they've experienced exactly the same thing as me.

Anyway, I've spoken to my brother who is a solicitor and am waiting to hear back from him, but other than turning my house phone off there's not a lot I can do! Sorry just a rant, obviously stupid Sky have given me a recycled phone number when I moved in, idiots!


And breathe!

Hi Linda! I know what you mean, it's great not to be distracted by anything, I love free days at my desk!

I've done goal 1 which I'm really pleased about; looks like I'll get this chapter edited by the end of today woohoo.

Goal 2- edit section 6.3
Goal 3- write chapter summary

Morning all!

I need to crack this writing today, and I have a free day at home so there aren't any distractions (except crazy puppy!)

Goal 1- edit section 6.2.1

Good luck everyone!

Sounds good Linda!

I've done goal 1 but realised that what I wrote yesterday needed A LOT of work, so I've been tackling that. I THINK I've got it sorted now, but going to have lunch and then read it again. I might move on to start editing the next section, or I might call it a day and go to the gym, hopefully ready for a better day tomorrow!

I'm only in my second year, my funding runs out Sept 2013. So I'm doing well to be working on findings chapters, but it's largely because I started data collection in my first year (due to participants being available at the time), so things have sort of speeded up for me!

I still haven't actually started doing anything yet, but I will now!