Katie's Notes

An academic blog by a linguist specialising in qualitative healthcare research & medical humanities

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  • Red Wine Bolognese

    Cooking pasta sauce with wine is a wonderful way of intensifying the flavour and stimulating our appetite. Luca and I love selecting red wine and having it on weekends. Last Saturday afternoon, I realised that I was feeling joyful and relaxed while my bolognese sauce was simmering. I then quickly wrote down my recipe.   read more

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    Red Wine Bolognese

  • Weeks 162 and 163: Workshop contributions

    I was able to share my research with 106 first-year students in the Health Sciences department. They are future health professionals in medical and social care: many of them were young, some looked like mature adults. My supervisor was invited to run the session, and she included me to assist her. We were so pleased read more

    Weeks 162 and 163: Workshop contributions

  • First experience with Reiki

    Reiki has always been an area close to my heart. Reiki is a healing practice where the Reiki energy flows through the healer. One of the distinctive features of Reiki is that the healing works through the energy of Reiki, which brings deep relaxation. This Reiki system was documented as it was created by Mikao read more

    First experience with Reiki

  • Weeks 159–161: The conclusion chapter

    I started my doctoral research in January 2017. Three years later, today, I finished writing the conclusion chapter of my thesis. For the past three weeks, I have been immersed in revising the discussion chapter and writing the conclusion chapter, along with teaching and other research activities, which proved to be tough – both mentally read more

    Weeks 159–161: The conclusion chapter

  • Invisible apple cake

    I was looking for a quick and easy recipe for apple and cinnamon cake. When I found this French apple cake, the thinly sliced apples and the beautiful layers of the cake looked fascinating. The method is very easy, and this invisible apple cake – gâteau invisible aux pommes – is perfect for a weekend read more

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    Invisible apple cake

  • Week 158: Making the final push

    My first week of 2020 was very productive: supervision, feedback, reformatting and organising my working drafts – and, also, tidying up the house. I had a meeting with my primary supervisor and received her feedback. She explained how important it is to have clear arguments in the discussion chapter. The discussion is the closing argument read more

    Week 158: Making the final push

  • Week 157: New Year’s Resolutions

    Happy 2020! We welcomed in the New Year over a roast chicken dinner and Prosecco. It’s been a lazy, relaxing and peaceful time for us. I made a list of my New Year’s resolutions: complete my PhD programme look for career options that use my skills cook or bake one new thing each week learn read more

    Week 157: New Year’s Resolutions

  • Weeks 155 and 156: Wrap up of the third year of my PhD

    My resolution for 2019 was to submit my thesis in December. This didn’t materialise, but I’ve reached a stage where almost all the draft chapters are done. For the next few months, I’ll be editing the first draft of my thesis, which is already a great achievement for me.   Nine things I achieved this read more

    Weeks 155 and 156: Wrap up of the third year of my PhD