Tag: life update
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Taking a Break From Reviews
It has dawned on me over the last week or so that I have never taken time away from annafromuni since my first post in May 2023. While I can commend myself for sticking with it and continuing to read, review, and contribute to discussions about books and the literary world, I am realising that…
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Sticking to a Work-Life Balance
I’m sure we are all guilty of leaning toward one side of this dilemma instead of striking that perfect middle ground. After all, life doesn’t pan out how we always think it will, and who knows when things will actually go right with work? As the workload ramps up for my PhD research and life…
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Hello everyone, I hope you are all well. My plan to post every day in December has met its demise. Today marks the start of my family’s Christmas gathering, and I don’t have a book review or discussion post ready for you, nor will I by the end of the day. That’s on me, but…
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PhD Update: Am I A PhD Candidate?
After months of talking about it, telling you the stages I am at and what plans I have, you may be thinking to yourself ‘Anna, how did your presentation go? Are you now a PhD candidate?’ Well, friends, I can confidently say that yes, I am. My presentation went surprisingly well, even though I read…
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No Post Today
Life events have muddled my time management a little so I unfortunately do not have a review or discussion lined up for today and I am heading off on a roadtrip for a wedding in half an hour so I do not have the time to whiz one up. No worries! I will be back…