Still writing. Saw Mary yesterday and she seems happy with progress. She says that I should be able to get it finished. Peter Goodyear also said he'll take a look at it and I've got a lady called Jennifer Gamble to help me edit.
So writing, rewriting. More writing. Teaching, eating, sleeping, writing.
In other news, kidneys seem to have settled down thanks to Cranberry juice, and my fingers are not as swollen. Doctors are rubbish. Pain is gone, which is nice, and I think I'm looking less pale. So hopefully things are better on the health front.
I want to get this thesis over so I can get on with other things in my life. Way too long. Andy is a god for being so patient with me.
Onwards and upwards.
12/05/2011
20/04/2011
Been a while
Well it's April, and I'm up to my 10th draft of my methodology chapter, my 6th draft of my evaluation chapter and I'm not even close yet. It will end in tears. I think I need to concentrate on getting my Qualitative evaluation done, and then refine, refine, refine.
I can see the light. I can also see the stress.
Kate is in Canberra to give me a breather. I am wasting time, but working well at night. So keep on keeping on.
Other news, DJ went for a job interview today. Hope he gets it. And my lovely sister got BOTH jobs she applied for in Canberra. Go girl! Stephen, however, lost his job. So it's swings and roundabouts on the job front.
Tony and Jen have a spanking new home, monsterous from all accounts.
So all good in the world. Keep on keeping on.
I can see the light. I can also see the stress.
Kate is in Canberra to give me a breather. I am wasting time, but working well at night. So keep on keeping on.
Other news, DJ went for a job interview today. Hope he gets it. And my lovely sister got BOTH jobs she applied for in Canberra. Go girl! Stephen, however, lost his job. So it's swings and roundabouts on the job front.
Tony and Jen have a spanking new home, monsterous from all accounts.
So all good in the world. Keep on keeping on.
27/02/2011
Well, still in Sydney
Well I didn't get the job. Which means that I was not meant to get it.
Destiny seems to be keeping me in Sydney, at TAFE, doing PhD. Not sure what it all means but there's no use railing against it.
Work has started for another year, another batch of 70 or so students to inspire. Yay the creative arts!!
Back at the farm, Kate has learnt how to dive. Trying to get her to breathe properly when she swims. Trying to get her to do the arms. Diving, quite successful.
I'm getting there with the writing too, slowly slowly. A bit too slowly, methinks.
In other news DJ has been selected for Jury duty. No more information forthcoming. Don't know how long he will be there, don't know anything about the trial.
Which means all is as it should be.
Summer is slowly winding to an end. We're having lovely weather. Warm enough to swim, interspersed with cooler days.
And so life continues....
Destiny seems to be keeping me in Sydney, at TAFE, doing PhD. Not sure what it all means but there's no use railing against it.
Work has started for another year, another batch of 70 or so students to inspire. Yay the creative arts!!
Back at the farm, Kate has learnt how to dive. Trying to get her to breathe properly when she swims. Trying to get her to do the arms. Diving, quite successful.
I'm getting there with the writing too, slowly slowly. A bit too slowly, methinks.
In other news DJ has been selected for Jury duty. No more information forthcoming. Don't know how long he will be there, don't know anything about the trial.
Which means all is as it should be.
Summer is slowly winding to an end. We're having lovely weather. Warm enough to swim, interspersed with cooler days.
And so life continues....
22/01/2011
Job interview
Just went to Canberra for a job interview at my old uni, no less.
Really went well, but I guess it depends who I'm up against. Really encouraging, however.
Actually had a really nice time with Mum and Dad too, so it was all a bonus.
Tan is looking a bit happier than I saw her last, which is fab. Saw Natalie's dad Norm, it was his 80th birthday.
So all in all, very exciting.
On verra. Let you know Monday when they let me know.
Now. Back to the thesis. Write write write.
Really went well, but I guess it depends who I'm up against. Really encouraging, however.
Actually had a really nice time with Mum and Dad too, so it was all a bonus.
Tan is looking a bit happier than I saw her last, which is fab. Saw Natalie's dad Norm, it was his 80th birthday.
So all in all, very exciting.
On verra. Let you know Monday when they let me know.
Now. Back to the thesis. Write write write.
19/01/2011
Chapter three
Thesis chapter three, starting to sort it out now. I seem to be repeating myself over and over and over.
Deleting heaps and rewriting.
Helps.
I hope.
Let's see what Andy thinks of it next week.
I think it's all a bit more clearer now. In other news...
There is no other news. Thesis is where it's at.
Deleting heaps and rewriting.
Helps.
I hope.
Let's see what Andy thinks of it next week.
I think it's all a bit more clearer now. In other news...
There is no other news. Thesis is where it's at.
18/01/2011
Write or wrong?
Chapter 6 nearly done, just the comments to do.
Chapter 3, I'm up to my sixth revision. It's a mess.
Structure structure it's all about the structure. Maybe I need to work out the structure of each section before doing the mind dump.
In other news, been swimming a lot with Kate, but the weather has been mightily variable.
Bought her some new swimmers. DJ's been spending a lot of time with Joseph.
Got an interview on Friday. On verra.
Chapter 3, I'm up to my sixth revision. It's a mess.
Structure structure it's all about the structure. Maybe I need to work out the structure of each section before doing the mind dump.
In other news, been swimming a lot with Kate, but the weather has been mightily variable.
Bought her some new swimmers. DJ's been spending a lot of time with Joseph.
Got an interview on Friday. On verra.
07/01/2011
Chapter finished!
WEll in as much as I've done the revisions, now to wait for the revisions on the revisions, if you know what I mean.
Halfway through the next chapter, it's really starting to take shape. I was right to go through the expense of quantining my time. It does appear to be working.
So, stage 3&4 halfway through write up. Only half of stage 6 to go and conclusions.
Then the horrible revisions.
Halfway through the next chapter, it's really starting to take shape. I was right to go through the expense of quantining my time. It does appear to be working.
So, stage 3&4 halfway through write up. Only half of stage 6 to go and conclusions.
Then the horrible revisions.
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