I thought I'd mention I'm still alive.
We moved house last weekend, which I'm still recovering from I think. Husband has been really great in taking over most of the responsibility of the move so I can focus on my thesis. It seems to be paying off too - my supervisor seems to think I can probably submit my thesis NEXT WEEK. I don't particularly believe that yet though. I keep expecting something will come up, like some big unforseen-yet-obvious mistake that means I have to start my thesis again from scratch. My supervisor also warned me that when I finish I am unlikely to have some big feeling of joy and relief, but rather a feeling of unease. That is because it will too late to fix any of those possible mistakes and the examiners will be reading my thesis and judging it (me).
People have asked me what I plan to do when I finish. So far my answer has been: sleep and probably some existential crisis about what I'm supposed to do with my life. Husband's answer has been: BABIES! In all honesty though I really need to work on finding a post-doc job first - long before any baby-related options.
Anyway. Perhaps I'll report back next week with the good news that I am in fact finished. Or I'll just avoid posting since I don't want to admit I'm still going.
Or I'll just not post because I'm asleep.
We moved house last weekend, which I'm still recovering from I think. Husband has been really great in taking over most of the responsibility of the move so I can focus on my thesis. It seems to be paying off too - my supervisor seems to think I can probably submit my thesis NEXT WEEK. I don't particularly believe that yet though. I keep expecting something will come up, like some big unforseen-yet-obvious mistake that means I have to start my thesis again from scratch. My supervisor also warned me that when I finish I am unlikely to have some big feeling of joy and relief, but rather a feeling of unease. That is because it will too late to fix any of those possible mistakes and the examiners will be reading my thesis and judging it (me).
People have asked me what I plan to do when I finish. So far my answer has been: sleep and probably some existential crisis about what I'm supposed to do with my life. Husband's answer has been: BABIES! In all honesty though I really need to work on finding a post-doc job first - long before any baby-related options.
Anyway. Perhaps I'll report back next week with the good news that I am in fact finished. Or I'll just avoid posting since I don't want to admit I'm still going.
Or I'll just not post because I'm asleep.
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You definitely sound like you're in the home stretch, just with how tired you sound in itself. You can do it! Keep going :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the support, I appreciate it! :)
DeleteHurrah! You're alive! Wow, next week! Good luck with it!
ReplyDeleteI'm also relieved to hear that you haven't mapped out your post-thesis life, I keep getting asked what I want to do next... but at the moment I am far too pre-occupied with the thesis itself!
Exactly! I really can't think that far ahead when I have so much to do now.
DeleteThanks for the luck :)
Well I'm definitely glad that you're still alive - phew...what a relief! And next week is wonderful news! You're going to be just fine. I'm really not thinking about work or career, I am think about babies but in all fairness (to me) they are work and a career, don't you think? We've been trying, I hope they just hurry up and come along soon damn it! All the best this week! xoxox
ReplyDeleteOh yes, babies are definitely a career. It's just not the career for me yet hehe. Hope the babies do come along soon for you though :) xx
DeleteGood luck with the thesis...hope your house move went (fairly) smoothly. :-)
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