Author: Tara
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Nice Weekend = Time to Get Back to It!
I had planned to do some work this weekend, but after having a big night out on Thursday, which caused Friday to be a day of recovery and rest, I ended up not doing much. I suppose I could have done something yesterday, but aside from making sure my software is ready to go when…
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Routines
If we know anything about Tara, we know that she likes her routines. It’s taking a bit of time to adjust back into one, BUT, it seems that we are getting there. 😀 Some changes were needed to be made, though… *Deleted Candy Crush from all mobile devices *Setting boundaries on checking FB and emails…
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Progress!!!!
Ok, so I know I promised posts on my summer travels, but I am trying to juggle focusing on my PhD and enjoying summer still. At the moment, it is going well, but the posts may not come for a while yet. In any case, after three days (one day longer than hoped), I managed…
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Normalcy Returning….
Wow, it’s been a while! Oops – been busy enjoying my summer holidays and now settling back in to a routine of sorts. It has taken me a few days to get over jet lag and to reset my apartment after having someone stay while I was gone. 🙂 Anyway, will try to start updating…
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Woooohoooo!
The academic year is just about complete. There are just a few odds and ends left, but overall everything has gone pretty smoothly. I am soon ready for it to be finished. I did not quite meet my dissertation goals, though which is a bit disappointing, but my own fault. However, I will not despair…
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Focusing…
Still alive here. Just focusing on a few things before the summer holidays hit. Will be back on here soon! 😀 -T
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Blessed Day Off
It’s been a bit crazy around here these days and yesterday I received an amazing gift of a full day off. Although I could have used it to do some dissertation work or catch up on my blogs, I didn’t. Instead, I went to the beach with P. Then, we got half-priced massages, had a…
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20 years ago today…
It’s hard to believe that 20 years ago today an amazing man left the world behind whilst doing a good deed for the community and environment. I can remember the day like it was yesterday…. My childhood best friend’s father died while volunteering to cut the top of a tree to make space for…
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Flying on Water
Since arriving in Abu Dhabi, my awareness of jet skis has increased due to their prevalence in the late afternoons just about the time that I used to enjoy laying on the beach after a swim in the sea. In general, it was just an annoying activity that people did here with very little interest…
