I had promised count down updates back on June 27, 2008, but somehow I never really did that. So, here I sit, with my computer flashing 12 days, 1 hour, and 40 minutes, and I feel the urge to give you all a countdown update. It may be one of my great productive procrastination techniques, but I’m going to go with it.

There’s been something about this semester that’s been weird. I haven’t had time to focus on graduation and the excitement that comes along with that because life has been full of surprises (and little crises) that have needed my attention. This is what happens when you’re living life to the fullest, I suppose. It’s probably also a picture of what is to come. Honestly, though? I’ve been exhausted this semester–running from one task to the next with really quite too much on my plate.

But here I am, 12 days, 1 hour, and 36 minutes away, and I feel this energy that I’ve never felt before. I jump out of bed in the mornings to get right to work. I have a lot to complete before next Thursday (when ALL of my professors decided to make final projects due), but there is a belief that I will and can get it done, if I just work hard and keep pushing. So, I push, and I work, and I drink my coffee and put one foot in front of the other. And the creative juices are cooperating! They’re flowing and helping me get through. Go figure! They’re actually there when I need them!

Things are coming together, readers. I’m going to walk at graduation! Then I’m going to finish up a few things over the summer, and I’ll be a girl with a bachelor’s degree. The energy? It’s high, exciting, and contagious! 12 days, 1 hour, and 33 minutes to go!

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