Reflections on Entering 2012

This is kind of in line with my last entry, after my Garden State revelation. I have been thinking the last couple of days about the new year. I was considerably less pensive this holiday season that I usually am. I am notorious for spending the last month of the year reflecting on how the year has gone and what I want to do in the next year. I haven’t really done that until after Janary 1st. I would of course like to think that I should make resolutions, but I haven’t written any down. I have found that as much as I like to make lists, I actually get more done when I just do it instead of spending the time to write it down. I think 2012 is going to be different, not because of my usual optimistic ideals, but because it HAS to be. I am nearly done with school. Whether I”m ready for it or not, I WILL finish my thesis and graduate in May, which means that I will HAVE to get a “big girl job” which means it will be easier to save money so it’s possible to move out of my parents’ house. I almost feel like I don’t need resolutions because 2012 is sort of a built-in game changer or something. I have been so ready for such a huge change for so long that I am convinced that 2012 is going to be amazing. Stressful, busy, crazy, and intense for sure, but amazing nonetheless. That’s where I’m at tonight. I defend my thesis one week from today, and that will be the true starting point where all of this change is going to begin. One more week, and I am free from my major academic responsibilities, and I am LOVING it!