Everyone said that after the Ph.D. was over I would feel "different" that things would "change" or something like that. Well, I do feel different. There's less stress.That was to be expected. I feel odd when people call me Dr. Katz, though I do enjoy the sound of it. It's been a long time coming. Do I teach differently? I don't think so. Do I grade differently? Nope, that's the same. Still the same pushover.
But I do feel different. Maybe more confident is a good way to describe it. The newest mantra at work has been, "I survived a Ph.D. I can do that." And I have been doing just that. I'm almost 100% up to date on work. That's different. Not because I'm a slacker, but because I'm up to date and I've been getting sleep. Really good sleep, in spite of the head cold or whatever this plague is. I'm congested, sore throat and some fever. Yeah, first week of the new quarter tradition. Bring me all your kid's germs please. Thank you.
Missed my great-nephew's party because of it. Bad auntie, no biscuit.
Oh wait, today was a cleanse day on this program. That means all liquid all day. There's the magic detoxifying cleanse you get to drink. Not unlike prune juice really and not all that bad truth be told. As long as it's really cold. Tons of water. I think I've had more water today than the Titanic ever saw. Okay, maybe not that much, but I've run to the bathroom so many times I think I did walk a mile in the house. Still, I feel good. Congested yes, but I feel good.
And that's just not natural. I'm sure of it. Or I was.
The cleanse, I should add is not a heavy duty colon cleanse. It's cellular and it feels, well, different. And maybe, just maybe, natural.
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