Author: Tara
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Gratitude 2
Today, I have written: 1. I am grateful for the company of my two cats, even though they also drive me crazy! 2. I am grateful for the time and ability to go out last night to see David Blaine’s illusionist show with friends. It was also my first outing with D without her…
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Staying Positive…
So, motivation is still a challenge. I am forcing myself to stay home and try to get some work done. So far, I’ve done a good job of procrastinating and taking care of ‘other’ things. However, I think, I think I am moving in the right direction…. First, I realized that I need to focus…
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Living in the Future…
I thought to myself this morning that one of the reasons that I am not so motivated to do the PhD on most days is because I want to live in the future. The future is when the degree is done and I have nothing weighing on my mind – that I should be doing something,…
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Need Some Serious Motivational Boost!!!
Yesterday I stared on the computer and contemplated the fact that I really do NOT need this PhD. Yes, I am nearly finished and all that, but I was really in a bad mindset. So, I took the day ‘off’. I attempted a bit before I went to meet a friend for lunch and though…
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Varied Understandings…
It has been gnawing at me as to why I am irritated with the people staying with me – or rather the husband. He’s lovely – no doubt. Yet, each time he talks to me I feel annoyance. This morning, it dawned on me or at least became a little bit clearer: *I am not…
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Getting Settled in Old Age…??
It was a nice weekend and I even managed to get a bit of work done – never enough – and relax too! 😀 Now, it’s time to get back to it. Need another chapter out in the next couple of days and have to just settle in to it. Will be heading off to…
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London – Day 1
**I am going to try on the weekends to update on my summer travels – until the last chapter is submitted. So, here we go!** The beginning of my summer holidays started with some drama from work as I had to miss the last two official days due to my second-to-last coaching course and then…
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TGIT After a Marathon Day!
Phew, am so glad that today is nearly over. I had a very big day of analyzing and reading, which was very much what I needed to end the week on. So, I am feeling pretty goooood. I came home and did about an hour of exercise – treadmill and weights/stretching. Then, I had breakkie…
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A Little Stalled…
Well, today has been a bit of an up and down kind of day. The positives are that I read two chapters of a book, checked out five more books from the library, started to read the chapter to be revised, had a good swim this morning, enjoyed a much-needed massage, and will be going…
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Revising & Analyzing
It’s been a bit slow-going in this next part of my PhD work, but today I submitted a second revised chapter. So, that’s progress. Now I’m at a bit of a conundrum…. Revise Chapter 3: Methods or Chapter 5: Analysis & Discussion and/or focus on Chapter 2: Literature Review….. There’s still so much to do,…
