Just keep swimming

I TURNED IN MY GRADUATE PROPOSAL!!!  Woohoo!  High fives are commencing all around.  It has been a confusing, emotional, and sometimes frustrating process to even get to the point of submitting the dang thing, and the most difficult part of writing the thesis hasn't even begun yet.  This is not because of the Graduate program, it is mainly because of my own ability to overload myself with too many things: Mother, Wife, Teacher, Choreographer, Daughter, Sister, Friend, PTO President, and now Student.  It is hard to keep all of those balls juggling in the air. 

As I have been on the journey of a Graduate Student now for over a year, it has been wonderful to step out of my "artistic box" and challenge myself in new ways.  I have learned so much about myself and how I relate to people.  I have met new friends and been inspired to be the best person that I can be.  It is amazing how new environments can refresh your soul.   When live gets you down, you just keep on swimming...

Not a great picture, but here is my proposal, along with my messy desk.

The tiara is not mine, nor the frisbee, alas...the life of a Mom in school.