Another month has breezed by; it's time to check in on my New Years' Resolutions.
Project Efficiency has gone downhill. I haven't been writing daily goals, which is the centerpiece of the program. I have also been checking my bloggy email and maybe sometimes peeking at bloglines during work. On the other hand, there hasn't been a lot of fake working. I think I can be proud of that. I'm optimistic about March after reading Silvia's book and getting Slimtimer. So my goals for March are to get in the habit of actually using Slimtimer regularly while establishing a writing routine.
Money went pretty well in February. In addition to the normal big-for-my-income sum that gets automatically transferred to my ING savings each month, I had a little bit leftover on the 29th to add to the kitty. Having two international trips planned really motivates me to save. In other news, Psycgirl and I are thinking about starting a multi-author blog (similar to the Active Academic ) to discuss all manner of money issues that academics have. Anyone interested in that?
We cooked most of our dinners, but there was more pizza than there should have been. Oh well, it was yummy.
Work has been medium. I made some more progress on Chapter 1 paper and discussed what I have so far with both advisers. There's still a lot to do though. There was a little progress for Chapter 2 as well, as I had to complete the final laboratory analyses on one chunk of samples and partially work up the data for a conference abstract. My goal for March is to finish a complete, decent draft of the Chapter 1 paper.
Overall, February was medium. I'm hopeful that the longer days of spring will revitalize me. But, who am I kidding? It won't be spring around here for another two months. I guess I may as well be working!
7 comments:
I love the idea of the money blog. I did a post awhile back (somewhat tongue-in-cheek) but I still gets hits every week from people searching for "saving money in grad school" and the like. Great idea! :-)
two more months!! I thought spring would happen in late March.
Good job keeping up on your goals, even if some aren't as good as you would like, writing them down should motivate you to kick off March in a positive light.
The money blog idea sounds great!
The money blog sounds like a great idea! I think you should go for it.
I think the money blog is a great idea!
I hope you get more consistent with the project efficiency; that's always been the hardest part for me: I can get a boost for a month, but then drop back into my usual habits. And thanks for recommending Silvia's book, I plan on reading it soon.
Yay! People seem interested in the money blog! :)
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