I had my last day at the Department of Surgery last week. I had always been adamant that I would not leave my PhD hanging, and I would hand it in on time, but I failed. There is a bit of a trend here to use medical research to boost a job or training application, so a lot of research doesn’t get published, or written up into a thesis. I hate that, and was mainly motivated to finish on time in order to avoid being that sort of student.
However, I have applied for an extension and am now a part-time student with a further 12 months to submit my thesis. I can’t blame this on anyone else, as I was still collecting results for one chapter last week. However, I have only had the first revision of the rest of my draft in the last fortnight. As customary, after a first draft, there are massive revisions required, and I now even have another new chapter to write, combining and comparing some of my existing data.
So I will use the next few months to finish it off, while taking over the role of “At home Mummy” again (at least partially). I am still determined to finish it within the next few months. I am truly tired of examining and writing about pancreatitis, and I feel like putting it behind me.
I have another, more meaningful, motivation as well. In March 2010, we will have a new baby Cuthbertson join our family. This will make us a family of five. Yes, there is definitely only one baby in there. So, I really really need to finish this thesis soon. Before the hormones melt my brain.
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Congratulations!!
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Congratulations and hugs. You are the most fun mom I know- make sure and let the baby know that.
Congratulations!!!
Congrats on the baby, Cris. And good luck with your thesis deadline.
In reply to purplesque: I have no doubt that little Miss/Mr Whatever-alphabet-Cris-Chooses will soon get to know that him/herself 😀
Congratulations, Cris!! That’s wonderful news!! 🙂
OMG Cris, how aewsome! Congrats to you guys!
thats great news! congratulations! im sure MrJ and MsZ will be very delighted in 9 mths’ time!
Thanks to all. We are pretty pleased, obviously.
good luck and tc:)
Oh my goodness!!!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!