MDC Academic/Professional Writing Club 2013 - Page 2

[namaste_mom]

Daily Goals

2/15 Submit RMT paper DONE, yeah!! revision is submitted!

2/15 Edit intros of Sk and SM Done on 2/16

2/15 Grade HW 1, HW 2, HW 3  Hope to get this done on 2/17

2/15 edit proposals of IH and AG Done on 2/16

Month goals:

Rough drafts of SM and SK papers by Mar 1 (need to push them harder)

submit CN Paper by Feb. 28

Long Term goals:

SM and SK papers submitted by beginning of April

IH and AG defend beginning of April

Edited by namaste_mom - 2/16/13 at 7:11pm

[kaybee]

Originally Posted by namaste_mom 

Daily Goals

2/15 Submit RMT paper

2/15 Edit intros of Sk and SM

2/15 Grade HW 1, HW 2

2/15 edit proposals of IH and AG

Month goals:

Rough drafts of SM and SK papers by Mar 1

submit CN Paper by Feb. 28

Long Term goals:

Make reservations for Field camp

Field work in April- planning

SM and SK papers submitted by beginning of April

Goals that say "Submit X paper" are great - go for it!

[namaste_mom]

I have a deadline of tomorrow to resubmit a revision, so it has to get done :)

I have non-realistic deadlines for 2/15 but I'll extend that into the weekend and hopefully I'll have it all done by Monday.

Edited by namaste_mom - 2/15/13 at 8:24pm

[dulce_mami]

Great thread! I am an associate professor in math at a large university and I also need to catch up on some research and writing. I am currently on sabbatical in Europe, school schedules for my 2 kids (8 and 6) are terrible since I have to pick them up very early, younger one (3) is home with DH; sooo.... I would love to have more scheduled time for my writing. I tried to put it in my google calendar, but I always give other things a higher priority, so those writing blocks don't get done.

I am also trying to stay off the web so I will try not to post here daily :), but rather weekly.

Weekly goals:

 -- read FT paper 

 -- read undergrad paper and make list of editing work that needs to be done

 -- work on KRS estimates 

By the end of March:

 -- have final draft of undergrad paper done

 -- start working on draft of KR paper 

 -- write some partial results for the KRS paper.

Doable, let's see if I can do it!

[namaste_mom]

Welcome dulce_mami, Have fun on sabbatical! I still miss mine from last year.

by 2/26 Grade HW 1, HW 2, HW 3

continuous SA thesis

2/21 write GPD letters DONE

Month goals:

Rough drafts of SM and SK papers by Mar 1 (need to push them harder)

submit CN Paper by Feb. 28

Long Term goals:

SM and SK papers submitted by beginning of April

IH and AG defend beginning of April

Edited by namaste_mom - 2/23/13 at 2:02pm

[kaybee]

Welcome dulci_mami!  I'm on a research leave in Europe right now, too.  (And also spending an inordinate amount of time with school drop-offs and pick-ups, with my 6 and 9 yo).  My dh was on a trip last week, so I had both drop-offs and pick-ups.  Lots of time on the metro.  Not so much time writing.  

But I HAVE been writing - yay!  CR draft report is almost done.  

Goals:

2/19: Finish up CR draft report and send to colleague  Finished it and emailed it off!

2/20: Write and submit conference abstract Done and submitted

2/21: Outline PV paper, Read thesis project #1 Outline done, but not very well; Finished reading thesis on 2/22

2/22: Read thesis #2; Write 2 paragraphs on PV paper Not done by 2/22

Long-term goals:

PV paper by end of April - I just signed up to submit this to a special issue of a journal, so it has a deadline.  Maybe that means it will get done!

CR report done by mid-March - this also has a deadline!

Rav paper dusted off by end of May - no deadline here, which is why it has dragged on and on

Edited by kaybee - 2/22/13 at 8:38am

[namaste_mom]

Near Term Goals

3/1 Grade HW 2, DONE

3/3 Grade HW 3

3/4-3/7 Write one paragraph each day on CN paper

3/7 SA thesis edits

3/15 TL thesis edits

Long Term goals:

SM and SK papers submitted by beginning of April

IH and AG defend beginning of April

Submit  CN Paper by April 7

Proposals July 6

Submit Lab Manual by July 10

Edited by namaste_mom - 3/13/13 at 5:13pm

[kaybee]

I need to get better about posting.  Ultimately, I think I need to get better about setting goals. 

Goals this week:

3/5: 1 hr on depo; 1 hr on PV; get code working; Make detailed to do lists to better focus time

3/6: Read MB paper; 1 hr on CR report; 1 hr on depo slides; Run code

3/7: 1 hr on CR report; Make figures for CR report; 1 hr on PV/code

3/8: Finish depo slides; Finish CR report - Neither finished, but I did get some good work done on each.  

Overall Goal:

Get better about setting goals. 

Oops - set better goals, eh?

