Hello everyone. I hope you're all feeling well and that you're studies are going well (if you're a student that is). It seems that I forgot to blog yesterday, this was probably due to the fact that I was busy and very stressed at the same time. Yesterday was the day that I realised that I only have just over a month at uni until majority of my work has to be handed in, including my dissertation.
Yesterday, I was happily working on the results section for my dissertation and realised that one of the statistical tests I did just didn't seem right at all. I started to panic and tried similar (but slightly different) statistical tests to see if I could pinpoint where I'd went wrong. In my state of panic I emailed one of the psychology demonstrators, who replied to my emails pretty quickly and gave me some general advise and things to think about when carrying out statistical tests. It's a good job that I emailed the guy because the realisation hit me that for that particular test (and a few others) I'm actually working with ordinal data not ratio data, therefore ANOVA wouldn't have been a suitable statistical test to carry out anyway. I found the appropriate tests last night and carried some of them out, but then decided to quit with the statistics and do some transcription instead. I went to bed feeling quite stressed but I've woke up in a motivational mood.
Realising that I only have until around April 12th at University saddens me a little bit. The best three years of my life are closely coming to end ... and then it's time to move on. I'm sure I'll see my favourite people again, but it's not quite the same is it. On the other hand, I'm looking forward to moving to Nottingham in September, I see this as being a new start, chance to get things right (for once). I've just decided that it would be a good idea to write a blog entry about my time at university and experiences that I'll remember for a long time. Obviously I'm not going to do this now as I'm running short of time, I aim to start working on my dissertation at 9am (it's now 7:49).
I still have so much of my dissertation to write-up. As usual, I have masses of notes and ideas but not much to actually show for it. I'm pretty sure that I can write between 6,000 and 10,000 words quite easily once I get the ball rolling. It's like I know what I want to write but can't get motivated enough to actually write, which is a shame and quite foolish of me. I've decided that it might be a good idea if I cut down the time I spend on the internet, especially connected to live messenger and various social networking websites. You've probably noticed that I've cut down on my use of Twitter already. But even having the websites and programs running in the background as I work is a huge distraction. From today I'm going to use my PC account that I've restricted access to every form of social networking on, at least until I've finished work for the day. So expect the very occasional status update / conversation on the many social networks that I'm a member of. However, do expect a daily blog. I find that writing helps me to clear my mind, and I like to share my experiences with people, especially when I'm not social networking with them as much.
I'm off to have some breakfast before I start my full day of work now. I'll see you around some time. I wish you all well.
Jodie
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