Putting together my committee
The time is quickly approaching where I need to get a graduate committee put together (even if it is temporary). I am starting to focus in much more on where I want to go with my dissertation and what cognates I want to be studying before I embark on that ship. It's funny how some days I feel very confident in what I am doing and the next day turns right around to be just the opposite. But I learned (at least I observed) a very valuable lesson last night as I took a break from school and attended a midnight movie with my husband and colleagues from school. I observed my professor interacting with his daughter and taking the time to not talk (as much as possible) about school and just have some fun with part of his family. Lesson learned: take the time to do things with those who are the most important. I just need to do what is necessary for school and let go of all the other things I know I'll never get too.