3/11: Depo slides; CR 30 min; PV 1 hr

3/12: PV (first!) 1 hr; Finish CR report; Finish depo slides

3/13: PV 2 hrs; Assemble model results - model still not working properly

3/14: Forgot to make goals here - oops

3/15: Read/comment on TF manuscript; PV 1hr; Depo slides 30 min

Edited by kaybee - 3/15/13 at 2:21am

[namaste_mom]

I've good at setting goals, I'm just not good at reaching those goals   :)

I was doing pretty good this semester until my husband tells me two weeks ago that he wants to buy a house right then. We made an offer that night (we were not looking for a new house). The inspection negotiation is finished and we are closing mid-April. I just spent the past two days packing boxes so that we can get our house ready to sell. This has put a stop to all my work productivity, as I have to get the house ready before I leave on April 7 for a month in the field. Yeah, I won't be here for the closing and possibly the moving and selling of the current house.  I have a permanent eye twitch and a knot in my shoulder because of this. I know we will be happier in the end so I'm trying to think of the end result.

3/14 and 3/15 grade those HW's I've been putting off because I hate to grade!!!

I'll come up with new goals for the next week over the weekend when I see where we are at getting the house ready.

[namaste_mom]

Next week is spring break - hoping to tackle lots of my outstanding writing issues next week!

[namaste_mom]

Monday - two proposal reviews DONE

Tuesday - review for journal DONE

Wed. - Grade 4 HW sets Graded two out of the 4

Thurs - drive to AT DONE

Friday - poster, couch,DONE grad student reviews Still need to do

Weekend - grade two more HW

                  work on poster

                  grad student work reviews

                  discussion grading

Edited by namaste_mom - 3/29/13 at 6:06pm

[kaybee]

Great progress, D!

We left town (and internet-land) for spring break.  Very refreshing.  Came home to a pile of work though.

Here are my goals this week:

1. Read and respond to M's thesis draft

2. Finish edits on Terr ms (just accepted with minor revisions!)

3. Finish presentation for Tuesday meeting - DONE

4. Read T's thesis for Friday defense - DONE

5. Compile questions on A's thesis for Wed defense DONE

6. Write reference letter - DONE

7. Finish presentation for conference next week

It's a week of meetings and defenses, but I plan to get other things done, too. 

Edited by kaybee - 4/3/13 at 11:08pm

[namaste_mom]

YEAH!! on getting that manuscript accepted with only minor revisions, kaybee!! [that reminds me I forgot to look at the proofs for one of mine, oops, add that to the list]

After this weekend I am basically out of internet contact for the rest of April - international field work in a remote region so I have been preparing for that.

Things TO DO before I leave:

1. Review Proofs for paper DONE

2. List of things to do for interim GPD (I still didn't get this done, will do it by email) DONE

3. 1st rewrite of GP Handbook (in TB)

4. Grade remaining 4 HWs (in VA) two out of four are done

5. Finish posterDONE

6. Edit A.'s proposal (this one either, will do it by email) DONE

7. Prepare for MG dissertation defenseDONE

8. Write labs for prepayment of samples

9. Read Discussion PapersDONE

10. Review SK Paper

11. Read BL thesis

12. Read MC DP I don't even know what this acronym stands for now

12. Start FARDONE

13. Finish FAR DONE

14. Finish Taxes DONE

Blue Color means it has to be done by Monday April 8

Edited by namaste_mom - 4/14/13 at 5:58am

[namaste_mom]

Kaybee if you are going to EGU, look me up. I'll be there on Thursday and Friday (11, 12)

[kaybee]

Originally Posted by namaste_mom 

Kaybee if you are going to EGU, look me up. I'll be there on Thursday and Friday (11, 12)

I will be there.  I will try and find you.  My talk is Thursday morning.

[namaste_mom]

Can you give me session number and time. I'll try and be there. I will be at the conference on Th and F. On Friday I'm chairing an oral session. On Thursday night, I am chairing a poster session. I'll the one with Himalayan-Karakorum-Tibetan in the title.

PM if you want to give the info that way. I'll try to check from the hotel.

[namaste_mom]

TO DO BY May 3:

1. 1st rewrite of GP Handbook

2. Finish grading 2 HWs

3. Write 4 labs for prepayment of samples

4. Edit SK Paper

5. Read BL thesis

6. Read MC diss proposal

7. Read RH thesis

[kaybee]

Ok, back to planning...

This week:

1. Finish edits on Terr paper and submit. Submitted to co-authors for final comments.

2. Finish MW's thesis

3. Spend 2 hrs/day on Pin paper on W/Th/F Forgot W was short; Th 1 hr

4. Review 1 G ms

5. Spend 2 hrs/day on Pin code on W/Th/F Th 1 hr

6. Finish proposal review

7. Read MB's thesis proposal

8. Finish GN's thesis draft

Great to see you at EGU last week, D!

Edited by kaybee - 4/19/13 at 5:06am

[namaste_mom]

TO DO BY May 3:

1. 1st rewrite of GP Handbook

2. Finish grading 2 HWs

3. Write 4 labs for prepayment of samples

4. Edit SK Paper

5. Read BL thesis

6. Read MC diss proposal

7. Read RH thesis

Back from the field, I finished about half of what I should have done. Student in #4 didn't give me the paper.  Leaving again for the field in 2 weeks. I'll soon post another to do list to get done before I leave.

Kaybee - I enjoyed meeting you also. When do you return to the states?