Aw Dunni, I hope your baby recovers soon.

My introduction and context section is now drafted out. I am starting to feel quite tired and am struggling to focus so I am going to move back to my Postdoc application and just fill out as many sections of the application form part as I can manage tonight.

I feel so sleeeeeepy. My eyes are heavy. BUT I have work to do.

GOing to hunt through the cupboards for some dinner and then I'm back to work. Might find some comedy radioshows to listen to while I run SPSS through its paces (up)

You can do it Sneaks! I hope that SPSS is being kind to you.

I have now made a start on all sections of the application form apart from two. One of which I can't face right now and one of which I just don't understand and will ask my supervisor about tomorrow.

I told my OH earlier that I won't have time to make dinner but now that the deadline has been pushed back I am just going to make a start on my workplan and then call it a day and make dinner. I am also going to have a huge glass of wine with it. I am drinking too much but will worry about it when I'm not so stressed out...

had a fruit strudal for dinner with custard :-) not strictly very healthy but I'm going to count the fruit as at least 2 of my 5 a day :p

It took 40 mins to cook and I managed to clean 2 bathrooms (floors and all) as it was in the oven - don't ask, stupid house with 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms :-s

Back to it!

My first goal is to spend a couple of hours working on my case for support before meeting with my supervisor.

First goal is to compare my analysis against a previous analysis.

Lots of non-PhD things to do today - stuff I've been putting off and now can't delay any longer! Oh well, if I get it done quickly enough I might have time to do some reading, but it's looking unlikely, as I have a dentist appointment this afternoon. Looks like I'll be working on Sunday to try to make up for it!

My supervisor didn't turn up. I just walked up to the library to pick up a ILL and now I'm wondering where the morning went.

My next goal is to finish redrafting my introduction and context section.

Goal 1 = done.

I might clean the kitchen until my supervisor emails me.

I have finished my introduction section, apart from putting in some references which I'll do when I'm tired and can't face writing.

My next goal is to move onto the aims and objectives, before meeting with my supervisor at the new arranged time of 2.30.

I've cleaned the kitchen and I did the bathrooms yesterday and bedroom this morning, so I've only got the hallway and living room to hoover before hubs gets home :-)

No email from sup so going to get on with some other work .

Afternoon all! Not too productive last night as hubby tempted me with two episodes of 'silent witness'. How could I refuse lol. Managed to remove another 200 words and read/reworded ch 3 and 4 discussions.

Mad morning getting baby boys inscisions re-stitched so that was a bad morning for work (down) . This afternoon, with one baby napping and just two playing I hope to start checking through my paper copy of the draft thesis for inconsistencies with headings, indents etc. Then will address these on the laptop this evening - no distractions!!!

Star-shaped - sounds like a bad morning for you, I hope the meeting with your supervisors goes well. Sounds like you are progressing well.

Sneaks - wow what a cleaning regime! I used do that to avoid my studies, now I am too busy and have a house that needs a good clean lol. I did wash the kitchen floor this morning before our appointment though. Bathroom got a good wash when I bathed the three babies this morning too :$

well hubs has been away all week and the house had quickly deteriorated and when I say that I mean it really did look like a squat. So need to rally round quickly and give it a quick clean. Going to wash the dog after muddy walk and finish off the hoovering with my phone strapped to me in case supervisor rings (cue falling over the hoover power lead desparately trying to turn it off while answering phone)

Just back from my meeting with my supervisor. She needs the draft of my grant application much sooner than I'd hoped. I am just going to have to accept that she won't get a chance to give feedback on some of it. I have done the best I can in the time I have and that's all I can do.

My next goal is to go back to my introduction and context and put the references in as she has asked me to email that to her as soon as I can.

I have put references into my introduction and emailed it to my supervisor. It took me ages longer than it should have because my laptop completely freaked out. I think I can forget the idea I had that I'd be going to the gym tonight. :-(

My next goal is to work on the methods section of my case for support.