It's happening again??

The good news is that I feel a little more in control of all the work I need to finish today than I did on Friday.  Friday was a big low point for me.  It was taken up entirely by meetings, none of which are remotely related to the immediate task of writing up my final work and thesis.  Despite an absolutely gorgeous day Saturday, I found I was too stressed out to enjoy my time with John and Davis, so I spent most of the day Saturday and Sunday working.  Sunday I woke up feeling not-so-great and by the time the evening rolled around John looked at me and said "You better not give that presentation tomorrow".... my voice was starting to crack and sound like it was disappearing.  I had only just started to feel like I was over the laryngitis that disabled me for five weeks, which started in February.  Even up to leaving for Quebec and giving my thesis meeting I had been worried about losing it again.  The upside is that I learned a valuable lesson in February, that my health is more important than a meeting, so I canceled my presentation that was scheduled for this morning.  Luckily, the organizer was very understanding and hopefully we can reschedule in another week or two

Between Saturday and today I managed to completely convert one whole manuscript into a typeset form for my thesis.  That means that the other one that is already written will only take a day or two and that is an important perspective to have at this point!  Although I have a lot of new material still left to write, I at least feel like the task is a bit more manageable. Hopefully, by this weekend I might feel like I can take some time off, and maybe more importantly, that I can keep from losing my voice again!