This month was a one hell-of-a-month for me. I still had a lot of work left to do from the major revisions of one of my old papers which took me a really long time. I was trying really hard to finish this because we had a deadline. But then, I got caught in the last wave of flu. I don’t get sick very often, but when I do, it’s really bad. I would’ve liked to take some time off to recover, but I knew I needed to push myself to meet the deadline. Working during that time wasn’t easy, it was tough. There were times where I struggled a lot, but I refused to give up. I ended up working from home for two days which helped me work and recover at the same time.
The next task was revising my other paper which was nearly done. I hadn’t worked on this for a while, so I had sort of forgotten what I was up to. The good thing was I did a writing workshop this month where I used this paper as an example. I found this to be incredibly useful because it helped me get into the mindset again. It took me just under two weeks to prepare my second draft.
Finally, I was ready to start my new paper. It will be quite different from my previous papers because there will be lots of statistics and data analyses. I think I have made a good start so far as I have done some introductory background reading. But there are so many things I have no idea about, but I feel like I’m ready to tackle the hurdles now!
Overall, it has been a productive, super intense month but I’m happy with what I have accomplished because I managed to work on three papers (this is a first for me)!
Here are all my August eats :)
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Teriyaki tofu and mix vege stir-fry |
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Lentil and bulgur kofte with dukkah |
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Snow pea, okra and cashew stir-fry |
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Danish pastries with custard and almonds |
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Crispy skinned salmon and pumpkin with dukkah |
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Oat pancakes with ricotta and strawberries |
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Sweet potatoes and ricotta cannelloni |
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Eggplant and ricotta bake |
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Chicken (marinated with tikka masala and yoghurt) and veggie bake |
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Green split pea and carrot curry |
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Zucchini and avocado slice |
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Chocolate dipped strawberries |