Everything takes so much time

I'm getting better at predicting how long things will take to complete. But I'm still surprised by how long some tasks take. I remember with submitting an article last year I sat down thinking it would take two hours to check and format my references. EIGHT hours later I was ready to submit. I think that it's a combination of wanting/needing to be as accurate as  humanly possible and also having the feeling like you have as much time as you can spare to dedicate towards these things. I shudder to think of the hours I've spent on some tasks. I think being part time adds to it, I've never felt like I've had a long period in a research groove. I'm constantly finding myself picking up on a task that I may have started 3 months ago but had to set aside for something more pressing. 

I google PhD memes and the marriage vs the PhD one made me laugh. Rhys and I have been married for exactly 7.5 years today! He is so very supportive and he shows so much patience when trying to teach me how to use excel. A program that I still believe is the least user friendly program I've ever come across. I don't understand why he loves it so much. He's an engineer. I guess that should explain it.