I think a quote would be quite nice, I'm nowhere near writing my thesis but my supervisors want me to start it and each chapter with an autobiographical section - now that's cringey and pretentious!

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Thanks Caro and DanB - I've just come back from my second run and although it was only about 15 minutes I definitely ran more and walked less so hopefully I'm starting to improve a little bit maybe being on my own helped as well.

Dan - your bf is right, I'm in London and practically everyone runs so I thought I should join the club! Do you know where in London you're moving to yet?

Thought I'd start a thread about something a bit different...

I've just started running, it's something I've wanted to do for a long time because although I am quite strong and in fairly good shape from horse riding most days, my aerobic fitness is quite frankly appalling. So I spent an extortionate amount of money on some posh trainers that were professionally fitted, and a classy little leggings/skirt combo from Nike - I figured that if I had an acceptable outfit that would spur me on a bit!

I went out for 25 mins with my brother (a good runner) on Sunday and it was tough, I did have a few short walking breaks and I was pretty tired when I got home. Loved it though and felt really good that evening. I have also recruited some more running buddies who are more at my level and a friend and I are planning on doing a Race for Life so hopefully that will give me a bit more motivation. I was going to go for a run this evening but have only just finished the work that I needed to get done today so not enough time really - definitely tomorrow though.

I'm just after advice from the more experienced runners on PGF - assuming some of you are? If anyone else is trying to get fitter - maybe we could start an exercise accountability thread or something??!

Nxx

Have emailed you back, thanks a lot! Nx

Hi everyone - I'm really desperate for this paper if anyone can get it, my library is only subscribed up to 1999 for this journal.

Birke, L. 2010. The Horse's Tale: Narratives of Caring for/about horses. Society & Animals 18(4): 331-347.

Thanks in advance, Nx

I'm a full-time PhD student and work about 15-20 hours a week in an admin job - which is all day Saturday and three late afternoon/evening shifts a week. I wish I didn't have to do it, and it is tough, but I need to as I am self-funded and so I need the money. I am used to working as well as studying having done so during my BA and MSc, but I am now finding it much harder. Still, it hasn't been obviously detrimental to my research so far but then I am only two months in. I should be getting some teaching work from October that will allow me to give up my p/t job so I'm looking forward to that. The only advantage to my job is that it's desk-based and I am generally alone with internet access - so if I am organised I can work from here, although obviously I prefer working from home or at my uni desk.

Emmaki - I'm glad I'm not the only one on here who has to grapple with Butler and Foucault! I find that with Butler, as soon as I think I understand something she says something else that throws me again. The more you read though, you realise how repetitive her writing is...

Although I have never dreamt about her or other theorists (not that I can remember anyway), I did have a really embarrassing moment when doing a presentation and I referred to her as 'Juliet' Butler....a little blonde moment there!

Emmaki - if you dream in a language that isn't your first that means that you are fluent in that language and have internalised it - that't what my French teacher at school said anyway - so I'd consider that a good thing!

I don't really dream about mine very often, but a few weeks ago I dreamt that I was doing some writing that was a mixture of my MSc dissertation and my PhD topic, all in 5000 words and I was really stuck as it wasn't making any sense. That was a bit odd and really vivid actually. I think yours sounds much more interesting KB!

Congratulations! Sounds like a lovely viva experience, despite being quite long! Thanks for sharing, Natassia xx

Hi Dan, congratulations on all three, and I hope the relationship works out; is this the guy you posted about a few weeks ago?! I think in time you'll settle and be fine, despite the inevitable stress and chaos they are all positive things that can (and will) only get better with time.

I think taking a "dealing with whatever comes along" approach will work best, you will probably find the adjustment easier than you anticipate once you're actually in London and have started your new job.

I'm in SW London so I can take pity on you if you want!

Nx

Hi KB - I think he's just being a typical man! I generally do need seven to eight hours a night otherwise I get sleepy in the afternoons (think I'm getting middle-aged as well), I think this could be down to medication I'm on as well. I find that if I have a late night and just get six hours I need to make up for it the following night as well.

Men do tend to need more sleep for some reason, and sometimes you find that they become quite egocentric when something in their life changes and they expect everything else to change in order to accommodate them! I think that 10 hours is a bit excessive, but his job could be a bit more tiring if he's having to learn lots of new things or whatever. I think he'll gradually settle into it and need less sleep. Wouldn't it be easier for you to stay over though, I guess you'd both be getting up at a similar time? Nx

Thanks for the mention in your poem - I suppose I am quite young in terms of the forum as I first started posting in my 3rd undergrad year and now I've just started my PhD! It has been so helpful so far and I'm sure I'll need it more than ever in the next three years!

Woohoo well done!! Looking forward to hearing your viva story (which sounds like a nice one), but until then, have a good break! :-)

Thanks all for trying, Ady will PM you now. :-)