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Okay and time for session 3 #RemoteRetreatAUS. That said, I can feel my flu shot from this morning hitting, so we’ll see how this goes

Got 2/3 of the way through one of these letters with most of the curly issues solved. Phew! That will probably be me for today; we'll see. Good luck Lucy! #RemoteRetreatAUS

And there’s the power hour (ish). While doing French, my brain keeps trying to pull up the Welsh translation where I know it before the French. While that’s confusing, I’m taking it as a win for my French skills

Time for lunch!

Help if I remembered the #RemoteRetreatAUS tag

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Good Morning. I am #RemoteRetreatAUS -ing today. Schedule below, feel free to join!

I do have to duck out for a last minute appointment towards the end of writing session one, but I think I’m largely leading myself anyhow.

My morning goal is to finish my grad cert readings for the week!

I would love to join #RemoteRetreatAUS but Thursday is no good for me, I’m afraid :( I can do Friday tho, @lucyelm.bsky.social

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Okay I've just had a panicked realisation about the never ending passage of time and some nearing deadlines.

#RemoteRetreatAus on Thursday, anyone?

@kbneal.bsky.social @unamcilvenna.bsky.social @mlcseah.bsky.social @anyone else who wants to join in and be productive starting from 9:30am AEST

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Brilliant work @mlcseah.bsky.social ! It's been a good week! I've got more to do on this but #RemoteRetreatAUS has definitely helped me break the back of it.
It was a pleasure to host - see you again soon!

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Oh, well done, @unamcilvenna.bsky.social! Excellent work! I wrote just under 400 words and outlined the rest of the sub-section. So, I’m feeling reasonably good. I’m out now for the rest of the week. Thanks so much for hosting #RemoteRetreatAUS! I’ll keep a look out for more …

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And that's it! #RemoteRetreatAUS is finished for another day! I managed to transcribe all my Italian songs and take summaries of them all, so I'm calling it a win! How did you go?

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Well that went quickly! So now it's the final session of today's #RemoteRetreatAUS - what can we achieve before 5:30?! Let's go!

Have written some words but yes, i need caffeine too (in tea form) .. perhaps even a biscuit! #RemoteRetreatAUS

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Session 3 is DONE. How did you go? Got through quite a few of my songs - lots of funky things in there. But definitely need some caffeine now! Time for a 30 minute break! #RemoteRetreatAUS

No worries, Una. Delayed return fr walk but I’m back and ready to tackle more of my book chapter. Hoping to get another 300-400 words written this arvo and finish this sub-section. #RemoteRetreatAUS

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Ok, now I'm taking over the reins of #RemoteRetreatAUS - thanks Michele for stepping in! I've now received the last of my Sardo->English translations, so I think I'm going to spend some time working out the key themes of these songs for my presentation. What's everyone else doing?

Excellent! I have stopped for lunch and some exercise (gotta get in a walk before the rain comes back!). See you again later #RemoteRetreatAUS

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Yay! Yes, I'll be back from session 3 onwards - see you then! #RemoteRetreatAUS

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And Power Hour is off to a galloping start … here’s to a productive hour #RemoteRetreatAUS

Hi all. I am back at the desk, planning to write for some of today and hoping #RemoteRetreatAUS will spur me on. @unamcilvenna.bsky.social is planning to take over the afternoon sessions but I will kick off power hour at 11.30am if you are out there

That is fantastic, @unamcilvenna.bsky.social! Well done! I too am glad to say that I have written almost 500 words today and quite pleased about it. I have to sign off now. But thanks again, Una & #RemoteRetreatAUS! I'll be back from Session 2 onwards if you are on again tomorrow?

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Yay! Thrilled to have you on the team Lucy! Hopefully the time is productive for you #RemoteRetreatAUS

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Session 3 of #RemoteRetreatAUS is done and dusted! And I think we've picked up a few waifs and strays as we've gone along! Happy to have y'all on board. I've written 500 words of a presentation and got 6 slides of the powerpoint done to go along, so I'm chuffed. How did you do?

Cheering you on, @unamcilvenna.bsky.social! #RemoteRetreatAUS

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Ok, it's back to work before I slump into a post-lunch coma! Can I get this presentation finished today?? Let's hope so! Are you with me @mlcseah.bsky.social ? #RemoteRetreatAUS

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ALL progress is progress! No matter how slow....
That's what #RemoteRetreatAUS is for. Great to hear it's working. Bon appetit!

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Job done - congrats!
#RemoteRetreatAUS does it again!

I am inching along, as always when I write. But even slow progress is progress, right? Can only work till 4pm today so will keep going for a bit then break for lunch #RemoteRetreatAUS

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Power Hour somewhat interrupted for me - other half needed the laptop for something urgent. But still got a lot of reading done - hoping to get the bulk of this presentation written this afternoon. How was your progress? #RemoteRetreatAUS

But first: LUNCH!

Hello! Managed to drag myself back to the desk in time to finalise the submission materials for this article within the power hour. Thanks so much for being here! (but now I'm definitely done!) #RemoteRetreatAUS

Bit late starting power hour on #RemoteRetreatAUS …. Here goes