Ahhh thanks 404, you are sweet as always! I guess I could be more horrendous looking, it's just a case of feeling ugly! Thanks for the replies everyone, I'm feeling better already lol! I gave everyone a star vote!

I'm really annoyed about my white hairs, mostly because my mother, in her 50s, still has mostly black hair. I really think it's due to the phd rather than anything else! I'm forgetting that my dad went grey very early on ;-)

I also think in my mind that I'm in a particular place in my life and I can't move on until I finish the PhD. So I can't lose the weight etc until after I submit. It's madness though!

Don't worry Lara, it was supposed to be lighthearted!

lol Juno, he was obviously an arse man! However I KNOW I looked better at my original weight!

I'm looking forward to finishing so I can shift my phd-weight and then buy loads of lovely clothes thanks to my new job!

Hello! What do all these 7 people do? We know Peter concentrates on making this the best forum in the world but what about the others?

What do you guys reckon? I have never felt so ugly in my life and I'm not even THAT vain!

Since starting the phd nearly 3 years ago:
I have put on 2.5 stones.
I have loads of white hairs (I'm not even 30 yet!).
I've lost my dress sense (although having one in the first place is quite questionable) - mostly due to lack of funds.

I'm lucky I met hubby quite soon after I started otherwise I would be single as well as ugly!

Am I just a drama queen?

Lol, so you spent more time working out how to stop procastinating then actually working on your phd??

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Another meeting would be really good. The fact that you are willing to talk about the issues will make you come across mature and hopefully, your supervisor will respect you for it.

If it really isn't working, then definitely take up another offer would be a good idea.

Look, I know you said you don't want to talk about why you fell out, thats fine. However you did mention that it was about grant applications. If you have fallen out over this, who knows what else you can fall out about - your whole thesis?

Being in good terms with your supervisor is really really really really important. They are the ones who open the doors for you, introduce you to the top people in your field, support you during conference presentations as well as the actual technical parts (well mine does). The people commenting on your thread are ones who are well into their phds, or are about to finish or have finished. You need to take our advice.

If your relationship with your supervisor cannot be salvaged, you seriously need to rethink doing a phd with them.

Hetty, it would be better if you posted new posts rather than edit your original as things get confusing!

I have a mortgage but luckily my parents have been helping me out a lot. In reality, if your mortgage repayments are not too high, you are better off than someone who is renting. If you are planning on a part-time phd, possibly start saving like mad now so you can help yourself when you get down in funds, especially if you are thinking about kids.

I'm in that stage in my life where I'm thinking about kids but I'm about to start a new job, so basically my new career after x number of years at uni. I don't really want to stall things by taking loads of time out of work to have kids but I don't want to leave it too late so I'm a bit argh if anyone mentions that subject to me!

I think you are looking at the whole thing in a realistic way which is great. My suggestion to you would be do the phd sooner rather than later!

Why is BB still going on? It's so rubbish. Can't wait for E4 to put some films etc back on instead of pooey BB.

Hi Mina, could you possibly ask someone like the graduatetutor in your department? Your department may have exact standards they would want you to follow so it's best to make sure.

If both projects interest you (and you have done the reading around the area etc), I would go for the one that will give you largest variety of lab/computer skills and this would be more helpful later on when looking for a job, be it in academia but particularly useful for industry.

I emailed about a grey box I kept seeing but it seems to have gone now....?!?!

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