In case you were wondering what I've been up to lately... Firstly some baking fails...  This is a tart shell that I dropped ...

Part of the letter I received today.

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...

... was yesterday.  original calendar (without aargh!) from here Unfortunately, as is usually the case with these things, it's b...

I tried to make blueberry muffins. I didn't nearly explode my kitchen this time , so that's a win. However the muffins were pretty ...

via PHD comics Some days, finishing my thesis seems very achievable and not all that far away. Other days - not so much. P.S. At un...

I haven't spoken about spit in a while and I thought it time to remedy that. In case you're new here, part of my PhD research inv...

Plane tickets and accommodation for my trip to the UK have been sorted! I'll be in London for about a week, and then heading up to Ban...

If you saw my previous post , I was all 'woo productivity' and 'yay thesis' (how annoying!). Well, that definitely isn...

...well hopefully not, but it is the end of Productive June today. At least I'm ending it on a somewhat productive note, as I am in f...

... has actually so far been quite productive ( no idea what Productive June is? )! Mostly due to the minor freaking out that is going on ...

[from here ] There's a fair bit of it in my life right now. Like I mentioned previously , I really have no idea what will be happe...

I didn't mean to take a 5 week break from blogging, honest. It's not that I was super busy, or super unhappy or unwell or somethin...

I've started to become a bit reluctant to share (on here, but also with others in person) what I think is potentially newsworthy in my l...

Something I've been whinging about a lot lately is the lack of sign ups by participants to my studies. I really need to make sure I get ...

[via my pinterest ] ...And in non-duck-related events, the last few days have been a bit mixed. On Sunday, as husband and I were just ge...

Starting in March, besides my PhD, during the week I will also be teaching a 2nd year Psychology course, and also helping out and lecturing ...

Usually in January/February in my PhD office it is extremely quiet. The new PhD students don't start until March, and neither does teach...

[ via ] If my calculations are correct, then I believe this to be my 100th blog post. To celebrate I am going to force you to read delig...