About six months ago, I hit a PhD roadblock. I should have been embarking on what I hoped would be my sixth… Read more Roadblock
Work in Progress
October. That’s the last time I posted anything about the PhD. It’s also the last time I can remember being… Read more Work in Progress
State of Love and Trust
Quite a few weeks have passed since my last post, and you might be thinking I’ve been either a) too… Read more State of Love and Trust
Trouble
Just when you think the hard part is over, an even more difficult task appears. I know, I was warned,… Read more Trouble
Sweet like chocolate
After a few weeks off, from blogging as well as studying, my supervisors recently suggested that my literature review is… Read more Sweet like chocolate
It ain’t over ’til it’s over
From the slightly red glow emanating from my face and limbs, a lack of literature review progress over the past… Read more It ain’t over ’til it’s over
Ain’t no sunshine
When you are lucky enough to have six weeks off work to enjoy the summer, you have to make the… Read more Ain’t no sunshine
Human
I think it’s about a month since my last post – reflective of the amount of work I’ve done on… Read more Human
The fear
Conference season is well and truly upon us, and this week marks the second and third outings for my poster… Read more The fear
This ole house
A few years ago, like many other people who bought property during the last property boom, my husband and I… Read more This ole house
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
When I started this blog, I thought it was obvious how ‘phdonderer’ should be pronounced. I was proven wrong on… Read more Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
All the small things
If the PhD is teaching me anything, it’s teaching me just how important the little things are. Little things like… Read more All the small things