A List

1.  The Carleton teaching is winding down.  It's been an amazing learning experience, and I'm kinda sad to leave.  I am looking forward to having more time to work on the dissertation though.  And I won't miss that drive.  

2.  The dissertation needs some serious work.  The data collection is ongoing.  I conducted a couple of interviews this week and will do more next week.  But what am I finding?  That I cannot answer.  Trying not to worry yet.

3.  I am on my fourth week of a chest cold.  I think I am less disgusting at this point, but the coughing fits continue.  Had a small one in class yesterday. 

4.  Despite the cold, I have been making it to they gym regularly, and I plan to go back to yoga this weekend.  I've made it there only once in the last four weeks and my ujjayi pranayama was seriously hindered. 

5.  Dave and I went on our 3rd annual North Shore cross-country ski trip last weekend. Best weather we've had.  Simply gorgeous.  Here's some of the sky.  Three days of skiing and 50km total.  The knee is still sore. 

6.  I am counting down the days until my nephew arrives.  We bought him a stuffed moose up north so that he'll have a little Minnesota in his life.  We named him (the moose) Thermoose (inspired by my thermos), and we've been talking to him regularly.  Is there any clearer sign that we must get a dog? 

7.  I can't get enough of the Vancouver Winter Olympics.  Kim Yu-na.  AMAZING.

8.  Planning to read some of Olive Kitteridge this weekend and watch The Proposal.  Right after I finish my part of the NRC and NAME conference proposals -- which I am starting right now.