Wednesday, December 13th

Finally went for a run today, and felt a lot happier. Spent the morning trying to decide on mortgages, poor B going nuts with these two mortgage advisors, writing an IRB (not finished), and getting e-mails from people in Leiden about J. being there (which made me wonder whether i should have gone back on time for this conference). By the time I was driving through the woods to the university (in the rain) and has spent an hour in the Starbucks saying good-bye to one of the grad students, I had no regrets anymore. I am glad I have this extra week, even if it is hectic and I can't profit from some end of term extra supervision. Cleared out my office today, that is one place I know I definitely will NOT miss. Someone said to me today how great they found it that I had actually created a life here, with a lot of people I know and do stuff with, and that he could imagine I felt sad leaving. I thought that was nice, and I do feel very sad. And L looks so sad, I have stopped looking at her when I mention leaving. She is not only dropping me off at the airport, she is also dropping off her second doggy, whom she loves to bits that day. In the evening she even drops of B at J and L's house (=supervisor + wife) because she is going on a brief holiday with her J. So a lot of good-byes for her in one day. I have no idea when I say good-bye to supervisor J, he murmured something about coming by to give him some spss thing on Sunday, so I guess I'll see him then. Makes planning the weekend a little difficult, I do want to say good-bye. But I should no plan the weekend anyway because I need to spend it sitting on my suitcases compressing the content into something that will close. 300 X 13 pages of questionnaires + whole pile of new articles i had to print + 10 new books + 2 pairs of new shoes (and then a few new clothes but we wont mention them...). L is offering me boxes, I may need them...