Back to the Diss...Damn It!
Jun. 27th, 2004 08:05 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sabrinamariOK, it's been an amazing two weeks: FSG was the beginning of more new connections, more new growth and more reinforced confidence tha I ever imagined it could be. It confirmed what I already know: I need to be teaching/speaking/writing in every aspect of my life. I'll be happiest in a career in which I do these things most of the time. The Priest/ess Track at FSG that I designed and taught was wildly successful, and the person who loved it the most was me. Cat and Geo are going to help me expand the 6-class/ritual track even more next year, much to my delight.
Braided Stream is about to pass into a new, inactive phase when K or S finally move, leaving only two of us in the area, and I will begin the process of building a new grove. We will begin planning the transition this coming week. Since I've worked only with Neophytes and above for many years now, this represents a major switch in approach.
I think there will be tremendous change in all other aspects of my life as well. And I'm optimistic, even though I'm pretty sure some of the shifting around will hurt. I feel more like myself than I've ever felt, like myself with pieces of old, badly-fitting costume personality falling off. It's a relief.
Still, there's plenty of wrap up to do and I have to log at least 25-35 more hours on the diss to have it ready for mail out to the committee on August 2 as planned. Today is my return to the laptop (thank you, Geo) after 2 weeks of blessed freedom. I'll be working on the last part of the Treatment Universe chapter, talking about the ways in which the women in my sample used CAM (Complementary and Alternative medicine) and drew on what Kleinman would call Folk Sector practitioners. It shouldn't be too bad. Ten minutes after I start I'll be engrossed. Why do I always dread starting s much?
I'll water the container garden with seaweed extract and then get started. If successful, I'll finish roughing out the section today. My rewards for being good will be: 1. a cardio and lower body workout 2. watching the first part of Neil Gaiman's "Neverwhere" (thank you, Cat).
Off we go!
Braided Stream is about to pass into a new, inactive phase when K or S finally move, leaving only two of us in the area, and I will begin the process of building a new grove. We will begin planning the transition this coming week. Since I've worked only with Neophytes and above for many years now, this represents a major switch in approach.
I think there will be tremendous change in all other aspects of my life as well. And I'm optimistic, even though I'm pretty sure some of the shifting around will hurt. I feel more like myself than I've ever felt, like myself with pieces of old, badly-fitting costume personality falling off. It's a relief.
Still, there's plenty of wrap up to do and I have to log at least 25-35 more hours on the diss to have it ready for mail out to the committee on August 2 as planned. Today is my return to the laptop (thank you, Geo) after 2 weeks of blessed freedom. I'll be working on the last part of the Treatment Universe chapter, talking about the ways in which the women in my sample used CAM (Complementary and Alternative medicine) and drew on what Kleinman would call Folk Sector practitioners. It shouldn't be too bad. Ten minutes after I start I'll be engrossed. Why do I always dread starting s much?
I'll water the container garden with seaweed extract and then get started. If successful, I'll finish roughing out the section today. My rewards for being good will be: 1. a cardio and lower body workout 2. watching the first part of Neil Gaiman's "Neverwhere" (thank you, Cat).
Off we go!
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Date: 2004-07-02 10:19 pm (UTC)