Officially Official Holy Crap!

Well friends grad school is a go. After playing around with the idea for years, getting up the courage for months and finally taking the GMAT two weeks before the application deadline I’ve been offered acceptance at Seattle U for Spring Quarter. I’ll begin classes on March 31, so I have about two more weeks of freedom before all of my free time is sucked away from me. I am so excited and also moderately terrified. In honor of going back to school here are a few lists, so I can get back into the habit.

 Reason I’m terrified to go back to school

• More debt, of which I already have so much
• Working full time plus school is a lot of ask of myself
• I really am going to miss my friends and my free time
• Going to the gym and playing sports is how I keep my sanity, I’m worried that I will have to give that up
• Having so much on my plate means something’s might slip, I love my job, my friends, and a good GPA. I can’t screw up any of those

 Reasons I’m crazy excited to go back to school

• I really love to learn. I’m nerdy like that
• I feel that I’m a little stagnate in my career. Getting my MBA then going on to get my CPA should give me the boost and direction that I need
• A MBA program is going to make me a better leader. I’ve really focused the last few years on being a nicer person. I felt that I was getting too snarky, and jaded and I’ve made an effort to be a kinder person, a better friend, and overall just an improved person. I’m worried sometimes that I’ve become a push over (not too nice, being too nice is not a thing!). I’m hoping this program will help me be able to better lead and also to be more comfortable in leadership roles.

Overall I’m mostly just excited. This is something I’ve wanted to do for so long and I can’t believe it’s actually happening. It’s awesome and scary and wonderful and I can’t remember the last time I was this happy.

I spent the last few years not always very happy, and I put in a lot of work to get my life to be something I wanted it to be. I started by shaping myself, physically and mentally into someone that I wanted to be. Nothing is ever perfect, but I’m really happy and comfortable with who I am. I like what I see in the mirror and I’m happy with the person that I am.

I then went through all the people in my life and got rid of all of the ones that were negative or destructive. It was hard, and sort of terrible, but now I’m surrounded by all these wonderful, incredible supportive people, that enhance my life in every way possible. I’ve never been so happy and so excited about what’s to come.

 I knew I had a good feeling about 2014 ;)