Ten Days and Counting

May

25Yes…. You Can Have Some Time To Relax
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May

19Out of the Bunker…
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May

12Going Into Hiding….
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May

09One Last Push….
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I am really busy today getting all my arrangements ready for what will be cohort #1’s 5th residency. It is kind of funny thinking that we have a year left and only two more residencies. Looking at the schedule for this residency, I am sure that we will have more time than ever to prepare for our comps and start getting some detailed direction on where we are headed with our dissertations. At this point I am happy to report that I have had some great conversations with my chair, and feel good about the progress that I have made in this program.

So in just 10 days I will begin to account for the daily activities at residency. I will answer the tough questions about what we do, what it is like living in a college dorm that feels like a luxury hotel, and discuss how not to eat chicken for all your meals.

Stay tuned….

-j-

Yes, You Can Have Some Time to Relax

I happen to be enjoying some nice family time. I have yet to cross all the “t’s” and dot all the “i’s” on this semester but thought that I would enjoy a little R&R before turning everything in and preparing for comps and the next residency.

Today I am heading to the Senior PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club. It is in my home town of Pittsford, NY so we have had a lot of National media coverage all week keeping my focus off of work and school and on these great legends of the game.

So off for some relaxing. I will regroup on Tuesday and figure out what is still due and how it will get done. Have a great holiday weekend!

-j-

Going into Hiding

I am preparing my bi-annual trip into the bunker…

No, I will not be spending my time with Dick Cheney but I am going to a secret location where the real work starts. The work is my semester wrap up. I am hoping that it will only take me a couple days and not the rest of the week.

So I will power down the blackberry and not check e-mail and settle into to a great time with myself.

See you all soon.

-j-

Out of the Bunker

After some time away spending time away from reality, I feel really strong headed toward the end of this semester. Based on my experience thus far, you just never know what your mentality and strength will be at this point in a PhD semester. So to be in the place that I am in is great, and I have felt a real breakthrough in my dissertation research. Thank you all for your support!

So about a month and a half before we are all in Garfield Suites (Residency V). Then prep for the comps in August!

More to come….

-j-

One Last Push

I am staring my day early. I have about a week of really difficult research and writing that I will be staring on Monday. The plan is that by this time next week I should be ready to go into “slow mode” until the July residency.

This semester was a real blur. I have found that with the focus on the dissertation, and my decisions surrounding it, not much else seems to phase me. It is like the start of a long journey. You know that the journey is long so you are focused on what is ahead and not what is currently happening.

Hopefully next week I will be writing about some revelations or theory that struck me. Between now and then I just hope to be able to keep trucking!

-j-