Day 113: Hope + Final Paper

Today I learned...
...that even when you previously assumed the good would not prevail, there is still a chance it may prevail...so essentially, don't give up hope, even when things look hopeless.

Today I am thankful for...
...FINISHING MY VERY LAST PAPER OF GRADUATE SCHOOL. EVER. THE END. I feel like I sing Hallelujahs all night long.

Day 111: Filler + Coffee

Today I learned...
...that some instructors want you to fill pages just for the sake of filling pages.

Today I am thankful for...
...coffee to fuel me through the writing of my last grad paper ever.

Day 110: Learning + Dinner Celebrations

Today I learned...
...that I learned A LOT during my crazy 3 year graduate program. After completing a 21 page paper detailing tons of field experience, therapy practice, etc...I feel...accomplished.

Today I am thankful for...
...a delicious dinner out with Rick. We never go out so it was nice to have some time together without having to cook.

Day 108: Hopeless Situations + Ice Cream Sundaes

Today I learned...
...that a hopeless situation is not necessarily a hopeless situation if you don't give up hope.

Today I am thankful for...
...Wegman's peanut butter cup ice cream sundaes. They make paper-writing better.

Day 104: Paper Writing + a Walk

Today I learned...
...that paper writing is not quite as hellish when you 1) know that other fabulous people are writing along with you and 2) you make a hilarious and frightening video to document the insanity.

Today I am thankful for...
...a nice, sunny walk in my neighborhood. :-)

Day 83: History + To-Do List Success

Today I learned...
...that there is a lot of history in my own area of which I was never aware. I am doing a paper/presentation on Women's Suffrage in the Lehigh Valley and beyond, and while women's suffrage is one of my "things," I never thought to research some more local aspects of the movement. I am liking what I have found.

Today I am thankful for...
...getting a big chunk of my final assignments done. Yay! Still a long way to go, but definitely was able to cross some things off my To-Do List.

Day 72: Simplicity + Elimination of Work

Today I learned...
...that some things are as simple as we make them...including things for classes.

Today I am thankful for...
...our instructor eliminating a paper from our upcoming assignments. Thank God! I didn't know where I was going to find the time.

Day 56: Necessary Time + Dinner Invitation

Today I learned...
...that using a vacation day to write a paper is NOT a waste - it's a necessity.

Today I am thankful for...
...a dinner invitation for this coming Saturday night - to see my parents, my brother, his wife, and my little niece! :-)