Has been nice to be on leave this semester and not be under pressure to produce. It is also great to be able to give everything time to simmer, I feel like everything went into a big pot around Nov/Dev with the DA paper and presentation, applying for ethics approval and presenting at AARE. Even though I have done bits and pieces, it has really just been simmering under a low heat for the past few months, letting all the ingredients come together and combine. Now I am ready to lift the lid again and see how it is coming along. I think my metaphors always revolve around food. Anyway I am feeling more positive about everything again, think I was a bit over the whole thing as had been so immersed in it, a bit of distance can do wonders.

So the plan is to try and get a solid draft completed of the first few chapters while I am on leave this semester.