I’ve been a little quiet lately, and it seems that my absence from the digital world has been noticed. I guess that when people expect…
I won’t keep you long today because I’m just way too excited to blather on and on about my dreams of earning a PhD. Instead,…
Waiting has got to be one of the hardest things in the world when your entire future depends on the outcome. But waiting is what…
I’ve just completed an application for another PhD studentship and have realised that I am running out of options and opportunities now. In fact, there…
You may recall that I made an enquiry about a PhD studentship back in May and that I was a bit uncertain about how it would…
I am losing hope. Bit by bit, moment by moment. It is a painful process because I fear that my continued loss of hope will…
As most people do, I have bad dreams from time to time – the bothersome little dreams that haunt you all day long: Showing up to a…
I took a bit of a self-esteem stumble after being pushed by some hurtful words over the weekend. I really let the words get to…
From the beginning of my university career, my goal has been to get my PhD. It was a no-brainer, really. I love school, I love…
I have just learned that I was unsuccessful in my application for a full-tuition scholarship from the University of Glasgow. I am, to say the least,…
As part of Monday’s fun video shoot, I had to pretend to be hard at work doing academic-y stuff. So I sat and scribbled away in…
Today was a very different – and very fun! – day for me because I got to be a big important film star for the day. There were script…
For several weeks now, I have been afraid of the post. If I’m at home when it arrives, I dread walking over to pick it…
Well, it would seem that yesterday’s story about my fantastic opportunity to cross the Atlantic in a hot air balloon was believed by at least a few…
When I was accepted to my PhD programme, I went straight to work trying to determine how I would pay for it all. After all, the three-year…
Home is a hard place for me to define; more so as I don’t know where I will be living over the next few months – and…
I’m going to delve into a short(ish) stream of consciousness for a bit here because there’s a lot on my mind that I’ve wanted to share, but…
I have finally done it! I have finally started selling my swirls! As you likely know by now, I have been swirling for nearly three years. (Thankfully,…
Right now, my thoughts are all about money; lots and lots and lots of money. Not in a materialistic way, but in a practical way.…
Remember how I told you that I submitted my first PhD application? And that I was a little concerned that I wouldn’t get accepted? Well, that…