Hi friends, As I mentioned, my computer is reaching the end of its life, and I figured I’d give the WordPress app a go. It’s crazy I’m only just thinking of this now, after over 2 years of blogging have gone by. Today I had a day off from teaching . I had lots ofContinue reading “Trying out the app”
Tag Archives: stress
Holy sh*t, I’m a (sober) Doctor!
I did it friends! I successfully defended and submitted my PhD dissertation to my university, and I am now a doctor! The two hour long defense was so intense, I had promised myself to rest beforehand but I ended up revising until the very last second. During the defense, which was on zoom (and evenContinue reading “Holy sh*t, I’m a (sober) Doctor!”
Sober stress management and self-parenting
Hi, my name is Anne, and I’m an Academic. Oh, and I also often suffer from a pathological fear of public speaking. Oh, and ARGHHHHHH … my PhD defense is in 4 days and I feel like I don’t know or understand anything anymore … SOS, SOS, MAYDAY, HEEEELP ! Don’t worry. Yes, I’m stressed, butContinue reading “Sober stress management and self-parenting”
Day 360-something: Pissed.
No, no. Not drunk-pissed. Mad-pissed. Today my advisor announced my PhD defense date (October 22nd, yikes!) and the committee members. It’s the advisor’s job to decide who goes on the committee, after discussing it with the candidate, aka. Anne. I made it very very clear that I really wanted this nice lady, (let’s call herContinue reading “Day 360-something: Pissed.”
Day 347: The Final Push.
My friend Claire’s post about Resilience https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/169561941/posts/487 got me thinking today. As I embark on the final push toward finishing my dissertation (4 weeks left to edit a 550 page manuscript… yikes!) and reaching the 1 year sobriety mark (though that feels more like a soft swoop than a push), I pause for a momentContinue reading “Day 347: The Final Push.”
Day 140: Strength and fragility
Dearest WordPress friends, My apologies for such a long absence. It’s not that I forgot about you or think I have this sobriety thing all figured out (oooooooh no…. believe me, I ain’t got nothing figured out !). It’s just that my dissertation chapter that was due on December 16th is STILL NOT FINISHED andContinue reading “Day 140: Strength and fragility”
Day 97: Far from perfect! -Bye bye ego, hello shame!
These days I am under tremendous pressure work-wise: the third chapter of my PhD is due at the end of the week and I am nowhere near finished. This means I am putting in 10 hour long days, while battling very intense feelings of anxiety and discouragement, which (NO WORRIES!) is just part of theContinue reading “Day 97: Far from perfect! -Bye bye ego, hello shame!”