It's been quite a while since I've last posted anything on my "productive, keeping promises, and living up to goals" blog. That is, after all, why I started this blog - to hold myself accountable. Turns out what I needed was some real motivation. I had a lovely Christmas and went to London with my fiancé. When I returned to an unfinished dissertation proposal I thought, ok, enough is enough! I get married in 5 months and this thing MUST be out of my life!
After making that decision there was some drama about methodology, major editing and revisions and even some second-guessing about life plans, but all things told, my proposal is complete and approved! So, maybe it was a good thing for me to not post every sordid detail of the process. Let's be honest, the monotony of my whining, worry and stress gets even my fiancé (the most tolerant in the world of my mood swings) a little irritated!
The next step has begun and I am officially a data collecting machine. I view episodes of Survivor, take my notes and watch them again. Take some more notes and watch it again. Basically until I know them by heart ;). So, I decided to use this blog again to track my progress. Today's goal is to complete 3 episodes. Here's hoping! I've got lots more to do, but staying on schedule is most important. My defense date looms - April 26th.
Hopefully tomorrow will report great progress and an accomplished goal. This week promises to be a very productive one. And at the end I'm rewarded with a mini-family get together, so I've got to earn it!
