It's been an embarrassingly long LONG time since I worked on my dissertation and subsequently added to this little blog.
In the meantime, I got married, went on a fabulous honeymoon, started a new job with Nielsen doing research at a international CPG company, and moved to CT. (Not necessarily in that order!). Needless to say a lot has changed, but happily, the dissertation topic has not!
At the moment, I am procrastinating. I'm hitting a bit of a wall because, frankly, it has been ages since I have had to write intelligently and I am finding it intimidating. Some of what I wrote before April is really very good. I feel like what I write now is monosyllabic and uninspired. I'm frustrated because I worked so hard in graduate school to have style in my writing and now, out of practice, I feel I've lost it. I'm hoping it's something I can get back into, but for now, I need to plow through and not let it keep me paralyzed.
My husband (still so fun to say that!) is amazing. He keeps me focused and even gives me a little tough love when I start making excuses for lack of progress. I think this might be a way to keep me on task and on point since I never want to let him down. I have made a new timeline, shared it with my advisor and am trying like hell to keep to it. More on that later!
Thankfully, I have a partner in crime. A good friend of mine from my PhD program is in the same boat - same job, same point in the dissertation, same big move away from normalcy, and same desire to GET IT DONE.
So, inspiration of the day to keep me pushing along: if I complete my goal, I have a fabulous date night ahead!
Music inspiring today's outlook on the D:
Aaliyah feat. Timbaland - Try Again
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