It has been a highly productive day!! I have been working consistently since 10am and have completed a first cut of my Conclusion Chapter. This means I have a few days to edit before I send it to my supervisors . More importantly, I am now confident that I will have this chapter submitted before I depart on my vacation in the sun –woohoo!!
This week was ridiculously busy at work and quite stressful in some areas as we are grappling with organizational change. Despite this, I managed to do some very short stints of writing in the evening. I increasingly feel that my ability to write is improving as I let go of over editing and simply get in the practice of writing whether I have 20 minutes or 2 hours.
The other highlight from the week was a good call with my UK supervisor via Skype. We had a detailed conversation about possible examiners and VIVA prep. Between that discussion and the progress that I have made today I am really beginning to feel confident about my August submission deadline. Of course, I recognize that there is tons to do, but so far I am hitting my milestones. If I complete the last chapter in March as per my plan, I can really focus on doing significant improvements in April and May. I will then have a very strong draft before summer. Keep keeping on!!