Month: August 2015

Preparation for the mind

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Besides making reservations, worrying about what clothes to bring along, and planning my financial solvency, I have been making peace with bigger assignments.   The Center sent along a two page single-spaced list of recommended books to prepare the mind and soul for this Fall Semester.  I have no angst about getting my body back and forth from here to the Mediterranean through several seasons of outfits.  It turns out I have fears about getting my mind back in shape after 40+ years away from college.  Continue reading “Preparation for the mind” →

Pondering Preparation

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Preparing has been my focus for the past few weeks.  It’s not easy to plan for four months at a time.  Normally I am lucky to look a week out on my calendar.  It occured to me this morning as I looked at the word prepare, it literally means (pre) before (pare) cutting or trimming.  Continue reading “Pondering Preparation” →

Now the preparation begins

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Is it all going to fit?
Is it all going to fit?

Egads!  I never realized the thinking that was going to be required in order to go away for 4 months.  Every part of my daily life has to be thought about and either deleted, transferred or postponed.  This mornings examples:  going out to pick up the paper, preparing a cup of tea and cereal, and noticing the flower pot from my window.  I have to delete the  box of cereal so the cupboard is bare when I leave; I have to postpone the subscription to the newspaper; I have to ignore the flowers because I am leaving them to a premature death; and I have to bring with me my Yorkshire Gold tea, just because. Continue reading “Now the preparation begins” →