Whirlwind

It's hard for me to comprehend the past two or so weeks. They have been a rollercoaster of emotions surrounding my three "lives"...personal, professional and academic. Mostly the latter two.

First came the midterms. Those stressed me out. I felt like I did not have a grasp of them at all but ended up with high Bs and low As, which caused me to breathe a sigh of relief. Now I must worry about my thesis...I think I know where I'm headed but it has been slower going than expected. The data portion has frustrated me most...I have it but my SPSS version will not read the documents I need!

Then come the bumps in the road we have faced in Senate. It's probably no worse than I have been though before but I have felt like I was in the middle of, and even contributed to, a lot of drama. We all have lately, and it hasn't been the greatest use of time--something I realized through many conversations with a certain friend and colleague who has usually been able to help me put things in pretty good perspective. And I'm thankful beyond words for that. Everyone needs a person or two to keep them "grounded".

Of course the MSUSA conference this past weekend had its share of drama too. Our State Chair, a colleague for several years, decided to step down after this semester. While everyone understands it was a decision he had to make, it's sad to see him go.

I was asked yesterday how I was doing lately. My honest response was that I am hanging in there and have been pretty stressed. This week has seemed better and I hope it stays that way.