mornin button,

I'm feeling a bit stressed today - had an email from sup at 7am that said I should send her the finished paper (erm I'm still working on teh intro and there is NO discussion!) and also told me to work on the other paper AND I have this blimmin interview to prepare for and after 2 practice questions with hubby, have realised its all very well thinking I can answer questions, but actually speaking the answers out loud is a WHOLE different thing!

So feeling a little overwhelmed.

In order to meet supervisors needs (well half of them anyway) my goal for today is to finish the intro.

I have been rubbish at getting out of bed this week. Feeling really distracted and depressed. Hohum.

First goal is to shower. Second goal is to put the final extract into my conference presentation.

oh dear, there is a primary school at the bottom of my road and they are clearly having their sports day - cue an entire day of megaphone man screaming "are we READY!?????" and lots of screaming kids.

hmm looks like I will either have to be hot and stuffy, but quiet with the window closed, or driven slowly insane by stupid megaphone man and idiotic kids. I hated sports day when I was at school!

hi sneaks!!!!!!
today I saw the red Royal Mail van drive past my window, I thought the postman had something for me...
I was so happy...(I am expecting special delivery...) but it was for my neighbor :-(

anyway
my goal today is to print some papers and read them :-) :-) :-)
love satchi

My first goal (although since when was having a shower a goal) and second are done.

Next I will go through what I have written and tidy it up so that it makes more sense.

Gah. I failed in my first goal by convincing myself I could come back to that section once I've re written all the other sections I need to work on, and now I'm facing the same thought with the next section. I'm just achieving so little this week!

Okay, start again with a fresh set of goals.

1.) Sort out the extra data/examples in my Background section
2.) Go through notes on Lit Review section

If I can achieve both of those I'll feel I've got somewhere!

3rd goal is done. It still needs work and a conclusion but I'm now feeling a lot better about it and will come back to it tomorrow.

Next goal is to redraft a section of analysis following comments from my supervisor.

Star-shaped, when you're having one of those weeks a shower can be a very noble goal! I say well done, have a snowman (snowman)

I have been very sucky today. While I did get up earlyish (despite middle of the night insomnia) I have been half asleep and procrastinated terribly all day. Now I'm panicking because I have to go in half an hour and will be busy with non-work stuff the rest of the day.
Bad Teek *hits self with a rolled up newspaper*

To rescue my conscience before I go I shall:
* Chase up ethics about the amendment
* Bullet-point out my plans for the section of doom

Go!

Done and done with a bonus goal as well!

Ooh teek, you're doing great if you've planned a section of doom, I can never face looking at those sections! How was the sports day Sneaks?! Did you manage to get through it without screaming at megaphone man?!

I've actually managed to do my first goal, which I thought was going to be a full day job, so I'm pleased. I think I might as well crack on with some more writing, seeing as it seems to be going okay today!

Goal 2- write sections 17 to 19.

I scrapped my last goal in favour of listening to bits of the recording from my last supervision meeting and typing up notes from this. I felt really positive at the end of that meeting. Not feeling quite so positive now but inspired enough to write a section for my chapter which he suggested. So making a start on this is my next goal.

Well done Teek!

the sports day is STILL going on! and.......OMG as I started typing this a nematic (sp) drill has started in my cul de sac, WTF!?

I also heard screeching earlier and my dog and I ran downstairs to find the cat with a live starling in its mouth, which then flew around the kitchen until me, a box of coco pops and the dog managed to get it out of a window (up)

Have had a too long lunch break - must finish writing section!

Sounds like you're having a really distracting day there!

I've finally achieved goal one. Yay! Pathetic amount of work to have done for this late in the day, but never mind, it's done. Now for goal 2!

Hmmm. So. I have been panicking about having a couple of chapters written by the end of the summer but am starting to realise that I'm not actually writing these from scratch and that I have made a start on a lot of the analysis.

I realised that I have actually more or less written the section mentioned in my previous post and that I did the analysis earlier on in the year (up) So rather than writing things from scratch I'm redrafting. Now that I have redrafted this section my next goal is to redraft a second section, which my supervisor has made comments on.

I think I may be overcoming the slump I have been in all week!