I am actually writing this a few days in advance of October, as another visit from family is keeping me quite busy. I didn’t realize how much of my ‘leisure’ time is devoted to my various pursuit until I feel a sense of panic setting in that I haven’t quite done all my readings, or made any progress in editing papers and grant proposals for review submissions. However, I think that my time management is really paying off, as I am really panicking about not being ahead, not actually being behind. Note to readers: this is the down side of using stress as a motivator; it’s really hard to turn off, especially when you don’t need it.
This month, the focus is on applying to the SSHRC Master’s Grant, developing a research design for my ethnographic project in Prof. Hartel’s class, editing a paper for review at the Journal of Community Informatics, and getting my feet wet as a research team member in my first consultant gig as an “information professional”. My reading course for next semester with Prof. Mai has been approved as well, but I’ve got plenty on my plate already. That’s the nutshell version, here’s the expansive version.
