#PerProMo attended a great conference that while NRA (not relevant at all to my #PhDSky) was wholesome AND I met another academic I might be able to help. Made some progress on my research proposal to my ‘host’ organisation. Found out the uni won’t employ me for some facilitation work which…
#perProMo this week has been a mad alternation of meetings and writing my annual progress report. But behind the scenes, the #ADHD brain ferrets have been processing. I look forward to finding out what they've concluded once the report is in. #PhDSky
#PerProMo today was some planning for my task for the next couple of months -a #PhDSky lit review. Diving into the reading on Friday. Also made more progress on death admin probatey stuff, saw a friend for coffee and made a roast dinner. Calling that a successful day.
Sending hugs - grief us tough it ambushes you at unexpected times.
Re #PerProMo I've been through a very unproductive patch again but hopefully I can get some solid work in early December- need to get ammendment to ethics finished & submitted - I will do this! 💪🏻 #PhDSky
A tiny bit of #PhDSky progress for #PerProMo. Outlined the structure of a lit review to get me started. Hoping Supervisors can ratify/steer tomorrow. Also Christmas decorations up on 9y’s insistence with tears finding those made by my mum and at the idea of Christmas without her for the first time.
Two abstracts done and submitted despite going back into the cycle of 3 days of migraine per week. And I didn't even stay up half the night for the one whose deadline was on eastern time. Go me. #perProMo #PhDSky
Just had THE best phone conversation. Someone creative who I very much admire is keen to embark on a new project with me around social isolation and heritage crafts. #PhDSky adjacent but definitely a side quest, it might be the project to add some spark to the spring #PerProMo
#PerProMo #PhdSky progress today, a chat with a potential research participant, some reading in the beautiful Lit&Phil, looking over the advice from my panel for some writing tomorrow. Enough.
My brother & I started swimming across the lake of death admin and probate. This included three phone calls to various different service providers. One lasted more than an hour. 🫠🫠 Grateful for the people who took time aside to recognise our bereavement outside of their approved scripts. #PerProMo
#PhDSky #PerProMo dealt with critical emails then read 2 books the library were begging for. HR shenanigans in setting up a tiny new temp contract. Standing my ground and acknowledging my value by asking for my normal rate, hoping to challenge the system, not just cut off my nose to spite my face.
#PerProMo the last three days has been a meditative retreat at #Manjushri in the Lakes. As always it was a wonderful swirl of delicious food, warm conversations, poignant moments, fascinating people and the peace of meditation. No #PhD progress but has done me the world of goodness. 🧘🏽♀️ 🌱☁️
Time to get up and at ‘em. A nice day planned. Coffee and walks with good friends to top and tail the day. In between, prepping cauliflower cheese for tea (so I can play Lego with 9yo after school instead of being in the kitchen), catching up on life admin and some #PerProMo writing for #PhDSky.
#PerProMo. #PhDSky approval panel successful. Lots of pushing and pulling my proposal which felt hard, but fundamentally the shape is the same & I have some guidance to simplify and slow down (who wants more than that!). Weekend off, then put some of the suggestions into action. How was your day?
Vibes on their way to you ! I am gearing up for a day tackling my ethical approval amendment. #PhDSky #PerProMo
#PerProMo a good work day, inspired mind, soothed heart, sore feet. Surrounded by like-hearted people doing good work. No specific #PhDSky activity other than confirming that my research is needed and that I still feel passionate about it. Big panel milestone tomorrow. Send confident vibes!
I dithered about this morning & then took one of my new, stronger ferret pills. 14.5 hours (and 12.5 hours of hyperfocussed work) I am finally feeling like my brain might consider turning off. Oh well, if I'm dead tomorrow I built up some lieu time. And made my code faster. #PhDSky #perProMo #adhd
Sliding today’s #PerProMo update quietly under the door because it’s not very impressive. Did finish a slide a colleague is going to present on Friday. Didn’t do enough prep for my BIG MEETING on Wednesday. Did a fair bit of procrastination. Even teeny progress is progress though, huh? #PhDSky
A good day then 👍🏻 #PerProMo - I got my slides & presentation done for the Uni of Birmingham online Conference - 23rd Nov Feeling pretty pleased with myself #PhDSky
#PerProMo today has been filtering out papers from my personal archive, revisiting lots of nice memories in the process. Then for #PhDSky, making a start on a new paper, deciding on structure and reading plan. Thinking about how to structure the literature review for my thesis, just to get started.
Very tiny #PerProMo progress today. #PhDSky -wise I attended a public research presentation which helped me think about how I might eventually share my findings. Other than that, it was house-based progress, finally bullying the family to clear the junk/front room, so we can use it as a family space
Brilliant - I didn't do much today after another bad night awake worrying about family living in Trump's America. Tomorrow I will do better ! I'm with you #PerProMo #LittleSteps #PhDSky
#PerProMo today was finishing a book on supervisory techniques for doctoral writing, plucking out a few tips. Lunch with a couple of industry friends who are great informal mentors and motivators. So not much, but every little helps eh? That’s what progress is. #PhDSky
Todays #PerProMo progress was a slide finished for a presentation next week so my colleague can present in my absence. Half my tax return done. Watched two videos on my #PhDSky watch list and managed to catch up with a very good old friend. All in all a productive day.
I'm taking part in this online workshop today to get my abstract written and submitted for next year's conference. #PerProMo #PhDSky
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I can't keep my mind concentrating on anything today but I have managed to do some work on my survey design & I had a lovely walk with a friend. We sat on a log looking over the fields & the trees & we chatted & thought of all the good things in life- it helped! #PerProMo on a #DarkDay
#PerProMo today was sorting out my priority #PhD reading for this week, defining the outline of a paper to write which will support my lit review, sorting out some technology issues and writing half of a slide for a short presentation next week. Not too shabby.
So tense isn't it - I have US relatives but it really affects us all esp. with war in Europe and the Middle East. I keep trying to break away from it than get drawn back. Trying to create my questionnaire today. #PerProMo #PhDSky
I’m logging off here and social media tonight so as not to become fixated with global news. Instead I’m going to do some writing on my side quest paper for #PerProMo #PhDSky. Can anyone recommend some nice instrumental logo albums for my evening soundtrack?
Todays #PerProMo so far has been updating software on my machine at work, signing up for some researcher training sessions and organising how I want to spend the rest of the week. Now I’m off to reward myself by buying some nice cheese.
