If it's not one thing...

[theatokos]

It's not so much that I've been *sick* but more that I've been really run down. Of course we've been under a ton of stress. We've only been here for 8 weeks and 'settled' for less than that. We've got a kid. We're adjusting to new germs. Blahdibah. But being run down, with kid, plus a sinus cold, and now - yep, let's add one more thing on to the pile! I have a blocked duct (more than one?) in my right boob. Given how run down I am and how fast it's getting worse it could turn into mastitis at any moment. FUCK. You know what the remedy for this is? Bed rest and nursing like a mofo.

Dissertation? Paper? Maybe Bennett, with his infinite energy, could write those for me. Guess I should teach him to read....

Comments

[readthisandweep.livejournal.com]

Poor you! How horrible ~ & just when you thought it was safe to get on with some work. Empathy (yes, empathy) in shed-loads ~ if I don't start to feel better soon I may have to sacrifice something...

I feel your frustration...

*btw ~ your invite to the GG community is listed in my 'Sent Invitations' so really ought to be with you by now. You probably don't care right this minute :(

Get well soon x

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

No invite yet! Did you spell my obnoxious name correctly?

[readthisandweep.livejournal.com]

This is beyond weird! I've invited you three times now & keep being told the invite is successful. And I've definitely spelled you properly. Try going to goddess_garden & ask to be added to the community. That way I can then approve you. It is most odd...

[msmidge.livejournal.com]

A day or two of rest when you're sick won't hurt your dissertation too badly. Dissertation guilt is horrible, so don't let it take over your life already!

That said, it is SO UNFAIR that these kids have so much energy when we're the ones who need it! :P

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

Every day is full of diss guilt. Already! GAH. Each week I'm embarrassed to show up to my weekly appointment with my adviser and say, yet again, "I've only read three paragraphs and written half a page...."

I know I'll find my rhythm. You know what's hard for me? It's not the work as much as it is letting go of being a full time Domestic Goddess! I really miss being with Bennett and grocery shopping and being the House Maven. But I *know* I have to let go of that and let Adam be the awesome dad that he is and just not make gourmet dinners every night. I'll be able to do these things again - but I can't take breaks if I don't start the work!

There. I've just given myself a pep talk.

[msmidge.livejournal.com]

That, and also the work just naturally goes in fits and starts. I think it's best to pick either a (reasonable, i.e. small) number of pages or a number of hours that you're going to set as your goal for reading or writing each day so you have some structure. The summer that I wrote most of my dissertation, my goal was to write 5 pages a day. It added up pretty quickly--25 pages in a week, 100 pages in a month.

Have you come across Writing your dissertation in fifteen minutes a day by Joan Bolker? It's really helpful.

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

I haven't read this book, but I did meet a guy who wrote his dissertation in about 2 years. He wrote for 15 minutes a day, rain or shine, crap or genius. He said a lot of the time it didnt' amount to much but once you add up a few pages here and there.... so I definitely give myself credit if I write even a paragraph in a day!