2011 has been a tad relentless. 
We had to lay Joseph's care to rest in Flagstaff after it died on a short weekend holiday. I will miss his Hyundai accent, it was his baby.  
My minor health concerns are finally being resolved after a few months of speculation, and I am glad for the resolution. 
Joseph has been sick with what he would call 'death cold,' and I would call just a cold, but he is on the mend. 
I was rear-ended last week, so dealing with the insurances and various degrees of car troubles and neck pain has been a tad frustrating. 
Life sometimes gets so busy that in the quiet I find myself immersed in thoughtless activity. 
I have an inactive book list which needs attending to as well as a number of household, academic, and organizational goals. and yet when 100 mph days stop, I find myself at a complete standstill. 
Here's to a new year of productivity, self!