7 Weeks to go…HOLLA!

You read that right. HOLLA! Holla like what they say in rap songs. I learned how best to use it while spending a weekend at the Lake of the Ozarks. It’s appropriate for yelling out of car windows, at the guy at the piano bar who is asking to yell if you were born after 1981 and there are many other fantastic places to use this word. Thus I’m using it here!
I am officially 7 precious weeks away from considering myself a Webster University Graduate!!! During my final weeks of Fall 1…I turned in a 9 page paper on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and took my 3rd test in HR management. And in Business Law received the greatest compliment I’ve gotten about school work so far! On the top corner of my test, he said my essays were some of the best work he’d ever had. Rock on! Finals week went very smooth. I finished both my finals and made it home by 8:30pm. Very nice. On Wednesday, my business law teacher even had the proxy for the exam bring in pizza for us. Bonus!!

I enjoyed a very fun break week. I found it interesting…the week off didn’t motivate me, in fact...it actually de-motivated me a bit. I think the lack of schedule and responsibilities went to my head! I felt the need to be lazy lazy lazy. And we did a lot of lounging. By the end of last week though I was back to motivated. I cleaned house, caught up laundry, went to the pumpkin patch, hung out with the girls. It was fantastic.

Last week was my first week of the remaining 8 that make up my final term of college classes to complete my bachelor’s. I’m trying to soak up the fact that I never have to take Monday night classes again, and let that propel me with motivation for the coming weeks. The classes this term will be interesting. Wednesday’s I have my capstone class called about strategic Management. On Thursday is installment 2 of Business Law. Wednesday’s class only has 5 people and the first night left me curious about the rest of the term. Thursday was very familiar. Although the subject matter wasn’t near as intriguing…he warned us that would happen! We talked all about orders to pay and promises to pay. It was a barrel full of fun!

Anyway…though this is a bit delayed…here is what my Fall 1 taught me about school and me and everything else:

That night school students survive on vending machines. Even if you try like hell to avoid it…you MUST carry cash for that emergency burst of caffeine.

That I don’t care for EEOC as a topic for a paper

That in general, HR isn’t my thing

16 hours away from home are NOT fun.

I’m proud of myself for what I’m doing

I can’t wait to finish

I miss my son.
I miss my husband.

I miss my freedom.

I’m motivated to enjoy life to the fullest after this thing called school is over with.

And I have NO idea what I’m going to do with myself when I get done with school. This goal has been one that has encompassed my last 4 and a half years. So it’s hard to see myself without it in the back of my mind. Regardless…I can’t wait!

Steff has been doing a lot of goal setting on her blog. I have found her lists inspirational and motivating. Check them out here. I'm hoping to do a few of the crafts along with her. I love how she's keeping track through her blog! I’m also hoping to post a post-graduation goals list to my blog soon.  It’s in the forming stages at this point…I keep finding new things to add to my list.  Stay tuned!

Anyway, I’m cruising through Fall 2. I’m motivated, exhausted, excited, determined and pretty much a mixed bag of emotions at this point. Wish me luck!