I can't believe that it's already the end of October. Where did 2011 go? I know that I've asked myself that question with each year that passes, but this time, I feel like 2011 really did speed by. I feel like I was just gearing up for the new year, and suddenly it's coming to an end.
2011 has been quite a year for me. At this time last year, I was getting ready for another trip to Chicago to attend an open house for graduate school. I was ready for a change in my life; ready for new opportunities, ready to step out on my own, ready to take on the world by storm. I knew what I wanted to do, where I wanted to do it, and felt that I knew what I was doing.
It's amazing how much growing one can do in a year, if one is motivated to make some changes in his or her life. I know that I was ready to make some huge changes -- I was feeling stagnant. I was unhappy with who I was and where my current life was headed. I figured it was "now or never", so I took steps to make sure that I got into graduate school. That meant taking the GRE's (TWICE! *shudder*), working on applications, writing essays, etc. That also meant getting my head into the right place and making sure that the decisions I was making were beneficial to my future. It meant many days and nights of me going over my future, shedding some tears, and formulating several plans if my first one didn't work out. Though I didn't know where I would be going to school or how it would go, I knew that I needed to get out of my current life. It wasn't a matter of "Oh, sure, it would be nice to live in Chicago"; it was, "By this time next year, I will be in Chicago. No questions asked."
Lucky for me, my motivation, dedication, and the blood, sweat, and tears that went into my move paid off. Grad school is kicking my ass but I am enjoying the challenges it's providing. I know that I've complained about some of the work that I've had to do thus far, but I am glad that I have that work to do. It is requiring my extreme discipline and teaching me lessons about time management. I love it. I really do.
And I can't wait to see what the next year brings.
2011 has been quite a year for me. At this time last year, I was getting ready for another trip to Chicago to attend an open house for graduate school. I was ready for a change in my life; ready for new opportunities, ready to step out on my own, ready to take on the world by storm. I knew what I wanted to do, where I wanted to do it, and felt that I knew what I was doing.
It's amazing how much growing one can do in a year, if one is motivated to make some changes in his or her life. I know that I was ready to make some huge changes -- I was feeling stagnant. I was unhappy with who I was and where my current life was headed. I figured it was "now or never", so I took steps to make sure that I got into graduate school. That meant taking the GRE's (TWICE! *shudder*), working on applications, writing essays, etc. That also meant getting my head into the right place and making sure that the decisions I was making were beneficial to my future. It meant many days and nights of me going over my future, shedding some tears, and formulating several plans if my first one didn't work out. Though I didn't know where I would be going to school or how it would go, I knew that I needed to get out of my current life. It wasn't a matter of "Oh, sure, it would be nice to live in Chicago"; it was, "By this time next year, I will be in Chicago. No questions asked."
Lucky for me, my motivation, dedication, and the blood, sweat, and tears that went into my move paid off. Grad school is kicking my ass but I am enjoying the challenges it's providing. I know that I've complained about some of the work that I've had to do thus far, but I am glad that I have that work to do. It is requiring my extreme discipline and teaching me lessons about time management. I love it. I really do.
And I can't wait to see what the next year brings.
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