Is blogging every two years considered a thing? I think I can turn it into one.
So it's been a really long time. A really really long time. I'm sorry to anyone who might actually read this. At work the other day, my co-workers suggested that I write a blog on behalf of our organization and I was trying to explain that I used to blog. When asked what about, I was a little stumped trying to remember. Grad school? Unemployment? Cats? Ice cream? Turns out, it was all of the above. At any rate, I've always found writing cathartic on some level, so shout out to the universe with this long overdue life update. Warning, humble brags ahead...
I am no longer a PhD candidate. I'm a mother effing full-fledged doctor of philosophy. I finished after a total of eight long painstaking years of graduate school. Plus four years of undergrad and whatever else led me up to that point. It was a long haul for sure! After my dissertation defense, when my advisor congratulated me on passing, I literally burst into tears of joy. So much for not crying in front of her during all of that time. Graduation was amazing and I had the BEST party of all time to celebrate, followed by a sweet trip to Italy with some amazing girlfriends.
I also no longer work at that terrible soul sucking job with a psychotic boss. I have a job that I like on most days with co-workers that I love. We have a lot of fun and eat a lot of snacks. Very important things to look for in a prospective job.
I also moved into a sweet new adult apartment. That sounds dirty. But what I meant was a much nicer apartment complex that only working adults can afford, as opposed to broke grad students.
Being done with school means time for fun hobbies, traveling, a steady income, and more time with family, friends, and my kitty cat. Yes, she's still around. Also, a certain gentleman in my life who is proving to be the most fun person to hang out and have adventures with. This adulting thing isn't as terrible as I thought it would be.
See you in another two years?
