10 days left.

that is such a scary thought as of today. Last week you could have asked me, "Are you ready to go home?" and my reply would have been a whole-hearted "YES." I was a bit sick and tired of lab everyday and my project was wrapping up. Even now, my heart aches for the remedy of home and sisters and Mom and Dad.

But in research, there sometimes occurs this flood of ideas and experiments that are all so equally exciting you don't know where to start. That's me right now. I have learned so much over the past 8 1/2 weeks that my heart is completely in this project. I don't mind devoting my life to the lab if, in the end, there holds the promise of answers or even some support for a hypothesis. So what if my entire present existence consists of running, eating, sleeping, lab work, GRE practice, and little else? There's something to be said for routine. That's not to say that the brief gifts of sunshine and down time to read a book aren't absolutely welcome though.
It's times like this when I question what I want to do in three years- the decision will be here so soon.