I finished!

I finished!  I started this blog for an assignment in one of my MA classes in the Information and Learning Technologies program at the University of Colorado Denver.  I’ve been working on my MA for the last two years.  It took over my life.  I turned in my last assignment and got my final grade last week.  It is still sinking in that I am done. 

I set a goal of getting a 4.0 in the program.  I did it!  When I was about half way through the program, I decided to modify my goal a little and I tried to get as much as I could out of every assignment and learn as much as I could.  I made myself and my family crazy, but I think I did it.   

I understand what my neighbor, a single mom who just finished her BA in business at Denver University, meant when she said she was a little lost after she graduated.  I keep finding myself wandering to the computer at night to work on assignments before I remember that I don’t have anything to do.  Instead I check email which has slowed down a lot, spend more time with my son and look at job postings.  Now it’s time to apply what I learned and take on a more challenging job.  I’m working on a couple of applications and getting my portfolio out as much as I can. I’m also catching up on neglected tasks and making a list of topics and skills I want to improve.  I can hardly wait!