Day 17.

36,312 / 50,000 (72.0%)

Words: 2,050
Morale: 8/10

A hectic day in lab. It was nice to write tonight to let go of all the tension.

The problem with getting things to work is that "is it going to work? let's wait and find out" limbo no longer exists. There is another thing to work on immediately afterwards. My to-do list has gone from "make these two compounds" to "Take this measurement of this compound" and "do this to that compound". I'm not complaining. It may sound like it, but I'm not. I'm actually quite relieved. I just think it's odd that both of my reluctant reactions (one taking me two months, the other taking me one month) have chosen now to work. The next few days will be intense but extremely rewarding. I'm trying not to lay off the writing, because it really does give me a nice outlet...I've been so much more productive and clear-headed in lab this month! It's weird!

I think part of the reason why my reactions are both working now is that my Thanksgiving vacation is coming up. I have found that whenever I am about to leave town, things start suddenly working. Well, at least I get to go home with a sense of accomplishment :)

So obviously, the lesson learned is that I ought to take vacations more often. =p