V- I have a NY accent, and I am very soft spoken (two things that don't usually go together, but there you go, LOL) , did you imagine that? I have always read quickly, before kids I could get through a novel in a day or two. I also have a photographic memory. Going to tweak my goals a bit, break them into "baby steps" before talking to H about it, don't want to scare him off. Also since he is leaving for 6 months thinking about changing them up a bit to accommodate the distance. More reflection today.