Moving on, finding new challenges

// August 31st, 2009 // Family

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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    August 31st, 2009 at 16:09

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  2. dragonfly Says:

    August 31st, 2009 at 19:00

    Congratulations!!

  3. purplesque Says:

    August 31st, 2009 at 20:55

    :)

    Congratulations and hugs. You are the most fun mom I know- make sure and let the baby know that.

  4. rlbates Says:

    August 31st, 2009 at 21:54

    Congratulations!!!

  5. Vijay Says:

    August 31st, 2009 at 22:53

    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 :D

  6. Carrie (LizzPiano on Twitter) Says:

    September 1st, 2009 at 05:19

    Congratulations, Cris!! That’s wonderful news!! :)

  7. Tara Says:

    September 1st, 2009 at 09:40

    OMG Cris, how aewsome! Congrats to you guys!

  8. jeff Says:

    September 1st, 2009 at 10:42

    thats great news! congratulations! im sure MrJ and MsZ will be very delighted in 9 mths’ time!

  9. Cris Says:

    September 1st, 2009 at 13:26

    Thanks to all. We are pretty pleased, obviously.

  10. brocasarea Says:

    September 16th, 2009 at 21:14

    good luck and tc:)

  11. inoriz Says:

    October 31st, 2009 at 13:18

    Oh my goodness!!!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!

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