Shad Sterling ([info]polyergic) wrote,
@ 2007-05-26 19:58:00
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Update
I find it useful to check in with the big picture occasionally.

  • My broken wrist is much better, but still has a long way to go. I've been spending more time without the brace, and that's been good. It still seems a little swollen most of the time, and I can't do anything particularly strenuous, but simple things like opening a door and lifting a plate are no problem. The range of motion is still limited, but clearly less so than a few weeks ago. Probably the next big thing will be writing; I can write small amounts now, but if I write half a page or so at once it starts to hurt. I can't tell if the physical therapy is helping.

  • I'm not trying to do any school for the summer. I'll pick back up one class for the fall. I've started thinking it would be nice to get a Ph.D. before I'm 40, so I need a plan. To do that I'll have to essentially quit my job, which I can't do now, but I think I can make it work in time to have 4 years to go from bachelors to Ph.D. I still need to put in for that hardship withdrawal.

  • I've recently returned to working full time, and the work doesn't bother my wrist at all now. Things are going well there, it's still not quite my dream job but it's moving in a good direction. I've got more interesting things to do, and some bigger tasks; it's taking a while to figure out how to organize my time well for the bigger tasks, but now that I'm back to full time I think it will get easier.

  • I plan to start taking dance classes again in about 3 weeks. I won't have full use of my hand, but I'll be plenty able to run around without worrying about inadvertent things causing problems. I hope to start taking class every day again, if I can make a deal on the prices. I don't think it will happen as soon, but I also want to start teaching again. Not with kids this time, I want to work with performers, or at least with people who have some aptitude. I'm not sure how to do that, but if I can find just one or two people to get started with I think I'll be able to build from there. Time will probably be the limit on that.

  • I've got a new set of people in the house for the summer, and they're pretty good. They're not very tidy, but I still haven't actually hired a cleaning service, so I'm not too bothered by it. They are paying higher rent, which is helpful, although I think I am still loosing money. I'll find out for sure early next month.

  • Being out of debt is good, but I haven't actually bought a fancy TV or anything. I'm actually thinking of buying a condo after my lease is up here. I could afford it now. I'm not entirely sure I want to, since I don't like living alone and don't have anyone to share it with. But, I do have a year and a half, so we'll see what happens. In the meantime, I'm saving almost as much as I was spending on getting out of debt, I've switched one piece of that from PayPal to my work 401k, and I've got more spending money than I know what to do with. I'm sure I'll start finding things soon enough.

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[info]healthnut22
2007-05-27 08:05 am UTC (link)
The PhD plan sounds exciting! (My mom, for what it's worth, went back and got a Master's at age 37, and completed coursework for a PhD which she is now turning into a dissertation to complete the degree. But anyway.... [she's 47 now])

I have had trouble finding dance (ballet) classed as an adult, too. I find that beginning adult classes don't do it for me, but I'm not THAT GOOD enough to be on a company or something that would supply constant training.

It bugs me that the dance programs for kids can be so extensive (mine was), but literally once I hit about 18, the possibilities started disappearing. I don't know why that has to happen. It seems counterintuitive somehow. If the training levels exists, couldn't they be taken into adulthood? I'm not professional, and that seems to be the only way to continue training. Or at least I felt significantly that way. Maybe I just didn't try hard enough, asking teachers for special mentorship afterwards or something. (In any case, there was no system left to easily plug myself into, which would've felt comfortable to me.)

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