I crossed something else off my list:
I *finally* got my title change this summer. I'm officially the Operations Assistant on paper. I'm glad to be recognized for the work I've done for the past two and a half years. It feels good to be very appreciated by your boss and other people in your department.
I haven't completed any other tasks, but I'm making progress. I helped to throw Sarah a baby shower last month. I'm going to a play with Blair on Wednesday. I'm literally trimming the fat - I started the Couch to 5k program (C25K) a few weeks ago. I'll admit, it wasn't on the original list, but I replaced the Jillian Michaels goal with C25K because I think I would have injured myself doing her 30 Day Shred DVD without someone who knows what the hell they are doing watching me.
The biggest progress development is my thesis. That's right, it has taken me 3 years to find the motivation to write that damn paper. I have been so satisfied with my job and busy with life that I just have not wanted to focus on it. Fine...I *may* have created some of the distractions...buying a house...getting a dog...to avoid it. But I finally have a topic that I enjoy and actually know a thing or two about. My past two topics were things that made sense on paper but I really didn't enjoy researching at all. My goal is to really hit it hard over the next two months and defend no later than January. Realistic? Probably not, but I'm going to convince myself it is. I'd enjoy Disney so much more if that stupid thing was either done or 95% done. In fact, I just wrote my first draft of a thesis statement, and one of my colleagues (who does not sugarcoat anything) told me it was a good start and that everything made sense to her. Success!
I want to dress up for Halloween this year, but we don't have a party to go to. Should I wait til next year to fulfill this goal?
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