What A Long, Strange Trip Report It's Been

I almost don't know where to begin here. In my last Tuesday entry I challenged myself and my readers to do something we'd never done before. I always have to overachieve, don't I?

Since April, I've done all of the following:

• Gone to counseling.
• Left education.
• Moved to Madison.
• Took a job specifically because it was low-energy and low-commitment.
• Co-founded a theater company.
• Directed a play.
• Had a show I wrote performed.
• Acted in a lead role.
• Joined a band.
• Started a cooking blog.
• Took up larping.
• DM'ed a game. (Although I can hear the First Mate telling me to run more often from here.) 

There's been more than that, of course-- those are just the things that stand out. I've faced a number of turning points in the past six months where I had to choose what was painful over what was wrong. I've been getting better at that every time it comes up, and as the list above hints, I've covered a lot of ground in the "making-my-life-more-awesome" department. I'm proud of myself.

My challenge this Tuesday is not to rest on my laurels. I want to do one thing every day this week that moves me closer to grad school. Some things I need to do are e-mailing my references, researching professors, contacting the department office, and beginning my essays. I'm not committing to do all of these things this week, but if I can at least make some progress every day, I'll feel more confident in my ability to pull the whole thing off.