Happy September

Happy September and completion of the first week of the new academic year! Summer is (almost) over and school is back in session. It is so refreshing to have an actual schedule again after being in change for so long. I missed having a dept to belong to and a working office (piles of books at home) and being unpacked.

Work is fabulous and I love teaching at a private institution. While I will admit to having been pretty anti -private school up to this point, I have changed my tune. I enjoy my students, my office (double the size with awesome furniture) the culture and everything else. The dining center is pretty amazing also. I am only teaching two classes, which is a significant change from the 5 I taught last spring, I am also back coaching forensics, which I love. I missed every aspect of it, from the coaching to the literature and topics to the people you meet. I am very glad to be back and am looking forward to travel.

Healthwise (since it was the original purpose of this blog, things are going well. We almost have med levels figured out and I feel 100 times better than i did before. In fact, I am often confused when I know longer need to sleep for 12 hours and just get up early and feel fine. I am in the process of picking a new doctor ( I have it narrowed down to three) and just need to make some calls. Two speacialize specifically in thyroid cancer so I am hoping to work with one of them. I know I am nearing my first six month check (ok, November, but still - it's been four months already!) and need to find somebody I am comfortable with. I guess this is one of the benfits of living in a city, rather than going to the one person around, you get to choose who is best for you.

speaking of the city, I am finally getting used to not living in Mankato. I have realized that sitting in traffic is not a choice but a way of life and it is easier to just accept than to get frustrated. I went to the statefair last weekend wit my brothers and karie and had a great time! I am still disgusted by the amount of food we all consumed (nothing on a stick for me, ironically) but it was well worth it the one time a year it happens. Looking towards teh rennasance festival and a play in the next couple weeks.

tata for now, it's time to get back to work.