Just Another Cottage in Blogville

Check List

1. Clothes & toiletries - Check

2. Three-ring binders, paper, labels, pens, pencils, stapler & staples, paperclips, etc, four years' of Spanish notes, a virus-free laptop, MP3 player, and USB thumb drive - Check

3. Total health checkup with success - Check

4. Stationery & stamps - Check & Pending

5. Goodbyes to best friends & family members - Check

And as for my head... Well, I am as calm and composed as anyone in my position can be. This may be the final blog entry for a long while. I've had a busy two weeks, which will be nothing compared the next few... My goodness gracious.

However, I am surprisingly unafraid. Really, I have the jitters, but that is a normal mixture between excitement and healthy nervousness.

Today I finished my second round of talk therapy with a big hug from my counselor. My teeth were declared cavity-less, and my psychiatrist diagnosed me as being in full remission, excellent recovery. He felt that the month of talk therapy had done me good - "You are composed," he said.

Health problems were scratched and I am immunized, in (almost) top shape, and ready to go!

Thank you for your summer of support. I will keep in touch.