And now; The Future!

Wow am I overwhelmed.

Right now I'm on my last day of nothingness. Since I graduated I've been doing a lot of nothing. Sure, getting old to-do list items done, applying to grad schools, etc.

Well I've been accepted to UCR, and possibly others (if I go home and find some letters in my mailbox). Riverside is probably going to be my home for the next five years. Can you imagine? I will have to buy sunscreen in bulk, and live off of energy drinks and protein bars... but I think it's a good fit for me.

But that's in september, so I have to actually get there. I know a lot of us are facing the same challenges at about the same time. What to do, where to live, even what to have for breakfast can be difficult to decide. Finding a job in this economy is not easy. I only have about enough money to make it to July once my TA position is up, so I'm interviewing for another job tomorrow. You'd think I would have learned my lesson trying to work two jobs at a time! But healthy or not, it takes a lot of hard work to save up enough money to move out of state, and I don't have the luxury of trying to live off a part time TA salary.

I may have a fellowship at UCR that will allow me to have the necessary funding for the 5 years it will take for me to get my PhD, but I have to get to california first.

Part of me is ready to jump back in, and I will be so ready and excited when it's time to start grad school. But another part of me is still so exhausted, catching up from writing my thesis and graduating.