its not 'tosh' and it won't look like 92,000 if you 1.5 space it and make the margins smaller. :p Everyone I've known who has had no amednments have had them on loooong pieces of work. i think the examiners automatically think "that's too much work for anything less than a PhD" so you're on the right track from the start (up)

thanks Sneaks, have given myself metaphorical kick up the backside. I'm just SO bored with it!

I have a migraine, which has been made slightly better by marmite crisps - maybe I'm onto something.

Well my afternoon of study also includes looking after one stay-at-home-cos-i-am-spotty child, argghhhh. Oh well will try to get something done while toy story is on, then she is getting a nap as she is unwell ;-) Goals 1 and 2: I need to check out my discussion for notes on the key authors and their relation to my work then I have to sort out my key refs into one file for reading/viva.

Ady I can totally sympathise with your lack of motivation. I felt so bored with my thesis pre submission and elation once it was handed in. However, now I am being even more critical during my viva prep and am also getting fed up with my thesis again. I just want it all over with now, my brain keeps analysing too much and I am having trouble remembering 'why smith said this or jones said that. Also stuggling with verbal and written dyslexia :$ and worry about conveying my research without being a tongue-tied mess.

Sneaks, I really fancy some marmite crisps now and don't have any :-(

You'll be in trouble Dunni if the Toy Story dvd breaks between now and your viva. Useful emergency answer in your viva if stuck for a reply: "to infinity and beyond" ;-)

I can't decide on heading types and its one of those decisions that's taking ages of thinking time.

What does everyone else have?

I'm settled with..

heading 1 = centre boldface
heading 2 = left aligned, boldface

then I'm stuck!

I just have Heading one, left aligned, bold and sub heading left aligned, italics, non-bold. I only have the chapter title centered, and in 14 pt!

ah yeah, my heading 1 really is only my chapter titles.

I need headings 3 and 4 and sometimes 5 though - :-(

Morning all,

I need to sort myself out and getting going.

Goal 1- put stuff into new diary and chuck old diary
Goal 2- read through LR comments
Goal 3- complete 2 edits for LR

Only just opened my laptop after a morning of getting kid to school, taking dog for a walk and going to the supermarket for 3 days worth of food. I have no idea how you mums manage it all!

Got a bit of an annoying email to sort, which I really should address, but I'm going to ignore for a few hours.

Goal 1: look through introduction examples of chapters and my own introduction and work out what i need to do!

How long are you baby sitting for Sneaks?

I am just getting into things after doing an hour or so this morning and then attending a meeting. My goals are;

1. Quickly finish writing the summary section of my literature review.
2. Get a chunk of my introduction chapter written.

hopefully just until tonight. I'm confused whether the father is picking her up from school today. I guess if I don't hear anything I should pop along anyway so she isn't waiting.

Decided I need to just get the intro done, rather than faffing so doing that before 3! there isn't much time while they're at school is there!?

How is the introduction going?

Mine is currently 1400 words and I feel like I have said all I need to say. Hmm. Doesn't seem long enough though.

Oh well I am going to leave it for now and get on with editing the introduction sections of each of my analytic chapters. Hopefully I can get through them all before 4.30 (probably not though)!

its the intro to my chapter I'm having trouble with. I feel like I'm repeating chunks of my lit review :-(

Just had to drive my hubby to his 'local' with his dad, brother, brother in law and uncles, which is actually 35 mins away, then 35 mins back, and I'll apparently get a call at somepoint, estimated at 11.30pm asking me to drive over there again to pick them up and drop them off at various houses along the way home. I want to get some work done, so may interpret 'come and get me now' as 'come and get me in an hour' :-s

I want to get my intro done before 'the call'