“This semester will be different,” you whisper as you colour-code your calendar. It’s September, and right now you’re full of optimism and good intentions. And yet… here’s how it usually goes:

Every September you make the same promise to yourself: “This semester will be different. I’ll actually protect my time better and get some research done.” And then? Teaching, admin and email overload hit like a tonne of bricks. Your calendar explodes.

You blinked and it was mid-August. The term had wrung you out like one of those blue rag dishcloths, so you spent the first three weeks in a dark room…

Women in academia, it's time to do the one thing you always skip: Celebrate Yourself… as we wrap up 2024 with my annual online planning party (it's free to attend).