Well! NEWSCOMI keeps sending out more and more announcements about end-of-term meetings, votes, award ceremonies, and on and on. If you haven't been running one of these, or on the speech-making or receiving end of an award, you've probably been deleting these messages and trying to get on with your work. But please keep in mind that next week (28 April) we will be having our own party here at the Ad Hoc Research Support Group of NEWSCOMI. Remember, we said back on 15 January, "We'll have fifteen goal-setting weeks, a mid-term check-in on session goals, and a final 'party' reporting on session goals on 28 April."
(In view of the limited support we get from the institution, it would be handy if we could get some volunteers to bring snacks and drinks next weekend, though I may be able to coax some lemon bars and tea out of the catering staff to get us started; our most helpful adminicritters don't like citrus flavors, so I think I can score their share of the lemon bars. Please add your food/drink offers to your comments.)
Nonetheless, we have one more week for setting goals and trying to meet them! And thanks to Dean Tabitha (may her tail grow ever fluffier), we have a limited number of Time-Turners available for checkout. Of course you may wish to offer her some treats in appreciation for the loan! Probably some flavor other than salmon would be desirable, as salmon tends to have, er, unfortunate results on digestion in the Dean's office.
So, what magic would you like to achieve this week? What magical assistance do you have or desire? Is there anyone for whom you can work magic? Let us know in the comments, along with how you did on last week's goals.
Last week's goals:
Daisy
Paper revisions, seriously…
Start other paper revisions
Planning meeting for new paper
Clean up all teaching samples
Mark exams and submit all grades
Exercise x5
Dame Eleanor Hull
Have fun
Get enough exercise without wearing myself out
Make it to the airport on time
Unpack, laundry, sort mail, take stock
heu mihi
OBE?
JaneB
** self care: Daily Journalling, physical care through
movement and food choices and Boring Stuff, care for my environment through
routine tasks, adding in a couple of less routine tasks and paperwork type
tasks like financial review and finding out about Access to Work scheme
** Fun - read a novel, start a non-fiction book,
knit/crochet, do some art, do some D&D prep, play D&D at least once.
** Work and boundaries - follow up from employment advisor
meeting, maintain boundaries and grey-rock the Interim Head of Dept check in
meeting, do limited work hours (I have three grad student meetings)
** work projects - nothing
Julie
1. Proofs for article - urgent.
2. Online meetings with dissertation students.
3. Finish marking.
4. Review revised journal article.
5. Work on grant application (have blocked out Friday
morning for online writing retreat).
6. Exercise
7. Healthy eating.
8. Important house job.
Susan
1. Really finish the introduction
2. Follow up with people who need to send bibliographies
3. Start looking at Famous Author again.
4. Work in Garden
5. Do something fun
6. Eat/ sleep / move