Someone described this blog as the “Bridget Jones of Doctorates” – I’m (un)reasonably proud of that! Unfortunately (or fortunately for you, dear reader), I have nothing else to say this week because I have been too busy working to have time for anything else. Week 20: read week 19 by clicking …
Found a perfect pictorial example of what my week has been like. Or perhaps this is my attempt at trying out photo elicitation (What?! Shaddap! I’m trying to learn how to speak like an actual doctoral student). Life, you’ve got to laugh in the very face of it….only not for …
My week has been pretty much like the (verbatim) dialogue below, and it’s included on this post as reminder of why I chose this doctorate course – the unit leaders are completely casual about my histrionics: Me to doctorate unit leader: “A research ‘methodology’ is the same thing as an ‘approach’ …
Big shout out to all those working in healthcare and emergency services who have had to sleep at work in order to keep services going – you are all superheroes! Well, other than that thank you anything sensible and scholarly that I was going to say (Me? Hahaha, as if!) has …
This week has had some sad moments. My stepmother told me that my dad (who lovingly felled, peeled and positioned each giant tree that makes up the structure of their log cabin), no longer recognises his perfect home, his sanctuary filled with comfort and love where he happily hermitted for …
This week has been quite exciting in “Doing” a Doctorate world. I passed my first assessment! 5000 words written at doctoral level and I actually did not fail! Amazing. I have been granted permission to conduct research using my pilot virtual reality learning environment (VRLE) with healthcare students at Edith Cowan University …
My EdD cohort is scheduled for a virtual residential today which I am very much looking forward to as I get to meet up with my classmates from all over the world. Modern technology is a wonderful thing. I ran the Coastal half Marathon on Sunday and it was enjoyable …
I’ll be honest (when am I ever anything but?), it’s been a bit of a shit week really. My dad collapsed and was rushed to hospital (he is ‘ok’, thanks for asking), I had way too much work to do and not enough time to do it so worked 12 …
I am in a limbo between finishing my first unit and the next one starting so no Doctorate related news. I went on a jaunt to London this week for the Nursing & Midwifery Genomics Round Table which started off with a 1.5 hour long delay due to multiple problems …
These apple roses are super pretty and fairly easy to make (if you enjoy baking). Method: Make your standard pastry recipe for one crust Slice one apple (skin on) paper thin using the flat blade side of your grater Slice your pastry into 5 cm wide long rectangles Spread thinly …