I'm Back--And I Graduated!
What did I tell myself when I took up LiveJournal again earlier this year? "Brenna, don't let it go dormant for a long time again. You have to update it more regularly for it to be any fun." Well, looks like I failed on that count. It vanished from my mind. I was so busy and facing so many different challenges that I completely forgot about it. Now I'm on summer break and (theoretically) have more time to update. Recently, there have been several moments when I thought, "Oh! That would be GREAT to blog about." Time to get writing again.
In the months since I last wrote, I've taken more classes, finished my senior project, and graduated from college!! It has yet to really sink in. It seems like maybe six months ago that I was in freshman orientation and scared to death about writing my first paper. What HAPPENED? I didn't really want to be done that quickly. I can't even imagine finishing college in three years instead of four (due to AP classes or other shenanigans).
Now I'm supposed to be an "adult," whatever that means. My parents think it means cutting off my financial support for the summer and letting me pay for my own housing, groceries, utilities, rental furniture, Internet service, etc. That seems fair to me. But it was still a bit of a wake-up call. I'm simply not going to earn enough money this summer to cover all those bills. Then there is the issue of the massive debt I'll get into just going to graduate school next January. Aaah! I don't want to think about it. It stresses me out SO MUCH. Dealing with finances is like playing some weird, high-stakes board game. They should make Monopoly Higher Education.
Anyway, it's good to be back, and I'm excited to hear about what other people have been doing.
In the months since I last wrote, I've taken more classes, finished my senior project, and graduated from college!! It has yet to really sink in. It seems like maybe six months ago that I was in freshman orientation and scared to death about writing my first paper. What HAPPENED? I didn't really want to be done that quickly. I can't even imagine finishing college in three years instead of four (due to AP classes or other shenanigans).
Now I'm supposed to be an "adult," whatever that means. My parents think it means cutting off my financial support for the summer and letting me pay for my own housing, groceries, utilities, rental furniture, Internet service, etc. That seems fair to me. But it was still a bit of a wake-up call. I'm simply not going to earn enough money this summer to cover all those bills. Then there is the issue of the massive debt I'll get into just going to graduate school next January. Aaah! I don't want to think about it. It stresses me out SO MUCH. Dealing with finances is like playing some weird, high-stakes board game. They should make Monopoly Higher Education.
Anyway, it's good to be back, and I'm excited to hear about what other people have been doing.