Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Life: stress of papers

Life:
I just want to scream, I know I have to finish my Masters Course Work up but have no motivation, I just want to go back to bed. It is 11am and I can think of a million other things I can do that have nothing to do with writing up papers.

  1. Case Study (1,500-2,500 words)
    1. I have my case study outlined and the Introduction done for the most part. I am just having a hard time doing the paper. The case study I chose was one that was dealing with bereavement on a palliative care unit. But every time i get into it I am reminded of my own loss and am having a hard time working though it.
  2. Leaflet (1,500-2,500 Words)
    1. The leaflet I have yet to design and the 2500 word description of it just seems like a daunting task. Although I think diet and exercise is what my leaflet is going to be on.
  3. Qualitative (1,500-2,500 words)
    1. My qualitative paper dealing with post-partume depression hasnt even been started but I have picked put some of the themes I can use.
  4. Quantitative (4,500-5,000 words)
    1. My quantitative paper: Well I have done all the steps but have decided to go back into SPSS and redo all the work and write it out as I am doing the problems.
  5. Negotiated essay (3,000-3,500 Words for part one and 500-1,000 words for part two)
    1. The essay I have decided will be on stress all I have is some research that has been done
    2. The reflection cant even start until I finish the essay.
  • Dissertation (10,000-15,000 Words)
    • Well I am having the most trouble with the analysis of the data I have collected, I feel like I shot myself in the foot with this and it is stressing me out to the extrems
When I look at all the work I have to do it swallows me and I feel as if I am suffocating and dont know how to stop it. If I just take it one day at a time and one assignment at a time then maybe it might be easier. So that is what I will do. I will not try and plan out when it all has to be done because when I start to think about it the suffocating feeling comes back. So today Case study...wish me luck


Monday, January 21, 2013

Stephanie Plum Book: 
So the 11 book has ranger turning off the camera in the shooting range. I did not find this book that great the second time I read it through, Morelli ends up injured and it just doesnt have the action or life as some of the other ones.

Cooking:
I tried a new recipe tonight and it was amazing. 
Cheese Quesadillas:
1/2 cup fresh grated Mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup Pepper Jack cheese grated
2 Tortillas 
Salsa
Sour Cream

Mix the cheese. Put a frying pan on med heat. Make sure you add a small amount of oil to the pan. Put one Tortilla in the bottom of the pan, put some of the cheese on one side of the tortilla and add a small amount of salsa and sour cream. Fold over the free side of the tortilla so it covers the ingredients. Let cook about a minute then flip to heat the other side. Let other side also cook for about 1 minute or until bottom is brown. 
When finished plate and add Salsa and Sour Cream.

This recipe was really good, the pepper jack cheese gives the Quesadillas a bit of a bite but the sour cream helps to reduce some of the heat. It was a nice simple dinner. I also had beans and rice on the side. 

Life:
Life is going alright, am having a hard time finishing my thesis and last bits of other papers I have to finish up. Am fighting off depression this week. Tom-Tom's passing is still not easy to deal with even though he died in October, having not been there when he passed...I loved him so much and miss him terribly, the only thing I can bring myself to do is lay in bed and read but even that isnt helping. Last night it made it worse as I finished the last Hunger Game Book, The Mocking Jay. I found it so hard to even get through the last couple chapters as they had to deal with death. Hopefully this week goes better than the last...  

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

not feeling great

Feel so sick, guess i shouldn't have eaten one and a half boxes girl scout cookies... will be drinking
Peppermint tea to help sooth my stomach ache and nausea, I just love celestial seasoning tea <3

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Stephanie Plum 10&17

This past week I have read both the 10th and 17th book over again. 

So I could not remember the book in which Stephanie Plum got the 'eye' from Grandma Bella so I looked through the books and final figured out that it was book 17. Stephanie sleeps with both Ranger and Morelli in this one. Stephanie also has a killer gifting her bodies so it is a bit odd. Although once you figure out who the killer is you wanna smack yourself for not realizing it sooner. The dead bodies do pile up in this one as well as the car death. 

This book is one of the better ones although I kinda wish you had more interaction with Ranger. This book took me a week to read the first time and 2 days this past time. Although I must warn you I just read the book, I didn't do much else. After reading it that fast I have gotten bored with it. 

The 10th book is one of my favorites because Stephanie finds Rangers Apartment and crashes without permission. Also Ranger proves to be a gentlemen, although I was hoping he would not show such restraint. 
 
Now I am going back through the Stephanie Plum books to find out which book Stephanie and Ranger end up doing the dead in the "elevator?" or in his "office" and he has to fob the camera off so that his guys are not watching. I know it was after book 10 but I do not think it was in the latest book. 

So I am on a mission... 

First post

Today is a new day, as this is a new year I will do my best to post once a week Post will include books I am reading, movies I have seen, food ( both recipes and critics about restaurants as well as dishes I have made at home), knitting/crocheting, how the puppy is doing and tips I have found that work or don't work, it will also include an update on how life is treating me.