back to business

i'm finally back from a much needed break. it was GREAT. needless to say, i had a pile of emails to sift through and many things on my to-do list for today. all things considered (being away for a week, jetlag, etc.), i think i did a pretty good job of jumping right back into work. AND, i actually made some good progress today. i have yet to sit down and think some more things through as far as my next moves. i really need to do this for organization's sake as well as my own sanity because i am beginning to feel the "what next" coming on. granted, the "what next" is about 3-4 months away, i guess i am just trying to prevent myself from "wasting" energy or driving into a dead end. i am really excited and proud of what i have going on right now. i simply need to begin "packaging" the research better and preparing to write everything up (what i have done, what i am doing now, what i plan to do, what is the big picture) in my first-year report/phd outline