Just wanted to say thanks for the feedback. I have been to see supervisor and told him what was on my mind and it looks like things are OK. Hea actually liked my ideas and is going to give me a little guidance on the problem area!
Cheers!

I think i have the right balance between work and boyfriend. We are both doing a PhD and we are both in uni during the day and we work some evenings at home, so I don't feel that that is the problem - all I was trying to say is that I am not one of those academics that only lives for their research, I have other commitiments (no offence).

I have heard of this and I know that my uni also charges approx. £30 for an official copy of a transcript. Does she need an official one? - I applied to Cambridge with a photocopy of my BSc transcript and they said nothing!? I understand that if you have lost one then you are going to have to get a copy from the university.

Hi - sorry if I have scared you guys away. I guess I kinda sound like a lazy person who should just solve their own problems. I just need a little bit of advice. I know I have to do the hard work myself and I am quite prepared for that - I just don't know what direction to go?

I feel completely lost. I'm coming to the end of my first year and feel the same way I did at the start, but more worried about the whole thing. I started at the same time as another student with the same supervisor and he's getting on fabulously. He has a number of sites counted and seems to have no problems. I did an MSc and I feel like I'm lagging behind. He's in all hours and my trouble is is that I have just moved out from my parents, into a new house with my boyfriend, so I obviously want to spend time with him. But over the past couple of months I've started to loath coming in - i've been hiding the fact that I'm lost and its getting worse. I really enjoy my subject, but have a problem getting the data (I count and identify pollen grains)-I have no confidence in ID, so I'm not counting. I think I have some good ideas of what to do with results, but I need help getting to that stage. I have a meeting with my supervisor this afternoon, but I'm embarrassed to bring it up. What should I do?