This week I plan to build upon last week's success and continue to read and build my thesis, however, I am also planning to run experiments in the lab. Now this seems like a big step backwards (or at least some kind of step backwards). I just found my groove and here I want to change things up. Here's the deal, while I still have plenty of work to do crafting my dissertation, I still need to finish up in the lab. In a couple weeks there are visitors coming to use our equipment and there are still bugs that I should work out. Also, next month I am headed overseas to work in another lab and I need to make sure I am not only set-up my experiments on the other side of the globe, but also troubleshoot all aspects as necessary. For the most part, this shouldn't be an issue, but it would be silly for me not to fine tune my methods in a familiar setting.
So, this week I plan to balance my time between my thesis (the writing part) and working in the lab. The challenge here is how much I enjoy the lab and how easy it is to get sucked into the hands on part of my job. My hope is the momentum I've built over the past couple weeks will help draw me back to my desk so I can still move forward with my draft.
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