I only have a few meetings this week but that is a really good thing because I only have this week and then I am away for 3 weeks! I have to finish marking all the assignments that were submitted late and basically let everyone know I wont be available for 3 weeks. Of course there are also a LOT of things that need to happen before my confirmation. I would list them but I think it would make me too angry and anxious. We don’t even have a title for the project. I have not submitted my intention to complete confirmation document because I can’t put a title on it. We have not agreed on a method. We have not agreed on a theoretical perspective. I have just gone ahead and written about phenomenology because I think that’s the most logical perspective for the research questions (that thankfully we did edit and agree on).

I’ve also written a page and a half argument for email interviews as the qualitative method, so help me if I have to change that because my supervisors are not familiar with it as a method I will scream!

I have done some other bits and pieces that I think will be needed. For example, I’ve done a rough draft of the timeline but that will need to be approved by my supervisors. I’ve also saved the invoices for all the books I have purchased ($469.71) and I think that will be the beginning of the budget. I think I will also put in for accommodation and conference tickets with the rest of the budget. Undecided but that is what I would like. I’m just not sure if I can make the case that a conference presentation should be part of my PhD or not!

On another note I have no idea if I have done enough Academic Learning Centre (ALC) hours this term or not! I guess Val will let me know either way at some point! Too late now! I wont have time this week, at least I don’t think so.

So, I intend to post again tomorrow AFTER my PhD meeting but then after that I may not post for around 3 weeks while I am away.