Day 209: 10/26/2018
I let myself completely loose and indulge today!
I have been under a humungous amount of stress recently because I thought that I had not been productive enough. As a result, a moderate headache visited me every single afternoon for the past week.
Again, like before every supervision meeting takes place, my stress level hiked and I was nervous even more for this 7th meeting. Well, it was a tad better than the 6th supervision and the first TAP meetings though. My body wanted food as my stomach growl whereas my mind was completely occupied with myriad thoughts in preparation for the meeting.
I spent the entire morning creating a list of what I have done or accomplished using the to-do list from the previous meeting as an aid. Also, I skimmed through Hennessy et al. (2016) and a Jan’s book chapter just published last year or so thinking as so I could be sure I would have something to say when Jan and I met.
The meeting went well and I can never thank Jan enough for her endless patience, support and words of encouragement.
After the meeting, it was time to celebrate (somewhat) hard work and effort I had put during the past six weeks. Even though I thought I had not done much, Jan said I was engaged and involved enough for the time being.
Later, I allowed myself to eat a sandwich to fulfill my empty stomach, to drink the second latte of the day in the late afternoon and to leave all the thoughts of work behind for the night. Up until now that I am still up, it is the part of letting loose.
Tomorrow is the day things will gradually go back to normal as how they should be.
Celebratory time is short but always worth it!
10/27/2018 1.11 am.
Edited 10/28/2018 12.34 am.
