A Word A Day Keeps the Dr. Away: respite

3/13/11

respite

respite: short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant; short delay permitted before an unpleasant obligation is met or a punishment is carried

embroidery for dish towels!

This must be the lull before the storm. Yesterday I received tantalizing news...I was excepted to the University of Washington's Library and Information Science Graduate Program! I preferenced the online cohort and was admitted for fall 2011. If I accept to enroll, classes will begin in September and then I'll only be two short years away from having my masters! As of now, I'm waiting to hear back from the other schools I applied to and from the USAF AND I need to begin looking for a job (I'd like to work in records management with ESL services, or if I can swing going to OTS, cross training into informatics would be most desirable). Really, I'm trying to breath and take a moment to relish this short respite before I have to start making big decisions that will impact the rest of my life (come May 1st to be exact).

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KayleighMonday, March 14, 2011
OMG! I would die to have those dish towels! so flippin sweet!
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UnknownThursday, March 17, 2011
Where did you find this. I need to make them.
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