Hi Everyone,

Well done for getting some of your aims done. I am suffering from the heat aswell!!! It is so muggy and hot!! I shouldn't moan as i guess it is a change from the rain, but i too am feeling sluggish!!
Celesmai: Being pregnant must be quite uncomfortable in the heat so hope it cools down soon.

Lara: Know what you mean about having a nap in the afternoon, i did this too!
As for the aims, nearly done but didn't add in my references or read my key paper but tomorrow is another day!!
Aims for now : Go to bed, get up 8 am, and spend the day working on chapter 7
Here's to a good cooler day for everyone tomorrow!!

Hi Everyone!!

My computer has been playing up so a bit late with my aims for today!!!
Anyway hope everyone is having a great day and getting loads done.

My aims (before my computer decides to crash!!!)

Add some references to my Endnote library

Sort out some mass spec data

Get references for chapter 7

Start chapter 7!

Start re-reading a kay paper a day from now on, making more notes and generally trying to remind myself about certain key papers!!!

Hope everyone has a good day!!!!!!!!

Hi Lara,

What brilliant progress, well done on finishing your first aim. That is fantastic. Thanks also for all your encouragement etc, you are the one who is great though, not me!! and you inspire a lot of us on this forum and you are doing so well with your work. Well done!!!
Hope you have a lovely family lunch and go on that bike ride, you deserve it!!!
As for me
aim 1 : Done, landlord was ok and we are here for another year so that is a relief!!!!!
aim 2: done!!!!! Chapter 6 is finally done!! (That is until read by my sup and no doubt it will change again!!!) but least this version is done!!!
Now about to have some late lunch, then moving on the next aim!!!
Hope you have a great afternoon!!!

Hi again!!

Ok aims for today:

1) Tidy up house as landlord is visiting at 11.30 am and it is a mess. Hope he renews our contract and we can stay another year!!!!
2) Once landlord has gone, finish chapter 6
3) Go through chapters 2,3,4,5 and also 6 again to add in my extra figures, and to generally tidy up the chapters.

So all in all a tidying day today!!!

If it all goes well, might treat myself and book cinema tickets for one night next week to see the new batman film, heard it is supposed to be quite good!!

Hope everyone else has a good day and fingers crossed that today i can actually achieve all my aims!!!!

I went to a conference a couple of years ago and one of the speakers was in full flow and lots of people starting leaving the room!!!! I thought the talk was really good, and also felt sorry for the speaker. How rude were those people!!!!!!! If i was speaking at say a student event and people left i would feel awful and it would defintely damage my confidence. Maybe we need thicker skins!!! However, i don't think people should act like that, it's not very considerate and shows a basic lack of decent human behaviour! Understand it goes on though but it shouldn't!!!

Don't you worry about what other people think and don't worry about not getting everything done today either. Tomorrow is a new day, so we can get back on track then. We are looking at a brand new fresh week and there is loads of potential to get loads done!!
Anyway, have a good sleep and catch you tomorrow!!

PS If there are any mistakes in this post, sorry about that only am feeling really tired so am sure there are mistakes in there somewhere!!!!!

Hi Lara

I am also calling it a day! Not quite there with chapter 6 but to be honest i did have a break in the day. It was such a lovely day (first sunny one in ages!) so had a lovely pub lunch with my boyfriend. Anyway, i am going to get some sleep, get up fresh tomorrow and finish the chapter off (fingers crossed!!).
Don't you worry about your day and also about "boring us with any problems" That is what we are all here for!! To support each other. Don't you worry about sending your sup the email you wanted too. You are quite right to send what you want and that you don't always have to take other peoples advice! As long as you are ok and happy with the email that is all that matters

Hi Lara

How is it going? I have just had a tea break and am now starting work again. Breaking up the work is a great idea.
My aims until 8 pm: sections 6.2.6, 6.2.7, Sort out table 6.1, 6.2.8!! Here goes!!!!!

Hi!
Glad you enjoyed the concert Lara, brilliant! Thanks also for the advice, you are right i must forget about my bad day and carry on as best i can!
Ok aims for today: Chapter 6!

think this is going to be a very long day so might well be joining you for a late night to try to get as much done as possible!!!!!!

What brilliant advice, thanks ever so much everyone x

Hi again,

Thanks for the advice and sorry again about the way i worded the post!! The last thing i want to do is hurt any one's feelings, i know what that is like at the minute and it is awful! Anyway,sorry again, i think i should only start topics if i think a bit more carefully and am not so over tired!

You are absolutely right, it doesn't make any difference!!! I should have worded the post "non PhD friends" so sorry about that!!!

Incidently, how do you cope with your situation? Do you just forget about it or have you approached your friends if things have been particularly bad?

Anyway, i hope everyone else is having a much better day!!!

Hi Everyone

Having an awful day today. Very emotional and just can't seem to stay focussed. I really want to get chapter 6 finished by Sunday and also add my changed figures to the other results chapters and change the figure legends. I normally work from home but Monday i am going in to get chapter 2-6 converted to PDF to hand in, but i am very worried i won't get it all finished by Sunday. Last week i was ill and i guess i am just feeling under pressure. I want the whole thesis in by the 18th August but it seems impossible! Oh well, i think i need to have a break, then try and re-focus. If i get get chapter 6 finished by tomorrow night i will be happier so i guess i will try to focus on this and then think about the rest.
I wanted it all finished so that i can focus then on chapter 1 and 7 over the next 3 weeks so i must try to stick to this.

Hi Everyone,

I was just wondering how much support people get from there non-scientific friends. I am currently writing my thesis and need to submit this by the end of September. Most of my friends are in jobs that are not science-based. The problem i am having is that some of them are not very understanding. Most of them live around a 2 hour drive away and I have had to turn down a few invites to meet because of my deadlines etc. I am not a complete hermit at the minute! but i do feel i have to put my work first at the moment. This won't be forever but my friends don't seem to appreciate this. None of them ever ask me how it is going which is quite hurtful. I am quite emotional at the moment anyway what with trying to get things finished and also looking for jobs, but i wish my friends could be a little more understanding. Anyone else had similar issues?