Excitement

I'm constantly amazed how having free time again is impacting my outlook on things. Having last night free to go off and spend our gift certificates and do other random shopping was lovely. I didn't have to feel guilty about taking time away from homeworking. Its all very liberating.

Some spoils from the night:
-Clothes from Old Navy for both of us
-An electrical outlet air freshener and bath bombs from Bath + Body Works
-"Tommyland" book from Newbury Comics (to start after "If Chins Could Kill")
-Xmas ornament storage trays (my organized self loves The Container Store)!
-An artificial Xmas tree (Target Clearance, $35) for next year

I'm really looking forward to seeing people at social gatherings over the next few weeks. That, and having time to spend with Brian and mill around the house have been very therapeutic. I've had time to read! I've had time to knit! I'll have time to sew! I'm dancing again! I'm waiting for someone to pinch me and wake me up . . .

I'll have a shorter dance class tonight and then we're heading to the Chateau for dinner - toasted raviolis, here I come!

Quote of the day: "Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." - John Wooden

When we go to London

we HAVE to go here: http://www.freud.org.uk/

There's a picture of the couch on their website - it *does* look like my mousepad :)

Interesting work project

We'll be applying for a grant from here http://www.maehc.org/ to assit with EMR implementation. I won't be writing the grant myself (they've hired a consultant for that), but I'll be working with the IS department to gather information for it.

For those following at home, this is related to Mitt Romney's efforts to push the state forward in use of Electronic Medical Records: http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=57497

Needless to say, it will be a busy couple of weeks. The proposal for Phase I of the grant application is due January 21!