I know you are all curious about how the to do list went today:
This was what I wanted to accomplish:
1. Complete results section of paper
2. Go to meeting at 12
3. Swim for 40 min after meeting
4. Complete db assignment #4
5. Skim over and do practice problems from ch 11 + 12 for OPIM
This was what I *DID* accomplish:
1. Complete part of results section of paper, found out I need to rerun one set of models. Thankfully it the ones that won't converge with two intercepts, so it should only take a couple of hours. Annoyingly, I couldn't remote desktop tonight since they're having a power outage at my office building and I had to SHUT DOWN (horrors) my PC for the evening. Therefore instead of completing this tonight while I sleep, it will have to happen tomorrow.
2. Meeting accomplished. It's always weird going to a meeting when you haven't actually spoken to a person other than your husband for the past two days. I felt I wasn't firing on all cylinders. Still, I got all my questions answered and avoided pissing off my PI (I hope) so I'd say it went positively.
3. Swim accomplished. And it was actually a good swim!
4. DB assignment #4 ACCOMPLISHED (praise the lord)
5. Sadly, I only got 1/2 through chapter 11. Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to make up for that. I did however print out last year's exam and solutions. Yay?
For tomorrow:
1. Complete predicted probabilities analysis for bounceback epi paper (should be done when I wake up....)
2. Complete ICU death analysis for resident paper
3. Do problems from ch 11 + 12 (for REALZ this time!)
4. Go for run (briefly) in AM
5. Meet with statistician to discuss margins results
6. Convey keys to prospie (yes I am hosting again this year)
7. Attend woman's MD-PhD event to lure more victims to our program
8. Attend mandatory-optional seminar my department has every Thursday
Dear God I have too much to do (which begs the question: why am I blogging about it??).
As for the exercising -- I've been tempted to cut this too since really. No. Time. But recently I've noticed that I actually feel better if I do at least something from an exercise standpoint most days. Even on days (like today) when I really really don't want to go. I got this advice from someone year ago to work out every day because then even if you accomplish nothing else, at least you will have worked out. I haven't always been so successful at this, but I'm giving it a fresh try again now.
2 Pearls of Wisdom:
I blog when I have way too much to do to. It seems to give me organization and like you say, one more thing checked off the to-do list! I think people are more efficient after working out too, so I'd agree with the person who told you to keep that on your list. Good luck! You can do it! (Or, at least some of it!)
Man, I'm impressed! Getting so much done. Since I took my MCAT I've been sitting around pretty much (and going to work at my lab, but that's just lab stuff i.e. more sitting around). I've been so lazy and unmotivated, I think because I had to be so motivated up until the MCAT. Hopefully I'll be able to get it rolling again for application season!
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