So Much Synthesizing

I had planned on sleeping in this morning, but as luck would have it, I slept pretty good last night and woke up at my normal time. I decided to get up and get going. I had a lot of reading to do in preparation for a paper that is due Sunday night, and I knew if I didn't get started soon, my brain would be upset with me. 

I made myself a good breakfast and coffee, took my vitamins, and drank a good amount of water before sitting down with about eight articles I would need to sift through to determine if any would be good for my paper on designing an intervention plan. I enjoyed my time. My puppies were cuddly but not too clingy or walking all over me, which I appreciated. 

I found some more articles, did some printing, and decided to stop note-taking and break for a bit to do something else. It is always better for me to work for a solid amount of time and then walk away for a bit to let my mind step entirely away from my thoughts. It didn't work. I continued to think and started to head back to my computer. More searching, more printing, more underlining, etc., etc., etc., etc.

Eventually, I had to stop. My youngest needed some sunlight, so we decided on a quick bathing suit shopping trip and a stroll around the bookstore. This was a well-deserved break, and we each got a yummy drink while in the bookstore. 

On the return home, I started thinking some more. As soon as I changed into some comfy clothes, I was back to it. Synthesizing all the material, I had consumed with my current understanding of best practices for interventions. I'm not done, but I am stepping away again for the night. I've got a hefty introduction and review of my past observations, a page and a half of citations that I need to weave together, and ideas on concluding my design plan. That will be better thought out tomorrow because, for now, I'm in the mood for some light reading.