Step it up: making the move from student to postdoc

i think that this must be one of the harder moves to make.... you know how to work in the lab, you're anxious to prove yourself in the lab - but you may not know any of the background of the area.

if you're like me, i love working in the lab - and being an avid multitasker, i tend to box multiple expts into one day making it one huge long 12 h day. not ideal for someone who is then suppose to make some time to read and catch up on the literature in the area. so i think one of the biggest problems i have is finding time to let myself read and then just sit and think.

does this mean that i am going to forever be a do-er and not a think-er in the lab? i think not. i just have rearrange how i work a little. and there's nothing than having a large pink shirt telling you to step it up. bloody hell (note, i seem to be saying this more often here in oz - go figure)

proposed plan: two coffee breaks by oneself at baretto's enjoying a fine mocha (and i do mean fine), a raspberry/white chocolate chunk muffin and several papers. it can't possibly hurt the bank too much can it? can i claim it under work expense?

and mom - you're right. i have to stop this every 30 mins get up and get something to eat or wander habit that i've never been able to break since high school.