Two Posts in One Week! Record!

Last night, I took my last final of my first Fall semester in grad school.  It still hasn't hit me that I'm actually done with a whole semester.  Only 3 and a summer left.  I will be the first person to say that grad school ain't easy.  Not even close.  

Will it be worth it one day? Abso-dang-lutely.  

Have I lost sleep because of it? Every night.

Have I missed opportunities because school came first? Constantly.

Will I change these things next semester? Absolutely not.

Does my bank account hate grad school as much as I love it? More than I can fathom.

Hopefully that will change soon though.

So, what have I been doing other than studying my ass off?

Well, car shopping.  I love my Charlie, but he's 10 years old and driving 40 miles one way twice a week isn't making him any older.  

I think I've settled on the Camry.  Now, the hard part... the car dealerships.

I've also been playing a TON of violin.  Just to make a few extra dollars on the side.  Last weekend I played Handel's Messiah with 3 days notice and made $250.  This weekend, I have 3 cantatas, and will hopefully make $375.

Other than a ton of online shopping, just work, work, and more work.

xo,

Hanna

Best News Ever!!!

Last week, I got the best news ever!!  I haven't shared it with all of you yet, because I needed time to process it on my own first.

 

Right now, I work 8:00-2:30, which is pretty darn perfect.  I loved it!  And on Tuesdays and Thursdays I go to the law office from 3:00-wheneverigetdone.  Usually around 6:30 or so.

 

Well, the law office is starting to stress me out.  I dread going, and I don't even know why.  I guess it's because it's just "busy work."  I just sit there and type these slips into a computer so they can bill at the end of the month.  It had nothing to do with the accounting side of it, and it was just getting extremely boring.  I was loving going to work at my big girl job though, so I know it's not just I don't like work.  I do like work, if it's what I'm qualified to do.  She also wasn't taking out taxes when she paid me, so it was really hurting me more than helping.

 

But, the thing that was holding me back from leaving the law office was that I love the people there, and they really do need and appreciate what I'm doing.

 

Well, by the Grace of God, I was presented with the perfect solution to all of my problems.  Holy Angels asked me to go full time starting next Monday.  I am more than thrilled, and can't wait to start this next step in my journey.

 

I am also applying to go back to grad school, so we'll see how motivated I am if I can work full time, and get my master's at the same time.  I'm pretty confident that it can be done.

 

xo,

Hanna