It ain’ Thanksgiving yet. . .

BUT, I feel very thankful. Today has been a bit roller-coastery, mainly because every time I put together a poster or talk I remember all these cool experiments I’d like to do but haven’t had time or organization to get to. Frankly, I’m sunk in a ball-pit of experiments. Plenty to do, and sometimes I feel like I’m flailing around, grasping random experiments, trying to gain traction and finding myself buried again.

My lesson for this week from one of many books I’ve ordered in the broad category of self-help, sub-category thesis writing: WRITE FIRST. I kindof ignored that piece of advice, because I figured well, I’m not writing a thesis yet, so writing isn’t really the issue. HAH! This week, as all my poster-making further revealed experiments I need to do and what conditions to include, I realized that I should think again. Perhaps, in reality, I should be only doing experiments that the paper tells me need doin’. Screw the perhaps crap. . . it’s absolutely what I should be doing. Easier said than done, I know.

I’m thankful because today was a heaping scoop of overwhelming on top of the usual overwhelming I deal with every day, and I’m lucky enough to be married to a great guy who works just upstairs and will always lend a sympathetic ear, because he’s been there. Life is really so good everywhere else but school, and I’m trying to keep sight of that.

Also, I was freaking out in part because I had an appointment today and lab meeting tomorrow, which were looking more and more like road blocks breaking up the time I need to get experiments done and finish the poster. Then magically, the appointment got cancelled and we’re likely canceling lab meeting tomorrow: ushering in a magical freeing up of time. THANK YOU!!! And tonight I get to help out with club practice for the beginning bellydancers. I’m so excited to help folks out and feel smart. Today, I really need it.