This month has been pretty intense. I set myself a large number of goals, both professional and personal. I probably made more progress on my professional ones which is still a good thing. My tasks this month included preparing two posters for a symposium and an international conference. I love making posters, but they can be so fiddly and always end up taking way longer than I plan. Unfortunately, I could only present one in person as the other one was in Argentina.
In other news, I have been working on redoing some stats analyses and have also started recruiting for next round of focus groups. The other important milestone from this month was delivering my first ever lecture. I had to step in to cover for someone so I only learnt about it last minute. I was pretty comfortable in a tutorial setting but preparing for a lecture took a lot of effort and I ended up spending an entire weekend reading. Happy to say though, it ended up being a great experience. I am glad I took up the opportunity.
Overall, it has been a very busy month, filled with some new milestones. Unfortunately, new responsibilities come with longer hours. It has left me feeling a little burnt out and has severely hindered my PhD progress and work-life balance. But let’s hope I can adjust and things will settle down soon!
Here are all my September eats :)
Strawberry clafoutis to celebrate mumma’s return :)
Roast pumpkin, feta and sage tart with silvered almonds (a HelloFresh meal)
Broccolini + balsamic vinegar + baby spinach
A veggie-based pasta dish with broccolini, beans and capsicum
Cottage cheese on toast + pumpkin + broccolini + spinach
Almond, coconut and chia seed porridge
Stir-fry using capsicum, zucchini, carrots and broccolini
Daddy’s favourite plain vanilla cake for Father’s Day :)
Ciabatta with chicken and halloumi and salad
Egg noodles with zucchini, broccoli, capsicum and carrots
Stir-fry veggies, leftover chicken and bread
Eggplant and mushroom lasagne, topped with parmesan
Porridge with strawberries, blueberries and apple
Curried pumpkin on sourdough and salad
Leftover banana waffles and cottage cheese on sourdough
Cottage cheese on olive oil and garlic sourdough, topped with a sunny-side
Morning snack with apples, strawberries, tomatoes and carrot
Pesto halloumi burger with baked potato wedges (a HelloFresh meal)
Indonesian fried rice (a HelloFresh meal)
