Week in review: 28 September-4 October

This week was a mix of emotions.  On the one hand, I continued to make progress in the lab, I tied up a number of PGSA "loose ends" and I nearly completed my weekly to do list.  However, stresses from finances, visa renewals and upcoming travel have negated my positivity.  I've been going to work this week, charging ahead, but I felt like I was in a funk.  I've talked before about the ups and downs of PhD studies and I am not too concerned about the past few days as I figure it was just a "low" week.  Despite my mood, I was able to keep on task as I had a thought out to do list.  And looking back, this list was possibly doubly effective... not only did it keep me focused on work, but ticking jobs off the list helped (in a small way) to improve my attitude.