Retrospective

I've been in a weird place the last few days. Working the normal 8-5 shift is not sitting well with me and my internal clock. I know for sure now that I can never go back to the corporate world full time. I didn't know how bad it was for me back then because it was all I knew, but now, having been on a much more flexible schedule for the last year and a half, I know that I am not fully functional during the day. Going to bed at 10:00 wastes my most productive and creative part of the day (late nights). Also, leaving my house before the sun is up and getting home after sunset is really not good for my mood. I've been sad and weepy all week. Thank goodness today is the last day.

I'm anxious for New Years Eve (even though big party holidays are always a let down) because I haven't seen some of my friends since school ended. I'm also cautiously excited about 2007 and a little sad/nostalgic for 2006 already. It was a great year. I taught my first class, finally got to visit the west coast (although I didn't get to see the ocean), made some great new friends and reconnected with some old ones, got my first acceptance letter (although I have to wait til February to say I've been published), had an awesome, debaucherous weekend at Put-In-Bay, and spent the whole summer relaxing and writing instead of getting some crappy part-time job. Even though most of these adventures were expensive and have left me quite broke, the end result is that I am a happier, more well adjusted person now...and things are still looking up.

In 2007, I am going to send out crap-loads (that's the technical term) of poems, finish my thesis and get my degree, and make a decision about PhDs. Somewhere in there, I hope to have time (and money) to spend with my family and friends...maybe a road trip over the summer since I'm sure I can't afford to go to Europe like I'd hoped. I'm excited to see how things turn out.

Well, there's a Nora Roberts novel calling me. Yes, I read romance novels between semesters. Leave me alone.