- I went to the lab on Saturday to get some samples done. I slept too late, the ceiling leaked*, there was awful traffic, and several other little crappy things made it so I didn't get to work until 2pm. Then there were ants in my office. EGM said, "you should just work really hard and get all of today's samples finished to redeem the crappy day". So I did.
- But I didn't leave work until 11pm. Then we needed to eat and relax. I went to bed late.
- Then I slept really late on Sunday, which was nice but made it so I didn't want to go to bed on time last night. However, my carpool buddy has a conference this week so I could sleep in a little.
- But I was still so tired this morning I could barely function, and I was late to work. Still, I got to meet a very cool potential collaborator who is visiting the lab for a couple of days.
- But that meant I didn't get through many samples today.
- Good news: I found out that our proposal will be endorsed by the subject section. Less-good news: I found out through a third party. The chair of the subject section hasn't responded to any emails. Maybe tomorrow.
- Good news: one of my colleagues made comments on my paper draft. Less-good news: many of them contradict Academic Advisor's earlier suggestions. Even-less-good news: Research Advisor has still not read any iteration of the paper.
- But I made a super cheap, super easy, tasty dinner.
- EGM had a bit of a panic attack today because he feels overwhelmed by the work that he still has to do for his PhD. Yuck.
- This post has me a little bummed too. But then I remember all the great women science bloggers who inspire me in addition to my own fantastic female mentors and I feel a little better.
- Now I'm going to go to bed early so I can reset my brain for a better day tomorrow.
*Our area had record rainfall -- over 10 inches in some places over the duration of the storm. Even though our roof leaked, I'm thankful that our apartment didn't flood like so many others(well, it would have been unlikely since we're on an upper floor but I'm still grateful) and that my route to work is not blocked by standing water. I'm also thankful that the roof is the landlord's problem. There are some benefits to renting.
4 comments:
I'm at almost the same stage of paper writing - at this point, I'm a little afraid that "technical" (not official, and never actually asked to be) advisor hasn't seen my paper and will be horrified by something basic.
stay strong. you always get through it :)
Great news on the session proposal endorsement!
I hope everything else starts to sort itself out soon. It's amazing how a series of relatively small problems can build up in your mind - and how they always happen at the same time... I've been there a few times too.
Ha, now I see why you wrote that last comment on my blog (didn't show up where I thought it would though? I did try to publish it...).
It is harder, I think, when we're exhausted, to enjoy the good news as much as we should, and try not to feel pulled downwards by the "less good news."
Anyway you'll feel better, I think, when you get caught up on sleep. I know I do.
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