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Originally Posted by laneysprout
I'd love to do a bead swap!
And Lizzy, if you send me a PM with your addy, I'd also love to be part of the care package brigade. Maybe we can coordinate dates, so she's not getting everything at once?
Megan, how in the world did you finish writing your diss. with a little one? I am feeling completely overwhelmed. I still have reading to do, and I'm teaching a few afternoons, and when I'm home I am busy with Iris. By the time she's asleep at night, I'm exhausted and just want to catch up on emails and MDC
(um, and now probably facebook, too
. I need details, please!!!! Help me figure this out!
BTW, I am holding "office hours" right now, but since no one ever comes I'm using this time to do the above, when I really should be working
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I'll PM you about LizzyQ.
As for the dissertation, I was not writing with a LO (did m exams and such during ds1 first year). My kid was about 4 during writting. That said I have some possibly helpful things that I did.
1. Set small goals and go out of your way to always met or exceed them. For example, write 2-3 pages on xyz or read ch 3 of xtz and then don't let yourself off.
2. Along with one, break all tasks down into small pieces.
3. Set aside work time (2 hour slots usually work, a little less if needed for nursing or a little more if she can take it). I think 2-3 hours works best because you need to get on it and be focused and then quit - you don't have time to be slow and unproductive.
4. Use your work time only for the diss and be very disciplined about not doing ANY THING ELSE. Seriously, no grading papers, emailing people, looking at conference cfps, etc. Only the diss and always do #1.
5. Have rewards. Whatever it is - a tv show, MDC, going out for dinner, watching a movie with dh, etc. Make sure you have time off where you celebrate not working and relax away from the diss.
6. Work out when possible. It gives you more energy and I think creates more mental clarity. Take Iris for power walks or do mommy and me yoga or what not, especially before a work session. This helps also.
7. Everything you don't have to do (like committees or meetings, student work, volunteer time that is not with Iris, etc) drop it. Don't sign up for email lists. Don't volunteer for anything (unless you can always do it with Iris and it brings you joy).
Alright, I think those are Megan's 7 rules
And, in violation of #7, I'd love to read what you are working on (and I have a paper I think you might find interesting that I wrote on reproduction/procreation). Perhaps we can email each other ann talk theory instead of mommy