I'VE FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay - so I'm a little excited - but it's been such a long time coming - I've finished my University degree!!!!!! Yesterday I handed in my final papers for all my subjects, my 'Novel Ideas' creative writing final submission was due yesterday, handed it in. My manuscript for my Production Workshop wasn't due until today (Friday) but I finished editing it on Wed night and handed it in yesterday too which meant that subject was done and then I only had my 1200 word Communication essay to finish (oh - and start!). I spent from 10am - 6pm at Uni yesterday, I had a 1hr final lecture in the middle and had a bit of a chat to a few people but most of that time was writing my essay which I started, finished and handed in - it wasn't due until next Friday (November 3rd) but I really wanted to get it all done yesterday and I did - whooohoooo!!

Sending that final paper down the submission box was a big moment for me - for many reasons. Firstly I'd finally achieved what I set out to do 14 years ago (1992) when I enrolled in my first degree. Admittedly my major has morphed a lot since then, and being an 18yo straight out of boarding school wasn't very condusive to personal academic application! Then I enrolled in 1994, part time as I was working full time - I did 2 semesters but the focus wasn't really there so... adios amigos.

Then, after returning to Australia from the USA in 2002 I decided it was time to give it all another go. I enrolled and started first semester 2003 in the Bachelor of Computer Based Art & Design, at the end of '03 I fell preg with Hayden and then took semester 1 2004 off to 'be' preg. He was born in May '04 and I returned to semester 2 '04 when he was 7 weeks old. From then on I have completed every semester, and even doing one summer semester. My major changed a few times, but I settled on a major in communication with a minor in International Relations & Politics. I have taken a full time course load the whole way though - managing mostly 3 subjects per semester but in sem. 1 this year I took 4 subjects, that was a struggle!

So now it's done - I've come out with an average GPA of just over 6 - the highest possible score is a 7 and that would mean perfect 'high disctinctions' for the whole degree - so, I'm pretty proud of myself. In the time that I've been completing this I've also been running my own business in Graphic Design, I've raised an infant to a toddler to a 2.5yo and I've project managed a major home renovation. Yep - it's been a tough slog but I GOT THERE!!!!!

So - now what????? I'm going to go back and do honours next year (I think I've already mentioned that in a previous post) and will also be teaching subjects in media.

Anyway - that's my little self-indulgent 'look at me' post - our graduation ceremony isn't until APRIL - which is highly ridiculous so there won't be any pix of me in my academic regalia until then!