So....

Long time no writey. I've been slacking and panicing over my PhD candidature, which I now appear to have passed.
My supervisor has gone OS for a month, so we're going to Skype it, which will be fun. Or disasterous. Or both. I probably will forget to take the headphones and it will all stuff up as usual.
I'm feeling inadequate lately. Mostly because I'm losing every game of online scrabble I'm playing. Not that I've really played too much scrabble in my time, but I do profess to be good with words. But I'm beginning to realise it's all about tactics. Which is a bit of a reflection on life, really.
I feel like I'm standing on sand. It keeps slipping out from beneath my feet and I have to constantly work at standing upright. I feel I need a holiday, and I realised today that I haven't actually had one, a proper one, in about 3 years. We didn't go on a honey moon, and moving here could really be counted as a holiday. D is looking forward to his impending trip. I wish we were going with him.

Laps

Went to the pool today with Natasha and her baby Olivia. Did laps while Kate stayed in the creche.
Djamel could have looked after her, but he was grumpy and sleeping so I left things as organised. He seemed surprised that I'd gotten so active, but it's all good. Did many laps. Feel good. Small muscles in back are stiff and are probably working well for the first time in ages.
We had lunch together, which probably undid all the good work. The first cafe we parked at completely ignored us, so we went to another. Ignorant peeps. Makes me cross, being ignored by waiting staff.
I'm *holds fingers together* this close to getting my PhD probation approved. I've sent emails to Mary and organised the paperwork to be signed by someone in Sydney, but I haven't heard from her.
I hope she doesn't disappear like she sometimes does, or I'll be in trouble. I know she's around.

Shoes

Kate has officially grown out of about 5 pairs of shoes. Tried another pair on her today and nope, too small.
Luckily I bought her some sandals yesterday, two sizes too large. Hopefully they will last her over summer.
I'm re-reading experiential learning at the moment, hoping to make a checklist/evaluation tool for the PhD. That is, if I'm still at it after this week.
Note to self. Must take Andy's book back and computer in - in case I need to hand them back.
Pesimism you might think. Not really. Just a change in the flow.

Blink and it's gone

God, where does the time go? I turn around and one second it's first thing in the morning and the next it's 10pm at night. Having a child really chews up the time.
Her ladyship is becoming tantrum queen, which is normal for a nearly two year old, but it's really beginning to put me off her. She bit me the other day too, and I'm still sporting the bruise. She's done that twice now, and both times it's been while I've been talking to my neighbour.
Popped into work today for a teaching validation meeting.
Did absolutely stuff all otherwise, but the day's gone, so I must have done something. It's alarming because I have a shedload to do on my PhD and I've only a few days to do it in. Looks like I'll be working on it all through the weekend.
Sigh.