Melbourne. Yep, so it’s been a while, I know. I’ve been busy getting glandular fever and enjoying all that comes with it, as well as working, and doing some research via interviews. It’s ironic that I spent a week up in Rutherglen doing my interviews, but could barely touch a drop of the precious vino due to the fever. However, I did get the satisfaction of having my thoughts on my thesis topic articulated back to me by professionals- collective sigh of relief that my work is somehow on track and relevant.
So where to now? Well, the data I’ve collected thus far indicates that I need a broader spectrum of opinion, so my energy (what’s left of it) has been directed at casting the net wider for interviewees. At the moment I’m panicking that I’m the only one who feels like there is still a grey mass floating above my head, full of teased out ideas and non-specific ramblings that will eventually fit neatly and succinctly into my industry report.
In fact, it was only a couple of weeks ago that these suppressed anxieties raised their ugly heads, induced by a few quiet gins obviously. Thankfully, my company at the time was well equipped to deal with this upset and inarticulate young lady – who knew I was not actually infallible?! Talking to another friend who has been through and survived that whole honours deal was extremely reassuring, turns out we all get a bit nutty and act uncharacteristic at this time of year.
To the health side of things- there was a window of about two weeks that I thought I could return from my no fun regime, tentatively step back into the gym and enjoy a few glasses/bottles of wine in order to channel my motivation again. Whether I overindulged, or that I simply wasn’t ready to return to normality isn’t clear, however I woke up yesterday with the dreaded haziness, sore throat and suspicious looking glands. I’m thinking it’s time to step back into sobriety, early nights, and a look but not touch attitude to the gym; which is the real killer because spin class is the only stress release I can count on!
Enough of the whinging- time to get my head stuck back into the books. Hope you are all sufficiently updated.
