A jumble…

I am overwhelmed. Just want to throw it out there.

This morning I left the house to study and I had to transfer my books from my normal book bag to an overnight bag, because there are just TOO many of them to lug around.

Recently, there is no time to blog. None at all. And it’s not that I’m burnt out or whatever…

I would love to blog if I could find the time to do so. But even on my Sabbath {no school work Sundays!} between church and taking a dip in the pool and dating my husband and dinner with friends… blogging just hasn’t happened lately.

But maybe this week or this month or this year are just not about blogging.

Because it’s time for me to buckle down and get to work in my grad program. I need to put together my dissertation committee, finish my course work, take my foreign language exam, and add some teaching, presentation, and service lines to my CV…

It’s not always the most fun activities that fill my day, but I know they are steps to fulfilling my dream of being a professor, so they need my time and my attention.

So I may be blogging less this year. It’s not an apology. I realize I don’t have to blog. It’s just me writing out my thoughts because that’s what I do. It’s just me trying to figure out this spot in my life where I am trying to accomplish some really big goals while maintaining my sanity and my relationships. It’s a constant place of negotiation. And if I’m honest, I probably choose the “maintain a normal life, have fun with people, don’t focus too much on school” route a little too often. I think this year needs to be a school year. And I’m trying to figure out what that looks like with a husband, a home, a church, and friends.

But as I’m figuring that out, here are some more pictures from Seattle. They are already edited so I can’t help but share them… I think they really capture the essence of the city in all its environmentally friendly glory 🙂 There is pretty much nothing more beautiful than Seattle on a sunny day.