Winter is upon on! Although not quite snowy Christmas day I was hoping for, we certainly experienced a few stormy and windy days over the festive break. I hope your Christmas dinner went well, ours were slightly chaotic but that's just my family. I certainly enjoyed the company of my brothers and sisters, ,Mum and Dad.
As I sit writing this blog, feeling relaxed over this Xmas break, I can't help wonder what is install for me next year. Come September 2014 will be the time when I will hand in my thesis. I have already been told to start writing 2 or 3 chapters over this break. I can't help but start to feel slightly nervous by the prospect of spending most of my summer indoors writing out a 250 page thesis.
I also have a few conferences lined up next year, most notably the one over in Austin, Texa, USA in September 2014. I have one coming straight up after the new year on 14th,15th January. I will have several training and seminars dedicated specifically to final year PhD students and I am looking forward to attending those workshops.
Then off course I need a job, a moment when you can no longer live, feel or even speak like a student. A moment every PhD student has been dreaded. In most cases, its one of the reasons why some of us do a PhD, so we can avoid getting a proper job. I have started applying to places already, mainly in Intellectual Property jobs as I don't want a career in Lab research, but still want to apply my scientific knowledge. I am sure I will write more about my chosen career path in future blogs so for now I will say no more.
Enjoy the last few moments of 2013, I had a great year and thoroughly enjoyed every month of 2013 so far. I hope 2014 will be a fantastic year for me and for you!
See you soon
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