My laptop battery has about 17minutes of power left so I am going to make this a quick post. I started the day with early morning tennis with my girlfriend and then had a quick coffee and scone at one of my favourite coffee shops. I am now at the library and have worked for the past 5 hours. It has been a tough slog, I really struggled with fatigue. Thankfully I am without a car, so I was incented to stay put! I have decided though that I need to take a break because I have a core level of tiredness that is not abating. I am going to take a vacation from research for 1 week in August and again in October. I am contemplating doing a cottage mini-break with my girlfriends in August. In October I have my annual NYC trip with my partner which will be swell.
I have spent much of today reflecting and planning. I now have a lengthy “To Do” list based on actions required from several recent events including: the Henley Colloquium, my preliminary investigation into the LDQ, my meeting with my supervisor, and a meeting with a colleague about my study. I also did a draft deck to present to the organizations that I would like to include in my study. Now that I review this post, I realize that I have accomplished a lot this week, especially given I was still recovering from my UK trip! The other highlight from this week was discovering a “think tank” that focuses on the Credit Union industry and has several research papers that will be useful. All very good.
My partner will arrive shortly and I am thinking dinner and a movie will be a nice close to a full day. Looking forward to church tomorrow morning and then chillaxing all day Sunday!!