Split Intentions

My PhD project is a collaboration between two different labs working on different floors of the same building.

The downside of this is that I feel like I have to learn twice as much! I also have to keep running between the two floors, I have to attend two lab meetings a week, and I don't seem to 'belong' to either of the groups.

On the upside, I have to learn twice as much! I will also get more exercise, I will receive twice as much free food at lab meetings during the week, and if either of my supervisors are looking for me I always have the excuse that I was with the other lab.

Today, mid-afternoon, I found myself at another campus with that awkward decision of whether to go back to work even though the day was nearly over, or whether to go and 'work from home'. I did neither, and feeling a little bit grumpy, instead went shopping.

On the upside, I reveled in my newfound status as a PhD student which allows me to buy clothes during work hours (I have yet to be paid my scholarship, so it's ironic perhaps that I chose to go shopping as a stress-reliever). On the downside, the guilt has set in, negating any positive feelings that I may have gained.

Attempts to work at home later in the afternoon failed to relieve this unpleasant sensation. Clearly my relaxation ethic is slipping.

Getting up early tomorrow to catch up on work missed. Lesson learnt.