August Goals

1. Main goal: Fix sleep schedule.
2. Keep going to physio.
3. Start going to stretch class regularly (2x/week).
4. Make appt for therapist. (Write or call her back to make appointment.)
5. Go to medical appt. Choose best BC.
6. Keep cooking for the week every Sunday. (All but the Sundays I was away travelling!)
7. Back up home laptop.
8. August pampering: Going home is pampering enough. Plus--I took an impromptu ski trip!
9. Figure out tracking system for moods, weight, exercise, sleep, hormones.
   
10. Figure out flight back from US next May/June & work out road trip.  
11. Make list of things needed to buy in the US. 
12. Pack up and visit home. 
13. Visit stardome on a clear night and use telescopes to view the night sky. Nope
14. As many days as possible:
1. meditate
2. stretch/kgs/plank/situps/pushups/weights/splits
3. SPF & night cream
4. take vitamins
5.  review goals
6. floss

PhD/Work Stuff:

1. Meet/get guidance: Meet PhD supervisors once mid-month.
2. Pack up office for move. 
3. Fieldwork: Plan and organise to take samples first week of August.
   
4. Write: 
1. Outline paper #1 (Intro/lit review/methods/results).
2. Finalise and submit grant proposal #2
   
5. Analyze: Skype call collaborators to figure out how to process data collected in December.
6. Organize: 
1. clean out pen data storage to make room/archive deleted pencasts on PC. 
2. Set up ExpanDrive on both my laptop and work computers. Half done! Transferring files now. Just work computer...
7. Labwork: Pick and start prepping samples from all sites. Labs close in August but get as much work done as possible. Visit lab to make sure they have all my equipment required.
8. Communicate: Keep up with Twitter. Write 1 blog post about my fieldwork/labwork. Take tons of pictures of samples. Prep for outreach event(s).

July Goals: Oof

I am the worst. Behold:

July Goals

1. Main goal: Fix sleep schedule. NOPE
2. Meditate/deep breathing a few minutes. SOMETIMES
3. Make physio appt for numb toe/shoulder issues. YEP
4. Make appt for therapist. NOPE. MADE CONTACT, THOUGH.
5. Make chicken soup. Keep cooking for the week every Sunday. YEP!
6. Go to one work out class. YEP!
7. Float tank/bday pampering. :) SORTA. PAMPER BUT NOT FLOAT TANK
8. Figure out tracking system for moods, weight, exercise, sleep, hormones. SORTA. GETTING BETTER AT NOTICING AND WRITING THINGS DOWN...
9. Figure out flight back from US next May/June & work out road trip. SORTA. STILL WORKING THIS OUT.
10. Xfer everything to old phone til I get a chance to fix new phone. Research new phones in case new phone can't be fixed.  YEP
11. Open up laptop and blow it out with air duster. YEP

PhD/Work Stuff:

1. Meet/get guidance: Meet PhD supervisors once mid-month. YEP
2. Update my CV, LinkedIn, Twitter, blog, staff page, and Researchgate profiles for work. YEP
3. Fieldwork: Plan and organise to take samples towards end of month. YEP. 1 MORE TRIP TO GO IN AUGUST.
4. Write: 
1. Outline paper #1 (Intro/lit review/methods/results). NOPE
2. Finalise grant proposal #2 (up to supervisor to do so, is out of my hands!). SORTA! SUPERVISOR IS PUTTING TOGETHER FINISHING TOUCHES, I'LL REVIEW IT AND WE'LL SEND IT IN AUGUST.
5. Analyze: Learn how to process data from December. NOPE. IS TOO DIFFICULT, WE ARE COLLABORATING WITH PEEPS IN AUSTRALIA, WHO WILL WRITE A CODE TO GET THIS DONE.
6. Organize: 
1. make schedule to prep for conference #1. SORTA
2. clean out pen data storage to make room/archive deleted pencasts on PC. NOPE
3. Set up ExpanDrive on both my laptop and work computers. NOPE
7. Labwork: Pick and start prepping samples from sites #1, #2, and #3 & #4. NOPE
8. Communicate: Keep up with Twitter. YEP

Sigh. I am seriously the worst. Yet again my sleep schedule is #1 on my list and I don't follow through! I am so frustrated with myself. I've tried everything I can think of. I am super tired from about 4 am til about 9 pm, then I get a huge kick of energy that keeps me up til all hours. I need to either figure out a way to be productive on this schedule or figure out a way to change it to a normal schedule.