The Element of Surprise

It's been a bit busy the last few days which is good. I am starting to feel a little bit unfocused but i'm turning the tide on that very quickly. I have to remain focused now more than ever. It was a good weekend of surprises. Miriam told me earlier in the week that she sent me something but she didn't tell me what. She sent me drinking chocolate! Love it. Her attached note was so beautiful and made me feel really grateful to have her as a friend in my life. I'm drinking a cup of hot cocoa right now. Alison also called me this week to tell me to keep an eye out for something. Again, she wouldn't tell me what she sent me. That arrived yesterday as well. It was a Valentine's Day gift of chocolate and speciality popcorn. It was really sweet and also very thoughtful. It's very rare that I receive surprises and I ended up with two in the same week! How special and amazing. How lucky am I? Very. Just when I find myself feeling self-doubt creeping in, God has a way of reminding me that I am truly blessed.

I had to make some tough decisions this week and I can only hope and pray I made the right call and am doing the right things. I'm taking an even bigger gamble on myself but I believe I am worth it. Financially, I calculated that I can live o.k until June. If I don't find a job match by then I'm going to be homeless. I'm going to pray extra hard that it doesn't come to that. In the meantime, I am revamping my resume and making the changes recommended by Carol at career services. There's another round of career fairs coming up next week so I want to be ready for that as well. I still have to sign up for Marathon Day. Not particularly looking forward to that since it takes up seven hours but I'm going to do it because it can help me in my career search.

As for my thesis...I feel like i'm a bit behind even though I am not. However it does feel like time is ticking away. I want to do a great job...no...correction...I will do a great job. I need to remain focused. I wish I was stronger with survey setup but I don't have enough time (we'll maybe but I have to talk to my advisor first). Still in research mode and preliminary client interview. I am looking forward to the project because it give me a chance to be both traditional and innovative. Anyway...I better go but maybe i'll have time later to revisit.