Thanks Dunni. I think I have done all I can with the application for now. I am just waiting for feedback from a member of the research office on one of the attachments and then I think I may be all done!

My next goal is to put together an abstract for the PG conference in my department next month.

Attachments (except the one which is currently with the research office) done. My next goal is to phone the ESRC and the research office and to do any other bits on the form which I need to do. And to try and breathe....

I feel so stressed out. I'm usually starving by now but have a knot in my stomach and think I'll struggle to eat lunch.

I have now sorted out all of the academic stuff for the application and put it into the JeS system. My next goal is to sort out and to upload the attachments.

Morning everyone. My first thought when my alarm went off was "I don't need to do anything desperately today, I can go back to sleep for a while" but then I remembered my deadlines!

My first goal today is to tidy up and address my mentor's comments on the academic sections of my first application.

Enjoy your day off!

Maybe those of us with similar deadlines can create another thread to keep up with each other. I have 2 chapters written so far. These are quite long though. One chapter I have a deadline for next month but haven't even thought about it yet but it shouldn't be too challenging (I hope). One is still up in the air. I have been writing bits of my literature review as I go along and once I am free from grant application hell I'll start getting that together!

Right, I have done my references. I am now going to put together the justification of resources for project 2. And then finish at a reasonable time, yay!

Ady and Pink Numbers, I also have a similar deadline. I am hoping for July although my funding runs out in October so really I have until September.

I have now met with the research group and responded to the various emails which appeared while I was away. My next goal is to sort out the bibliography for proposal number 1.

Justification of resources done. My goals for the rest of the day are to attend meeting with research group (will be nice to get out of the house and away from my proposals) and to sort out bibliography for proposal number 1. Then to go to the gym, as I haven't been in since Friday.

Yes it is difficult not being able to discuss it with people. I don't really understand his work that much either. I ask him about stuff but generally don't get it. But he works with actual people, his dad is part of the company, he discusses the ins and outs of everything with his brother. So he has people to talk to but sometimes I just feel like nobody understands or cares what I am up to! But he moved to this town because of my PhD and he is willing to discuss moving again so probably I'm just being unreasonable.

Anyway, I have now sent a revised version of the project costs to the research office. My next job is to write the 'justification of resources' for project number 1.

Pink Numbers I can sympathize. I also need to do a bibliography later today but Refworks and my mac aren't getting on recently so I'm going to have to try doing it on a university machine.

I had a sort of argument with my OH this morning. I'd had an important email from my supervisor and was trying to tell him about it but he kept talking over me and singing. Then I snapped and accused him of not caring about what I'm doing. When he gets back from work he'll blame it on me being stressed out and ratty. Maybe I am, I can't tell!

Anyway, my first goal is to prepare a document for the research office with the extra info they need to project the costs for my project.

One more section to go (and one more email which needs to be responded to).

Morale and energy low....

Glad to hear I'm not the only one working later than I'd like. I am still working away at the application form. I have been distracted by yet more emails regarding projecting costs which needed to be responded to ASAP.

Just 2 more sections to go...

Damn I haven't even had time to start on the application form yet! I got sidetracked with listing the resources for one project and then kept getting emails from the research office regarding projecting the costs for the other.

I am starting to feel really stressed out.

Right. Now I WILL finish the application form.

Right. I opened up my application form document and felt like I just couldn't face it as it needs more work than I thought. So I sorted out the Pathways to Impact instead. My sup already did a lot of work on it so I just needed to add some bits.

I emailed my sup and told her I can't make the data session this afternoon. I was determined to make it but its just not possible.

My next goal is now to finish the application form.

It is normal to be scared Sneaks. I feel like my whole life as someone beginning a career in academia is about 'feeling the fear and doing it anyway'. But I'm sure you'll do great!

I have now emailed everything to my Postdoc mentor. I forgot I had to write a work plan so that was a bit of a pain in the ass. There are a few loose ends which need to be tied up but I will have time to think about those tomorrow.

My next goal is to finish the application form to send to my current supervisor. Hopefully before I meet with the research group for a 2 hour data session at 2pm. And after THAT I need to draft out the pathways to impact document.

Today is deadline day. My postdoc mentor is expecting drafts of my application form sometime during the day and my PhD supervisor is expecting the second set of application forms by first thing tomorrow.

My first goal is to tidy up the form for my Postdoc and email it to my mentor.