Leave @jamieoliver Alone!

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Just been through winter and carrying some excess baggage?

Come through Christmas with too much festive cheer?

Got a young baby and things are a bit hectic?

Simply carrying some extra kegs for no reason other than… it’s none of your business?

There’s very few of us who haven’t been there at some stage.  Continue reading Leave @jamieoliver Alone!

Six reasons why doing a PhD is the same as being a parent

My Research Assistant and Thesis Babies

1. Sleepless nights
Both will give you a super hero-like resistance to fatigue that you would not have thought was previously possible.

2. Good organisation skills never go astray
There is little difference in the skills required to have 400+ journal articles filed with consistent naming conventions and getting to swimming lessons on time every week.

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Reflection on #SMAANZ 2011 – the value of tweeting from a conference

#SMAANZ Conference Twitter feed

I have been both a Tweep and an attendee at the conference of the Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (#SMAANZ) since 2007. I have been itching to have a go at combining the two after watching others tweeting from conferences. I had a bit of a go in 2009, but it was only @GeoffSchoenberg and I, so it was a bit lonely. This year there was a critical mass of tweeps in attendance.

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Work life balance

I read a blog recently from Flying Solo about working from home. After telecommuting for some time and juggling multiple part time jobs and a business, it made me think about my approach to working from home and the integration of work and life. Continue reading Work life balance