Hooray!!!

I have finally finished the first draft of my senior thesis!  25 pages of pure...something.  I will do a quick review tomorrow to make sure I didn't do anything really stupid and then off it goes, zooming through cyberspace.  What a relief to have birthed that baby!  I still have two major projects due by Friday, but the end is in sight!  The end of this week anyway, then we start all over again!  Can't tell you how happy I am!  I'm sure when I get it back next week I'll think  - God, what the heck was I writing?  What was I thinking?  Ah, the beauty of stepping away from a project and being able to evaluate objectively is a beautiful thing, but now - we dance!

**Miss Clio

Behind - it's the New Ahead!

No, not really, but that's me trying to make myself feel better about being behind. I underestimated the time necessary to complete a project and now am running a full day behind. Chron-optimism is a dangerous thing. Thinking you have plenty of time to get all of it done is chron-optimism. I'm usually not so far off, but this semester has thrown me for a loop! Whoever thought taking 4 classes, one of which is a senior seminar, and applying for grad school all in the same semester was a good idea was either delirious, or drunk with chron-optimism, one or the other; perhaps laced with shades of desperation to graduate and over-achievedness?

Regardless, I'm in it now and there isn't much I can do, except suck it up and deal with it. If I can make it through Friday, my load will lighten significantly and I might be able to breathe, maybe. Still I have several major projects due, with less than a month to complete them all. The Hubs asked if he should just go ahead and plan on napping until then to avoid the fray. I replied that he was welcome, he just needed to bring food, talk softly, and say nice things.

**Miss Clio