A lot of time has passed since my last entry! I have no idea where to begin with the catch up. But, hey, today was the first day of second semester, so I might as well get started with this now! :)
School...hey, they haven't kicked me out yet! :) I am into the second semester of my second year. Yikes! I am still hanging in there. Probably not a model grad student, but I still love it! :) Teaching an upper division course this year...a big change for me. This class lets my life have a degree of normalcy because it is so similar to my last teaching position. I have all juniors and seniors and most are communication majors...awesome! I presented at one small conference this year and a larger International conference (in lovely Indiana) that focuses on teaching and learning. It looks like 2010 will be the publication year for me finally. I wrote a theoretical article with another grad student on how to prepare doctors for technological change...something near and dear to my own heart! :) The copyright paperwork is in and we are moving along.
Despite the nasty moments, I still manage to find parts of it to inspire me. I had a course last fall outside of the department and the professor was amazing! We have very similar research interests, and it is so exciting to have someone "get" what I want to study and sees its importance. My advisor is also extremely supportive which helps. I feel like I am close to figuring out my dissertation and life...lol! It takes me awhile, but I refuse to setttle. More details to come someday! :) But, if you like this blog and my parenting rants, you might like my research!
Life outside of school has its ups and downs. Jim's grandma passed away and my dad had quadruple bypass surgery. On a positive note, my best friend had her son earlier this month, and my sister-in-law is due in April. These are great times for research...LOL! I continue to have the most amazing husband who loves me and supports my wacky life.
And I have a toddler. Toddlers are so special...LOL! During my icebreaker I interviewed one of my students who is a mom. Her greatest piece of advice for me now: learn to let her make decisions now. Simple but I do buy into it! :) Even though E is only 18 months, I feel like we have a good relationship. She is an amazing girl...I know, I am biased! She is a fiesty bundle of strong emotions and is bursting witn independence. She loves to do things for herself--at this point, I try to let her and tell her how proud I am of her. The most amazing thing for me at this point is to see how much she loves people around her. Every night before bed and every morning, she sits and studies and massages my hands--great when you are writer! ;) She loves my friends, our family and animals. I try to remind myself of these things since toddlers have their moments.
Since last time, I have a walking, talking toddler who loves to eat, read, talk. She stopped nursing at 16 motnths...another entry entirely! :) It was hard for us both. I became really sick, and my supply just tanked. To this day, every morning she points to me and asks, "ba-boo?" Cute and sad.
We ditched the crib for a twin matrress on the floor this month...holy scary times! She was trying to escape from the crib, and i decided that enough was enough! The transition has been a bit shaky but still good.
Oh, and if you are wondering, I may not be nursing or baby wearing but I am still hippy dippy in my ways! :)
I am off to bed. Although I feel optimistic, there was a lot of difficulty and drama today. This old lady is wuped!
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