Procrastinating

Categories: swansea

Tags: Uni, Shifts

Date: 31 March 2007 18:04:09

I thought I'd come and say hello and give you an update, because I haven't done for a while and I've got loads of work I should be doing...

So what have I been up to? Mostly work. I've been doing night shifts this week, which went well, but knackered me out for a few days. I am however, getting a lot better at sleeping during the day. When I started doing them, I only slept for a few hours the following morning and then I'd get up and do something in the afternoon. But this time I just stayed in bed and slept for longer! After the first night I slept from 7.30-3ish! After the last night, of course, I had to make myself get up earlier, so that I would be able to sleep the following night. These shifts seem crazy at first, but you get used to them. And nights are generally quieter - even if you haven't got less work to do, there are less distractions and random people around!

Today I'm trying to do everything that I won't have time to do in the next week. Which isn't really working as well as planned. To do list today was:
* Write about 500 words for dissertation - half done, need to do some more, but need to do the next thing on the list first!
* Read as much as necessary from 3 books - turned out not to be as much as 3 whole books, only the odd bits which need reading, but it hasn't really been done. Read about a page...
* Buy birthday presents and cards for 2 family members - done
* Make house look presentable for family turning up - half done, need to do some washing up later

As you can see, I've done better on the not-work items. My dissertation is getting there, but very slowly. I just don't have the motivation for it whilst I'm working full time on the ward. But after today I'm in work for 3 days (12 hour shifts), I've got my entire family invading the Gower so will have to spend time with them this week, then I'm busy with the Easter vigil and going to London, and then I'm back in work for 4 days! I know that after today, I won't have hardly anytime to work on my dissertation, for about 2 weeks. So I really need to get on with it now. After those 2 weeks, I'll have finished my placement, so I can get on with it then, when I'm not traveling around the country! I *should* get it done on time. I just need a bit more motivation and a little less procrastination.