An update
I was reminded that I am long overdue for an update, and right now I'm in procrastination mode, so now is a good time for that.
Classes start up again on the 23rd. Until then, I'm just here at home working on my thesis, which has to be defended and complete by March 17th. I haven't really made much progress since before Christmas, and I'm having a hard time getting into it again. Honestly, I'm starting to hate my topic and methodology...not a good thing. I think I need to meet with my comittee to get a kick in the pants and some clarity, but I feel like I need to have more complete to bring to them first.
I still need some documents for one of my case studies near Annapolis, and I am driving down to Anne Arundel County today to get that taken care of (or at least I hope it will be taken care of).
I've been doing quite a bit of knitting over the past few weeks...having a blog devoted to it has me more motivated to knit, so I have something new to post about. The only downside (if it is a downside) is I've been buying a lot of yarn lately. But at this point, I have plenty to keep me busy for a while, so I think I can stop buying for a while. (Except for sock yarn...you can never have too much sock yarn.)
Brian and I are back to doing Weight Watchers. I've probably gained at least 20 lbs since I started school (fall 2005) and I really want to get rid of it, plus the rest of what I have gained since we got married in 2003. So I have at least 40 lbs that I want to lose. My first goal is to be back to the size I need to be for my "interviewing suits" to fit again by the time I start interviewing for jobs this spring. (I think I may have suits in 3 different sizes, but at this point, I would even be happy to fit in the largest of those 3 sizes). So far I've lost 2.4 lbs since December 28th. That's not a lot, but I've always been slow at losing weight, so it's to be expected.
My sister got engaged over the week of Thanksgiving, and they are starting to make plans and narrow down dates. Their first choice date is June 28, 2008, and their second choice is June 21. I'm going to be her MOH and will be doing what I can to help her. (But I'm waiting to be asked rather than jumping in with suggestions.) It sounds like it is going to be a stressful planning process for my sister because her FMIL is very opinionated about EVERYTHING. (For instance, FMIL was hounding her to go and register for china and stuff so that FMIL's friends could buy them engagement gifts. Buying china as an engagement gift and planning a registry this early are things that just aren't done in the midwest, so it wasn't high on my sister's priority list, but she went and registered for china/flatware/crystal to appease her. Then her FMIL basically insults her taste by asking her if she's sure that the pattern she chose is what she really wants and offering to go with her to choose something else. This woman has BALLS when it comes to saying inappropriate things...hell, she's already made comments about how things are going to be when Alison and Josh have kids.)
As I mentioned earlier, I will start looking for a job this spring, once my thesis is done, or at least further along. I'm ready to graduate and move on with my life...I'm ready to have employment and a paycheck again. I've been thinking a lot about what we will be able to do around the house once I have income again, and I'm quite excited about that. But at the same time, I try not to think about it too much because it feels like its a long way off still, and I have lots of other things to worry about before it makes sense to start thinking about that stuff.
Well, that's about all I can think of for now. I can't promise that I'll be great about updating until maybe closer to March, but after that I should be around LJ a lot more, with a lot more to say.
Classes start up again on the 23rd. Until then, I'm just here at home working on my thesis, which has to be defended and complete by March 17th. I haven't really made much progress since before Christmas, and I'm having a hard time getting into it again. Honestly, I'm starting to hate my topic and methodology...not a good thing. I think I need to meet with my comittee to get a kick in the pants and some clarity, but I feel like I need to have more complete to bring to them first.
I still need some documents for one of my case studies near Annapolis, and I am driving down to Anne Arundel County today to get that taken care of (or at least I hope it will be taken care of).
I've been doing quite a bit of knitting over the past few weeks...having a blog devoted to it has me more motivated to knit, so I have something new to post about. The only downside (if it is a downside) is I've been buying a lot of yarn lately. But at this point, I have plenty to keep me busy for a while, so I think I can stop buying for a while. (Except for sock yarn...you can never have too much sock yarn.)
Brian and I are back to doing Weight Watchers. I've probably gained at least 20 lbs since I started school (fall 2005) and I really want to get rid of it, plus the rest of what I have gained since we got married in 2003. So I have at least 40 lbs that I want to lose. My first goal is to be back to the size I need to be for my "interviewing suits" to fit again by the time I start interviewing for jobs this spring. (I think I may have suits in 3 different sizes, but at this point, I would even be happy to fit in the largest of those 3 sizes). So far I've lost 2.4 lbs since December 28th. That's not a lot, but I've always been slow at losing weight, so it's to be expected.
My sister got engaged over the week of Thanksgiving, and they are starting to make plans and narrow down dates. Their first choice date is June 28, 2008, and their second choice is June 21. I'm going to be her MOH and will be doing what I can to help her. (But I'm waiting to be asked rather than jumping in with suggestions.) It sounds like it is going to be a stressful planning process for my sister because her FMIL is very opinionated about EVERYTHING. (For instance, FMIL was hounding her to go and register for china and stuff so that FMIL's friends could buy them engagement gifts. Buying china as an engagement gift and planning a registry this early are things that just aren't done in the midwest, so it wasn't high on my sister's priority list, but she went and registered for china/flatware/crystal to appease her. Then her FMIL basically insults her taste by asking her if she's sure that the pattern she chose is what she really wants and offering to go with her to choose something else. This woman has BALLS when it comes to saying inappropriate things...hell, she's already made comments about how things are going to be when Alison and Josh have kids.)
As I mentioned earlier, I will start looking for a job this spring, once my thesis is done, or at least further along. I'm ready to graduate and move on with my life...I'm ready to have employment and a paycheck again. I've been thinking a lot about what we will be able to do around the house once I have income again, and I'm quite excited about that. But at the same time, I try not to think about it too much because it feels like its a long way off still, and I have lots of other things to worry about before it makes sense to start thinking about that stuff.
Well, that's about all I can think of for now. I can't promise that I'll be great about updating until maybe closer to March, but after that I should be around LJ a lot more, with a lot more to say.