I Wrote That?

For some reason, not completely clear even to me, my mood has been declining rapidly over the past few days. But tonight, I had a good pick-me-up. I have been working away on my teaching portfolio, my website, and my dissertation abstract. [I've also been working on those durn cover letters again--I know I know--I'm supposed to be done with them, but a friend found a typo and now I'm paranoid.] But back to the point, in working on my dissertation abstract, I decided to take a look at Chapter One. A look became a reading, and after I read the whole thing I could only say one thing--

Man, did I write that?

It wasn't just that I hadn't looked at the document in a while. I just plan impressed myself. My writing has truly come a long way and if I do say so myself, Chapter One definitely has the makings for a good book. If I read that chapter, even with its academic nods, in a book, I would be compelled to read more. That made me feel good tonight. So I'm going to keep working a little while longer--took a long nap today so I'm not in the immediate need of sleep. Hopefully I can keep up some positive momentum for tomorrow.