PhD student snack drawer

I laughed out loud when Frances pulled out her desk drawer and showed me its annotated contents.

While she is in the final throes of writing up her PhD thesis, those who feel sorry for Frances keep presenting her with the snacks that she enjoys. The only problem is that she doesn't want to put on any weight. As her supervisor, I reckon her diet can be delayed until 1st November, by which time the thesis will be off her hands.

Meanwhile I have a stressful writing task of my own - to finish one grant proposal by tomorrow afternoon so that I can then start work on the next one. The two deadlines are just a week apart.

Exercise today: walking (12,476 steps).