29.4.21 // i tried uploading this on the day, but couldnt. i passed my second apr the other day. there are more white strands on my hair now–i am intrigued and excited. i wonder how ill look with some white hair. we might be making drastic changes to our life situation soon, so we’ll see how that goes.

25.4.21 // planning my first thematic chapter. ive been much chiller about my phd ever since ive decided i dont want to stay in academia. i dont feel the crushing pressure of having to know everything under the sun about my field, and pleasing my supervisors and other people in the uni has become just a practicality rather than grounds to build self esteem upon. ive also gotten a referral to the psychiatrist because the initial screening for adhd my gp had me do showed i was struggling a lot. excited to see how it all will pan out…

study plan: @earthbound-madness

things i need to do this week, off the top of my head:

• send E. the details re. our abstract for the conference on Monday
• meeting with supervisors on Tuesday at 10am, so prepare how to present your data.
• public engagement training 8.30-15.30 on Wednesday
• xray at L. building at 10.45 and VACCINATION at 12.14 on Thursday
• SEND EMAIL TO TESOL GROUP FOR HOSTING MEETING & SET UP MEETING
• send the abstract to the conference on endangered languages by Friday
• attend talk: tlang by chinese/english bilinguals in diverse contexts on Friday, 14.30-16.00
• SEND L.E. DOCUMENTS OFF on Friday
• APPLY TO HELD SUMMER SCHOOL!! DEADLINE JUNE 1ST

further notes:

• a&a will send me previous PhD students’ theses as examples
• meet A. in June in Glasgow?
• end of June: deadline for first draft
• look into Lippi-Green and ask A for those two sources
• post on Plansız Şeyler to advertise TESOL multiling edu chat
• email A. again for a few other backup conferences for the findings chapter, the ones you found last night. try to also look for ones that will publish proceedings!

ideally:

• write 750 words for the findings 1 chapter after supervisory meeting by Sunday. this might be affected by the sheer amount of things you need to do + vaccination side effects, so don’t stress too much!
• translate 500 words for the project
• PROOFREADING DUE BY END OF MONTH
• STOP APPLYING TO JOBS