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Retail therapy for me tonight. Best way to deal with a broken heart for me.

You can also live in Gatineau which is in Quebec but nearby Ottawa to have cheaper rent.

It's very doable. There are buses that you can take or VIA Rail trains.

Congrats for being forwarded to the national competition. I'm applying to Vanier this year for 2019-2020.

Hello everyone, what is your greatest accomplishment this year (professional, academic or personal)? What are your hopes for 2018? How did you find 2017?

I have received my new pair of glasses. Never wore glasses before, but the ones I bought were cheap AND really stylish. I'm happy!

Trying out dating websites again. This time a paid one (EliteSingles). I had tried it a few years ago, but I am re-trying again for three months and we'll see where it will take me.

I feel quite depressed lately but I am trying to see friends and/or new people and laugh everyday. This week, I am at an activity for a few days out of my city in which I am meeting a lot of new faces and laughing a lot so it's helpful. I also am trying again dating websites to hopefully find an interesting partner.

I created a thread for Ph.D. applicants (in Canada) a few weeks ago. I am applying also for Ph.D. programs in a few months. Given how little numbers of social workers decide to do Ph.D., do you think it is necessary that I apply to one than more program?

Hello, Someone told me about a microprogram of graduate level on teaching in postsecondary institutions that is being offered at a uni in my city. It's 15 credits (one semester basically), can be done full-time or part-time and you get an attestation at the end (not an actually diploma but it's definetly an added value to a CV). Do you think that it's necessary to get that kind of training to teach at college or university level? I know I want to teach but I don't feel like I will get the tools out of a Ph.D. program...am I wrong? Also, do you think it's possible to do that kind of program while doing a Ph.D.?

I have a bit of weight to lose. I wish I could create room in my schedule to go to the gym, but I can't. It's just too hard. I always end up giving up after a few weeks. I have such a "rigid" lifestyle already (I sleep early and for enough hours, I don't smoke, I don't drink, I regularly drink water, etc.) that I feel like I would not have any pleasure anymore if I started going to the gym on a regular basis. I walk, one hour to one hour and a half a day, every day. But I know it's not enough. But I enjoy walking. I feel like there is so much pressure to do everything perfectly in this society. Plus, with my thesis and my research, I just don't see how I can make room for going to the gym. I enjoy eating, it's one of my greatest pleasure in life and to start restricting myself on that aspect when I already do in other spheres in my life would make me feel like I'm living in jail.

I'm a RA for my supervisor so I will keep on working on that during the summer part-time. I've also applied for a job on sexual violence prevention that's also part-time. Hopefully, I'll also be starting my data collection (scheduling and doing interviews with my participants) for my master's thesis if all goes well.

I'm echoing what @TheCrow has just mentionned. It also depends if you have internships with your classes. And your student status (full-time or part-time). I have classmates who are working full-time while being a full-time student and having 2 + days of stage. And it's a lot. I wouldn't recommend it. Especially if you want to do a Ph.D., I just don't see how you'll be able to get good grades while doing that.

I spent my evening yesterday playing board games with friends. We ate sushi, pizza, dumplings and chocolate cake. hahahaha

THIS. Happy Holidays btw. We're not alone in this!

I did a radio interview this morning and I am not satisfied with the result. Gonna see friends tonight to forget about this.

I'm thinking of University of Ottawa. Anyone else?

Hello, is anyone here thinking of applying to University of Ottawa? Thanks,

Congrats! I have a question. If you apply for Vanier and/or Trudeau, can you still apply for CRSH-CGS at the same time?

I am eligible for FRQSC!!!!! Just got the email. So relieved!!!!

I wasn't talking about deleting it.

Sorry for being too sensitive. I take what I do very much at heart and I firmly believe that I am doing it for the right reasons. Yes, I did feel attacked but maybe I shouldn't have felt this way.

Then I guess we can close the thread then. It was my mistake to have started it here.

And yes, maybe I should not have started a thread about this here.

lemma, what I am saying that you're off thread. I am asking how much I should charge, not if I should charge or not. It's not about having everyone to agree with me. It's that it's not even why I started this thread for. Sorry I should have been clearer.