This week I am aiming to up the word count of my chapter by 1000 words a day. My first goal is to write 400 words by lunch time.

I got up to 1300 words. :-) I'm not going to kid myself, I did copy and paste some of them because I did some analysis a few months ago, but I am quite pleased to have made a good start.

I haven't read anything for a couple of months so my next goal is to read a relevant paper which I have found.

Sounds like you had a positive day yesterday Batfink.

Curisel- I know that I need to get back into the habit of getting up early again. It stops me getting to sleep at night if I lie in (so trying to get to sleep early to fix it won't work for me) so I have to fix these bad habits by making myself get up, which is easier said than done!

Anyways, I now getting into the swing of things with my chapter. I'm supposed to email it to my supervisor 4 weeks today. So I am aiming for 1000 words a day then a couple of weeks to tidy up. We'll see... I'm now at 300 words, so my goal is to get another 700 written today.

Morning everyone. I have got into bad habits the last few days and didn't get up until 9.50. But so far I have actually submitted the second of my applications!

My goal for today is just really to feel like I am making some progress with the chapter I have just started, as I didn't feel like I did yesterday.

I have now planned out my chapter and have set myself a goal of getting one section of around 2000 words drafted by the end of the day on Monday. My next goal is to select my extracts for this section and to write 500 words.

Morning everyone!

Curisel- Try not to get stressed out about your exam (easier said than done, I know!). If you weren't capable you wouldn't be here doing a PhD in the first place so you can do it!

Dunni- I hope you get some productive child free time today.

My applications are now done. One has been submitted and the other is waiting for a statement from the head of department who I just got off the phone to. I was supposed to have a relaxing day off yesterday but there were a few things which needed to be chased up. But since I spoke to the HoD this morning I feel like I can stop worrying!

Today I need to get back into my thesis. I have a chapter deadline in 4 weeks so this should motivate me. My first goal today is to have a look through the bits which I have already written for it and to plan out the whole thing.

I hope everyone is having a better day than I am. Application number 1 is missing one piece of paperwork which I thought was sorted out internally (I even asked to make sure last week and was told not to worry about it). I have now requested this and I'm trying not to think about it not being done in time. I had a moment before when I lost it a bit but I am trying to keep my head up now.


My supervisor has started sending me some stuff through so my goal for the rest of the evening is to go over everything and to upload application number 2.

I am having such a horrible day.

I just met with my supervisor who will be making comments on my application this afternoon so that I can work on it and get everything uploaded this evening.

I thought all of the stuff for my other application was sorted. I even rang them up last week to check something and they told me not to worry about it but today they emailed me asking me about it and also asking me to send them back forms which I haven't even heard of.

My goals for the rest of the day are
1. Lunch
2. Do everything I can to sort out the mess which has happened with my first application
3. Go to the gym
4. spend the evening sorting and uploading my second application.

Morning everyone.

Today I am waiting for my supervisor to email me some stuff, which she should do this afternoon. My first goal is to send a few emails and to upload everything else for my applications.

Hey everyone.

I've had a slow start to the day. I am feeling a bit rubbish and panicky. The deadine for my second application is tomorrow and I have done pretty much all I can do, but am still waiting for my supervisor to email me comments on half of the application. I just want her to send them so I can get it over and done with but I'll be doing them first thing tomorrow at this rate (and I'm ignoring the slight possibility that she might not actually send them to be by then).
Anyway I have done my bibliography and popped into the library. I'm now going to spend a bit of time making sure everything else for the application is ready. I'm then going to finish early and go to the gym on my way home. I'm having a couple of days taking it easy after the last couple of weeks!

I have cut down the length. I have heard back from the lady sorting out the last bits of my application and I have to wait for her to send something to me so I can make the changes to it. I have been refreshing my inbox all morning and it is a bit like mental torture. I only have a few other bits to do today so I am going to get way from the computer and go to the gym for a while!

I will be *almost* finished today. I am waiting for comments from my supervisor on one bit though which I'm not expecting until over the weekend so I will have some left to do on Monday. One of the applications is due in today and I am just waiting for something from the lady projecting the costs. I'll be so much happier once I've heard from her!

I have now addressed my supervisors comments. My next goal is to cut the length by about 2/3 of a page.

Morning everyone.

Today my goals are to address the comments on my case for support and to do any admin that comes up.

I am hoping to finish early today after working until 9 last night. There is still a chunk of work which will need doing before Tuesday but I'm waiting for feedback from my supervisor and can't do it until then.

Comments on JoR addressed. Gosh working out costs and things is fiddly and stressful.

I could now do with starting to address the comments my supervisor made on the case for support for application 2 but I'm reluctant to start anything that could potentially be stressful so late in the day. I'll see what I can do and will at least make sure all the references are in Refworks (which they won't be as my sup added loads in) if nothing else.

Abstract done. It actually only took me about 15 minutes but got distracted with an email from the research office, and decided to have a break to work out.

My next goal is to address the comments on my JoR document from the research office.