lists

things i want to accomplish in this (academic) year:

• gather enough momentum to do the things i talk about doing, but never have the courage to accomplish
• find a new path (or get restarted on this one)
• be ready to move back to missouri (there is so much i love about austin)
• start working towards becoming either a dog trainer (how do i do this?) or a ttouch practitioner, or both
• finish my prospectus, pass my translation exam... basically get to the ABD stage
• not disappoint my advisor
• actually stick to one of these schedules i set for myself (that'd be a first, i think)
• kick my internet addiction
• exercise more, lose weight... standard stuff, really

things i dislike:

• high maintenance people
• having to tiptoe around like i do right now
• having to plan so much of my day around someone else
• not being sure where i'll be in a year
• being away from paul, and home
• waiting

things i am thankful for:

• my paul
• my fuzzies (including my new little man, camus!)
• my patience (small as my store of it is, it is enough to get me through... generally)
• that i finally learned to chill out (remember when i used to stress about things? like, stupid things... and i'd get horrible back pain, or upset stomachs or whatever?)

what i am looking forward to:

• my next agility trial (this weekend!)
• paul's next visit
• starting over