Hi gang

I know - it's been a month apparantly since I last blogged, but I have a GREAT excuse! Yesterday was my PhD viva (for those that don't know, thats the oral exam at the end of a PhD where they grill you on everything you've said and done and generally rip your thesis to shreds). Well, I passed! So bar the final administrative stuff, I am now Dr Katie.

Of course, I can't explain this to the boys, because telling them that Mummy is now a "doctor" is just too confusing, but I can tell you all, and be generally smug for a little bit.

It's taken almost 10 years to get this far - during which time I've changed jobs twice, got married, had two kids, moved house and been in full time employment. It's been something of a struggle, and for the first time in a very long time I haven't got a great big weight of what I ought to be doing while I'm tapping away on Minti! So you should get to see a bit more of me...

signing off for now...
Dr Piatt (it's going to make me giggle for a while to come I expect!)