Last Blog of 2019

Hello, and welcome back to my blog.


This will be my final blog of the Spring 2019 semester. Barring the blissful repeat strike of a meteor in the Yucatán, and absent a global pandemic which will bring on the zombie apocalypse and wipe clean the slate of humankind, I shall be graduating from ASU in a few short weeks.


I wish I could say that I was feeling nostalgic or wistful and any of a myriad of other adjectives about that, but TBH, I feel FREE.


FREE to write beautiful things because I want to, not because I am on a deadline to complete an assignment. FREE to explore books simply for the beauty of their words and ideas, instead of as a precursor to receiving an academic credit. FREE to sleep more than 5 hours a night, which really is often more like two hours a night because of homework and working two or three jobs. FREE to stop working said multiple jobs to make ends meet. FREE to smile more because I am not always worried about how I am going to succeed at all of the things I always have going on at any given moment.


In short, I can't wait. To graduate. To slow down, a little.


Don't get me wrong- I am grateful for the love and support I have received on the way here. There were many times when that love was the only thing which fed the fire inside me and kept me going. I do appreciate all that was given to me by my friends, my family, and academia.


But, for now, my bones are tired. I need to rest for a while. And rest I shall, in a few short weeks.


In the meantime, I was assigned this final blog on the topic of using the "SMART" plan of setting goals for oneself. You know the old trope:

I hit myself in the head with this for awhile, trying to figure out what personal or professional goal I should apply this to for the purpose of this assignment. I am already an efficient over-achiever, so pickings for improvement are currently slim-to-none.


Finally, I decided that I shall plan out my rest.


SO,
To be Specific: I am going to reward myself with a month-long rest shortly after graduation. During that rest, I am going to read books, watch sci-fi and zombie apocalypse movies daily, and write hatemail to Netflix for canceling "One Day at a Time".
To be Measureable: I am going to work only one job for the month of June. I will only work that job Monday through Friday. I am also going to sleep a minimum of 6 hours per night. I will read a book or watch a movie for 2 hours minimum per weekday, more on weekends. I may also decide to skip my normal methods of adornment on weekends, and instead shall possibly lay around in an astonishing state of undress as I recuperate. This will save me 15 minutes per day that I can better allocate to my REST.
To be Achievable: Without school and a second job getting in the way, it is easily done.
To be Realistic: I say it is, so it is.
To be Timely: It couldn't come at a better or more needed time.


That's it for this blog. Thank you kindly for stopping by.


And, as always- Live Long, and Prosper.