On Monday, I officially finished my last semester of classes…ever. Well, until I get the hankering to go back (which I hope won’t be for a long, long while), but it is the las semester of classes for this master’s degree. I just have to finish a few independent study projects I’ve been putting off while getting everything done for this semester and my master’s project, and then I’m done! Woohoo!

August will be the official graduation, if I get my butt in gear and haul it through all this stuff in the next four months. Work, here I come!

Life, Revisited

I’ve decided I’m going to do the freelance “thing” full-time once I’m completely done with grad school. It’s just going way too well (i.e. more work than I can handle right now) to deny that this is something really good.

I’m considering taking a couple of art/graphic design classes (prob. at a community/technical college because they rock the house) down the road, once we’re settled where we’re going to be, so I can take on graphic design work, too. I might even learn HTML and XML, just in case I need it.

The freelance indexing will continue, for sure, as will the editing/proofreading. I have a couple of opportunities to write freelance, and it’s a strange feeling, knowing that I might go back to my roots once again. It’s been so long since I’ve been there–I’m not sure how it will feel once I’m back.

I would gladly take on a part- or even full-time position editing somewhere, but I’m not going to hold my breath. I’m too happy working from home, having time be my own, to then go and sit behind a desk from 9-5, waiting to punch out. I think I’ve been in college, working for universities on my own time, for too long to go to that. I’d do it, of course, if the right job came along, one that I’m passionate about, one I can’t wait to go to each morning. Why should I settle for anything less?

So, that’s where I’m at. I’ll finish my master’s this summer, taking on projects as I have the time, and once August 15th rolls around, and I’m done, I’ll be my own boss. I’ll let my life continue to be my own.

I crashed my Mac today at work.
*sob*
It was so bad that we had to reinstall Mac OS X.
*sob*
I feel so bad for my poor computer. She’s such a good computer. My prof, who helped me save all my files onto a portable harddrive and start the reinstall process, promised me it didn’t hurt it. I can’t tell yet.
*sob*
ICT (our resident computer help desk at EMU) says they’ll have to reinstall it again to get the Word and Excel programs onto it.
*sob*
Poor, poor little computer.
*sob*

Proposal Accepted!

My proposal was accepted by Ann. Now it has to go through the program chair and the Graduate program director, and then I’ll be set. The first step was getting it OK’d by Ann. The project is going to be cake in comparison to writing the proposal!

Another Week Gone

I spent the last week getting caught up on life, which included getting my master’s project proposal all set (it’s been approved! Yay!) and getting the University Human Subjects Review Committee request all ready (it’s ready for review for tomorrow–Ann will be taking care of it then).

I also cleaned my filthy condo (OK, it wasn’t that bad, but it was still driving me crazy) and went scrapbooking on Friday and Saturday. It was nice to get out of the house, and I got 32 pages done over the course of the two days. That’s a lot considering I hadn’t worked on that scrapbook (my childhood one) in about two years.

I also worked out with my personal trainer, Jon, for the first time on Thursday, which went really well. I wasn’t even that sore the next day, and I assume that’s because my form is perfect (or better!) during the workout, and it doesn’t put as much strain on my muscles as it would if my form was off. Well, that’s the assumption I’m making. Might be true. Might not. I just know that I’m going to keep up with my workouts now. Yay! I’m working out with him again tomorrow.

Yoga is going well, too. I have it every Wednesday night, and I always feel great after. I’m glad I’m finally investing in my body–I’ll keep y’all updated on how that all goes.

I know I haven’t been exactly thrilling, but I thought I would let you know why I’ve been a bit MIA. It might be quiet on here again come this weekend because I’m on deadline for the second index, but I’ll be back after the 14th on regular basis again. Such a busy time of year, but I’ll make time for you all. Because I love you, of course. Cheers!

Index Done!

Woohoo! Finished it at 5:30 this morning. Yeah, second all-nighter in a row. I slept through my alarm at 9:30 and missed a meeting. Thankfully, no one was waiting on me. I’m starting to feel a little old–can’t do this all night stuff anymore.

I’m getting started on the second one this week, so I won’t have to do that again. Getting the flu really put me behind on stuff, but I feel like I’m a little more caught up now. The project proposal should be ready to be signed this Friday, and my request to the Human Subjects Review Board will be set to go with signatures and all this Friday. What a relief!

Maybe putting me behind has forced me to get my act together. Now I have to get my sleeping schedule back on track. Off to bed with me!