Life of a Book Nerd

“Nothing is a mistake. There’s no win and no fail. There’s only make.” ~ Corita Kent

1st March 2022 Well what a busy few months it has been. I’m experiencing exactly what it is like to be an early career professional researcher. I had my first official PhD document due on the 1st February! This was a summary report on the project I will be doing with a little bit of background information, why it is important and introducing the methodology too. I will be classifying the…

“Research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I’m doing.” ~ Wernher von Braun

18th September 2021 I really suck at keeping you all updated and for that I am sorry. I’m going to try an summarise the last 3.5 months as best I can from memory… which hasn’t proved to be very reliable these days but here we go. So exam season started at the end of May. I only had one exam but a load of assignments due around the same time so obviously that meant I had very little time in…

Never let a computer know you’re in a hurry

27th May 2021 So once again it has been a while since I have posted, and what a rollercoaster this time has been. In the last month I’ve had more technical issues than I can count, lockdown restrictions have begun to be lifted and I have been absolutely swamped with uni work that I’ve slept so little and I swear I’m beginning to hallucinate. Whoever thought pulling an all-nighter was still a…

7th April Well the return to university is looking more likely now! I can’t believe I’ve been here since December when I had only planned on staying for the 2 week holiday. (COVID obviously didn’t want me to return to the UK.) I now just need to actually book my travel… which being a last minute person I still haven’t done. I’ve still got a week and a half… right? As much as I love being at…

Stress, Stress and Even More Stress

4th February 2021 Well it has been quite sometime since I have last checked in with you all, so may I say a very belated HAPPY NEW YEAR. It has been non-stop for me since my last post, from travelling home for Christmas on the 11th of December to just finishing up deadlines and exams now. It has been a hell of a couple of months and I have been up to my eyeballs in work that I am surprised I…

It’s okay to not be okay

6th December 2020 So, I’m having a week of self-doubt at the moment. Constantly questioning whether coming to Sheffield was a good idea. Or whether I can actually succeed in my degree. I think it’s important to share these down times, not just for my own benefit but for those out there who are facing similar problems of their own. Restarting by masters degree at 23 is actually really scary. My…

“Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and to have her nonsense respected.” ~ Charles Lamb

4th December 2020 Well its been a while since I last posted anything and, for those who are following me on my journey, I am sorry it has taken so long to update you all! It has been an extremely stressful month and a bit! I am completely swamped with my classes, I have a bunch of reading to do as well as keep on track of my assignments. The good news is I have now offically met my coursemates!…

20th – 26th October

Well its been a busy week attending orientation meetings online and getting ready for my first class today.

So this week, I had my induction meetings with the important department staff , a meeting with the head of Astrophysics and then again with my personal tutor (who just has to be the head of the department… talk about intimidating). I was curious about how these…

Opening the door to the next big thing

19th October

Well that’s it, as of 1 minute ago, I have officially completed my registration at the University of Sheffield!

Honestly, after the last two weeks of panicking due to some financial mistake, I wasn’t sure I was ever going to get everything sorted in time for my induction tomorrow! But alas, everything has now been resolved and I can begin my next adventure!

I have selected…

The magic in new beginnings is truly the most powerful of them all.” ~ Josiyah Martin

11th October

I’m here! Just got the keys to my student accomodation and finally figured out how to connect to the internet! I mean it would really suck if I didn’t have any WIFI right?!?

Well, I’m super thankful that there was no wind this morning, so I had a wonderful smooth sailing over to Liverpool, even arriving a good half hour early – which is super unusual, for those who don’t know…

“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” ~ A.A. Milne

October 12th – October 10th

Leaving home is always really hard for me as I am super close with my family. Everytime I leave, I cry like a baby, earning me funny looks from strangers as I board the boat; and I am sure tomorrow morning will be no different.

Knowing I’ll be leaving tomorrow, I always try to spend a few days seeing the family before I go, and try and get out and visit the some…