My lethargy in writing and posting this month's
goals is something of a reflection of my current ambivalence towards work. Partly, it's that I don't have many externally imposed deadlines at the moment (except of course the big one) so it's harder for me to prioritize what I should be working on. Partly, it's that big looming arrival and the time off after it making it harder for me to feel committed to long-term projects. Partly, it's that work is taking more and more of my available energy to accomplish less and less and I just want to be at home putzing around my house. And finally, it's that a couple of things have been pushed off for several months now and I think I'll feel better when I finally put them to bed.
So here's the list:
- finish and submit next paper to journal (the one I was going to submit in October)
- review paper for journal (done, but late)
- Get the pre-postdoc data and take a look at it (also on the list from last month)
- QC and compile data from 2005-2006 for submittal to funder (new task, external deadline)
- develop plan for "unfunded mandate" work now that we're committed to presenting it in June (lingering on the list from last month)
- apply for jobs due in December, January, and early February
1 comments:
Just keep in mind that you might not get everything done while you're practicing being a new mother... It seems like you'll have all this free time - and you might well get a lot done while the wee one is napping - but you'll also have days where you wake up and just want to curl up on the couch with him/her and do nothing. Don't feel guilty about those days!
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