Update!

Sorry to have been absent for so long. :(
I’m alive and well–just happily drowning in books and preparation for my comprehensive MA exams. I’m SO happy that I decided to test in 2 fields of literature–it’s hard work but pure joy to “have to” read and read and read all day, every day! :)
Mid May [...]

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ohhh, *now* I get it

Back in the day when the Wunderhusband was getting his Master’s degree, he’d frequently complain that he couldn’t get anything done when I was at home. I pointed out that I was simply reading or watching a movie or cleaning and that he didn’t have to interact with me if he didn’t want to.
Now that [...]

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stress management

I just took a huge step in lowering my stress by dropping a superfluous and extremely difficult course.
Right after I dropped the course, I noticed that I suddenly didn’t have enough courses under the “Electives” heading of my graduation contract.
::minor heart attack::
Then I realized (thank God) that I simply needed to move a course from [...]

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8 weeks and counting….

Just 8 weeks to semi-freedom! :) I’m currently on a no-social-activities-of-virtually-any-kind schedule, as school is quite demanding.
But I just discovered that instead of having to take a full load AND study for my comprehensive exams next quarter, I don’t actually have to take ANY classes and can concentrate only on studying for next quarter. GOOD [...]

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slogging

what an onomatopoeic word.
slogging is what I’m doing now…slogging through a research proposal.
I’m excited to write one. It’s something I’ve never had to do at this level before.
But I wish I were already finished.
and I wish it weren’t worth, oh, 60% of my grade for the class.
I think I’d enjoy it ever-so-much-more if it weren’t [...]

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