The End Is In Sight

Yup, that's how I feel these days. Papers floating everywhere, buried in data and analysis and writing that needs to be finished yesterday. I get through a long day at school only to have some dinner before re-motivating myself to dig back in and be productive. Sometimes I am able to crank out a few more paragraphs, other times I just have to put the computer down and grab a magazine (and feel guilty while I'm reading thinking about how much more I have to do and should be doing at the moment).

But now there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Eight years working on this dual masters degree and I'm weeks away from being finished. I can't imagine what it will feel like. I present my action research on March 8th and graduate from Eastern Mennonite University on April 27th.

What will it be like to come home from work and have the luxury of doing light work around the house, flip through a magazine (guilt free), or spend an evening watching a movie with my husband? What about when my weekends are back and I can make decisions about how I want to spend them? What will it feel like to not be constantly managing my work load and making trips to Pennsylvania for classes and presentations? Wow, I can't wait.

Oh, and by the way, I already have a tentative date picked out for my graduation party -- put May 10th on your calendars, people!