I have just completed a very solid draft of my Competency Development Plan and I feel terrific. I started the day with a really nice breakfast with a very good friend of mine and decided to opt out of heading to the library because it was snowing heavily. Instead I hunkered down at a local coffee shop and have had a VERY focused five hour stint. Thankfully I know the staff very well and so don’t feel like I over-stayed my welcome. That said, I don’t think I can stomach another coffee or tea for a few days!!
During the work week I collected additional competency assessment data, worked on some analysis, and made some minor additions to the paper. Today I spent the bulk of the day undertaking additional analysis and creating graphs. The analysis is not advanced by any means, but it is an indicator of how I have progressed as a researcher because I was able to leverage analytical thinking and tools that I did not possess before. This not only feels good but is valuable because the analysis has added credence to the arguments in paper. OK, I am going to stop now because I don’t want to gush. I will be in full edit mode during the upcoming week and hope to have a very solid second draft by next Saturday. I will then focus on finalizing the paper and creating a plan for the Pilot Study.
It is clearly time to leave, it is now dark outside! I think I am flying solo tonight because my partner has other plans, so I am going to treat myself to something tasty for dinner and may head out to a film.