Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I don’t even remember if I brushed my hair today. The narrowing is 100% necessary – everything has to go into this dissertation right now. I’m fortunate that my husband is very sympathetic, many people just don’t understand how all encompassing this is, particularly at this stage of the game. I’ve even heard, “well, isn’t this the easy part?” Ahhhhhh!!!! Made we want to run screaming into the street!

Toward the end of class, when every one was ready to collapse on the floor, my ballet teacher would always say “one more time while you’re tired!” and I’d just have to dig deep and concentrate on nothing else but getting across the floor. Ballet class taught me not only the difficulty but also the importance of finishing strong. I will be finishing this dissertation strong!