Baby, It's Cold Outside

Winter is definitely in the air as the temperature continues to fall for what will lead into the coldest day of the season tomorrow. Today provided me with some interesting and fun observations. Of course I missed the early morning workout and was had to go to a midday session. In the process of walking there, there was a snow squall. As the large, white flakes made their way down to the ground, I passed a little girl who was trying to catch one of the winter treats on her tongue. I couldn't help but smile. Literally ten minutes earlier as I made my way down the porch steps, I did the exact same thing! What can I say, I'm still a kid at heart. The workout proved challenging again today but I did well and am noticing that my recovery time between exercises has improved dramatically. While IcyHot therapy is becoming my new best friend, I find myself running sprints more often and no longer hate the spin bikes. I still have a long way to go to achieve my goal weight but it's good to know that in the brief few months of working out a little progress has been made. It did feel colder on the walk back home but I still managed to go to the market to pick up some fresh veggies. After a great hot shower (i'm falling in love with being able to take a quiet, hot shower in the middle of the afternoon), Lor and I ended up talking for over two hours. Our friendship has become so strong that I can call her my sister as she often refers to me. She doesn't realize just how powerful she really is. She will one day.

Good news came back in the form of a response to my inquiry email. The Foundation will work with me towards my thesis idea. I was nervous that they might possibly say no and that I would have to try plan B with a different organization. I need to really get specific and craft my outline well. I'm still terrified of the thesis project but excited at the same time. I can do this! This evening's class is really exciting so now I am even more focused to come up with the money needed to do the trip component. I don't want to have to drop this class for the other one which sounds boring compared to Hamilton's syllabus. Where there is a will there is a way. I have to come up with something quickly. I may just continue on my radical streak and just throw caution to the wind and finish out what little I have left in savings to take this class. Let's see what happens in the next four days...by then I have to have make a decision. On the way home, there was a woman with pink hair sitting across from me. It was actually pretty cool. I wonder what I would look like with some radical haircolor or even more dramatic cut. Maybe i'll experiment more during the summer.

Lots to do tomorrow in terms of schoolwork and job searches. Lor says April is when I will land something. Let's hope so...I only have enough funding to live until June. After that it could mean some very tough choices. Let's see how everything pans out. Anyway, I already know I won't fall asleep anytime soon so I can get a jump start on homework now. I never did get to discuss the State of the Union address. I'll do that hopefully tomorrow while it's still fresh in my brain.