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1. I am grateful that the week is half over! 😛 It has been nothing but go-go-go since Sunday…. 2. I am grateful that my bf is back and that I also had the chance to miss him. It’s not that I was taking him for granted by any means, but usually I am the one who is traveling and though I miss him then it is not the same as being the one…
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Gratitude 3
Okay, I skipped yesterday, but it is part of my gratitude for today! 😉 1. I am grateful for the ability/need to take a full day off from studying or worrying about studying. It was much needed. Yesterday, I contemplated reading or writing a little, but then decided I was going to take the full day. It was worth it to just read my leisure book, go for a long massage and facial…
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London – Day 2
On our second day, we decided to do the Big Bus Tour so that we could see the city and get our bearings. [shashin type=”photo” id=”8505,8508″ size=”medium” columns=”max” order=”user” position=”center”] We started out on the Red Line, but that line offers a live commentary on the city and my mom had a bit of trouble with the accents. So, we switched to the Blue Line, which has the recorded commentary. 😉 Although it…
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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 dad (my bf)! 😀 3. I am grateful for the Internet and all that it allows me to…
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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 on positives and train my brain to associate working at home with results. I also 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, but am not. It’s been over five years of me doing this silly thing and so I am…
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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 I had good intentions after lunch, especially after J said I could do it, I decided to say…
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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 good with meaningless conversation. I do not like to talk about the weather, especially when I live or…
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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 a cafe soon for that! 😉 For the past week I’ve had CSers staying with me. They are…
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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 I flew early to meet my mom in the UK for our mother-daughter trip. Normally, this wouldn’t be…
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