+ I just found out that I won a $1000 grant to attend the conference this summer. If at least one of my other leads for funding pans out, I will have plenty of money for this trip. I’m breathing a HUGE sigh of relief at this news.
+ Awesome long holiday weekend in NOLA that involved amazing food, great live music, a friend’s wedding, and lots of hanging out. Living there would be so awesome, if both of us could find jobs. When we start our search this fall, I’ll definitely keep an eye on the academic market there.
+ My recovery is pretty much complete. Over the weekend I felt my pain levels decrease dramatically and I was actually able to move and walk around. My follow-up appointment this morning was positive and I’m finally cleared to do whatever the hell I want. I celebrated by taking a hot pomegranate bubble bath.
+ A preliminary look at my data today was promising. There are some interesting findings, some of them unexpected. I should have plenty to talk about at my conference in July, for conferences this academic year, and in my dissertation.
- One of my committee members lost my Ph.D. candidacy form. If he doesn’t find it, I’ll have to collect all the signatures all over again.
-Our toilet will not stop running, and it’s driving me batshit crazy. I’m usually able to fix it with a few small adjustments, but this time, no dice. Ugh.
-My mother sent me home with a nice wicker chest of drawers. I helped her load it into the car, but now we can’t get it out of the car. I am PISSED. We’ve given up for today, but if we can’t get it out, I don’t know what in the hell I’m going to do.
Thought I’d check in after your helpful chocolate suggestions…I think you’re right on with your advice. How’s the week going for keeping it healthy? I fall off the bandwagon like the rest of the world on the weekend, so I’m bracing myself as we speak.
The weekend is just a part of the week. I’ve found keeping busy is a good way to maintain good habits (whatever they may be). I don’t usually sleep in, I still work (I’m working on my dissertation, so things are never really done), I exercise, etc.
I’ve managed two really good workouts and about 90% of what I ate was healthy. We did go out last night and I had a margarita and some chips and salsa, but in moderation. In weighing myself, I discovered that I dropped a pound or two of what can only be water weight, and I took it as a good sign. If I keep up my current habits, I should start losing real weight in the next week or so. By the end of summer I’ll probably have dropped around 5 lbs.
Keep it up!
Congrats on the travel grant. Great news.
Thanks!