iMet 7 Blog

This is the time in between the semesters when students get to relax and regenerate. If the student ALSO happens to be a teacher, like I am, then there is also a two week break for Christmas. Woo Hoo! I am both. Right now I am decompressing but tomorrow is the Monday before Christmas and I will no doubt hit the ground running. I also have personal objectives to obtain. I want to get at least two of the CLAD lessons finished before the new year. I have some people that are in the same position as I am CLAD-wise and that is encouraging. I do not feel alone. There are friends and colleagues that are "watching my back." I am there for them too. This is a great situation all of the way around. Another personal objective is to squeeze in some agility trials before imet classes start up again. Entries are already mailed. Right now today, though, is relaxation time!

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Not that I ever run out of things to do or to complete. My life seems filled with projects that are not quite complete. According to my professor, it is a chacteristic of high-functioning, intelligent overachievers to want (or be driven) to finish projects. Boy, ain't that the truth. There can be a lot of stress created when the project is ongoing and does not ever really end. For this reason, I am most happy and relieved to say that the first semester of my iMet master's program is at its end. There are a few loose ends to tie up but that will happen quickly (as in...TODAY!). This program is one of the most stimulating and fun projects I have ever engaged in and it has changed my perception of everything. The iMet Navigator (an Inspiration document of my own creation) has grown to the extent that I felt the need to put a navigation bar into all of the pages that are uniquely created. I was getting lost myself with all of the links and pictures. The whole idea of the page is to make things easy to find so that I don't waste a lot of time on clicking around looking for resources that I need to have at my fingertips. The new product fills that need well. The new iNav can be left alone for a while now. I added a closure page for the first semester. Tomorrow I will register for Spring 2005 classes and turn my attention to other projects. High on the priority list is getting back into trialing with Koby. Christmas is right around the corner and all (or at least most) is well.