May 1, 2019

Agitated April

 My priorities for this month were to attempt first round analyses of the data that had come in so far and make big progress with writing. I met with statistician at the start of April which gave me a rough idea on what I needed to do. It took me a while to clean up data and work out how to report my outcomes in a table. I realised that it’s going to be some trial and error before I know what’s going to look best.

In terms of writing, I finished writing up Chapter 1 which felt like quite a milestone as I had wanted to get it ready since last December. I also started formatted two of my other chapters and completed my intent to submit form.

In other news, I turned 26 this month. I’m so grateful to everyone who made it special but let’s just say there were some highs and lows even though I have passed the official quarter life crisis. I also travelled to the South Coast during the Easter long weekend which involved lots of good food, beaches and hiking (blog will be up soon). It was really nice to get away and it definitely helped me feel calmer.

Overall, it was a pretty demanding month. I definitely felt like I had my thinking caps on more than usual. My mind keeps racing and goes places. I am finding it difficult to be in the present. I feel rather overwhelmed but let’s hope that I will be able to pull this through on time *positive vibes*

Here are some of my April eats :) I have started investing a bit more time in the kitchen to cook dishes different to the usual. I am really enjoying it; photographing food brings pure joy to my soul!

Cherry tomatoes, spinach, edamame beans and goats cheese
French toast with strawberries and bananas
Avo toast with chilli flakes and lemon
Okra, sweet potato and capsicum
Creamy tomato soup (recipe adapted from Sanitarium)
Porridge with bananas, raspberries and chia
Vegan smoothie bowl with almond milk, bananas and cacao
Sauteed mushrooms, broccoli, red capcisum and cherry tomatoes
Chia pancakes with kiwi, stone fruit and grapes