Boo! Scared ya’

So, I’m back.

I lost my direction with this blog and despite the energy and drive to want something to write here, I failed to make it come to fruition. Worse, I exclaimed my renewed dedication to posting only to let it wain a few days later. Call it a recurring bout of blogfade. Ugh! Is there a doctor for that?

So what has been happening?

School-wise I am finishing up my formal classwork this week and will be officially ABD next Tuesday. I must tell you that I loathe this last class. It truly is dull, a direct repeat of a class 2 classes ago, and fails to add any value to the program or my progress. I find the discussions dull and uninteresting. I find the assignments asinine busy work not befitting a doctoral student, and the facilitation too myopic to realize what a repeat this class really is for us. But, it is nearly over and I can dive headlong into my dissertation writing.

Dissertation-wise. I couldn’t even tell you where I left off or what I wrote last in it. I met with a supporter of my work last week to talk about another project and was suitably redirected to finish my dissertation so I can capture some opportunity. Good guidance and the plan for this week is to dig out of this crappy class and dust off the dissertation proposal and get it rewritten for submission and approval.

Personally, I’ve had a few ups and downs over the last couple of months. Work is very stressful and while my dissertation is directly related to the work, I can’t find a moment to get it fit into my thinking. Health-wise I was diagnosed with Diabetes Type II. No doubt related to my forced sedentary lifestyle and unending stress load. That said, I immediately went to work and realized that my life was certainly more important than that. I’ve lost about 35 pounds in 45 days (hit a plateau for a few days), got my energy, ambition, and drive back.

I also started a new blog called A Scout is.. It is a journey and exploration of the Scout Law. I am taking each of the 12 points of the Scout Law and dedicating a month to it. All of this in celebration of Scouting’s Centenary in America. I’ve been doing it since Jan 1. with a great deal of dedication. That led me back here to my first blogging project and a revisit to why I began it.

So, I am back and will be spending time here as I rewrite and write my dissertation. The blogging activity should keep my mind sharp, the roadblocks to a minimum, and show my progress on the project of a lifetime.

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