First Class Done

I finished my first class a few weeks ago and I'm 1/3 of the way through my second class.

Crazy!

With the next three years broken up into 2-3 week chunks - time is REALLY going to fly!

So far it's been manageable, but I keep taking on more and more...

NO is only two letters, but sometimes they're hard to say.

I'm working full-time and a little extra time is spent with a new Success Coach program where I work with Freshmen.

I'm a full-time student (6 credits per semester).

I'm on the board of directors for the local playhouse.

Next spring I'll be teaching an online course.

And then there's sleep and friends and dogs and life outside of work and school.

At least I'm not bored :)

Dr. E ?

Could be me... hopefully.

I'm sitting in the classroom where I will have my first doctoral course. Over the next 3-4 years I will be working towards a doctorate in Educational Administration and Leadership (Ed.D.).

I'm not alone.

There are 15 people in my cohort, two of which are also my coworkers. The trip from home to here is 3 hours, but we are able to carpool. This gives us time to talk about our assignments, our worries, and our expectations. We will be side-by-side-by-side on this journey, supporting each other. We are very fortunate.

One of the perks of working for a University is that I can go to school for free. One of the perks of my union is that I can get a doctorate - for free.

I'm starting my third year in my job and I have been in my house for a full year... and it's not going to get any easier the older I get... So why not now?

Some adjectives to sum up where I'm at right now:

Excited. Worried. Anxious. Expectant. Intrigued. Nervous. Happy. Proud. Hopeful.

My iPhone killed my blog...

That must be it...

I spend too much time on my phone and it's hard to blog from the phone...

Maybe it's that I spend 8-9 hours a day on the computer and I don't want to spend evenings on the computer...

But that's contradictory - because the iPhone is a computer...

Now I'm just confused.