Confession

Okay, I voted on my own poll. You can see the one vote if you choose. I am leaning toward Cultural Influences on Leadership. I know, I know, it is a really broad topic--but I plan on narrowing it down as time goes on. I hope my dissertation may take me on another journey. I don't intend to tackle another two months away from home, but if can wing two to three weeks in the UK, Australia, or Canada I would be ecstatic. Robert has already given the go ahead and this time it would be all four of us going for the entire time or most of the time; just as I intended this summer when going to Ireland. I have come across nay-sayers that have made me feel I need to apologize for my aspirations, so I have a difficult time not wanting to justify every move I make. This can be exhausting and I have asked myself to stop doing this, but until I have perfected the art of indifference to others' opinion--Don't get me wrong I adore Texas and being home, but I yearn to see other places and savor other experiences; experiences that all of us can partake in. Especially while the kids are young and they cannot fight too hard about staying home, since I know they will want to be near friends as they near their teen years. And I fully intend to stay grounded once they are older. My intentions are to ensure they experience parts of the world--not to torture them. Although, the latter is inevitable at times. :) But, next summer is reserved for Disney World (if all goes according to plan). The kids deserve a vacation catered to them and I think it may be one of the last summers we can pull it off. I want them to marvel at what they see there; time is fleeting--just yesterday they were wearing diapers and taking naps. So, Rob and I are doing our research....anyone that has gone, we are open to suggestions!