I'm currently three chapters into my dissertation and one enormous stress ball.  My favorite way to relax is imagining up new bits of clothing to construct (I'm a die hard sewing geek), and since it's winter here I wanted to make a pelisse in honor of the weather.


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So much for staying updated.  I recently went to a stress management workshop for grad students, and the best recommendation I came away with was to schedule my "off" time, to put my sewing time on the calendar for the day so that I feel I deserve to take a break from work.  Haven't managed to do it yet, but I see it in my future.  There would be ( Read more... )