The End is in Sight!!! DAMMIT!! So Soon??

Well folks, this is it. Two years of sweat, toil, torment and frustration, and I have arrived at my goal. Dammit, I didn't want this to end so soon!! I use those negative terms because, I won't lie, there were times when I thought that if one more person assigned me one more paper, I would do some serious shit flipping, close the books and look for the nearest fast food joint and fill out an application... or get a happy meal...probably get the happy meal; I am all about the toy. But then, the assignment got done, the test got written, the marks came back and I would slap another goofy smile on my face because once again, I proved to myself that the dream I had kept on a back burner for so long was still on track to becoming a reality, and I did have it in me to accomplish my major life goal. There have been wonderful times as well, many, many more than the bad ones, and along the way I have met many amazing people who will always stay a part of me no matter where I go in life. There have been my three amazing instructors, Wendy, Anne and Thea who have broadened my mind in so many different directions and have shown me that what I had originally considered impossible is now almost a done deal. Just so you know, Anne would be the one responsible for the blog about accounting, accounting, among other things would be her cup of tea. Not mine, mind you, I still hold with the idea that accounting is the spawn of Satan, but, oh well, not everyone is up to the challange of counting all those beans, power to the ones who can and keep their sanity. I must say that I do thank her for what she has shown me, she has helped me prove to myself that I can overcome what seems like mission impossible, and for that I truly thank her. Wendy was the unstructor accountable for all of the high blood pressure moments I experienced in classes such as Contemporary Business and Management. I have always lived in my own little world that has been well guarded from things such as evil wrong doing by corporate big wigs and the government and such, and because she brought about the knowledge that not everything was as peachy keen as what I wanted it to be, I swear there were times I had a blood pressure of 200 over 200. The world was not as pretty a place as I had it painted, in fact there were spots that were pretty shitty, if I could be allowed to use the term. Well, I am using the term, it is my blog, so there. Getting back to the topic at hand, the high blood pressure was not wasted on me, it served to educate me and show me that if there were things I did not like in the world, either do something about it or shut the hell up about it. She showed me that my voice does count, and that I can make a difference if I want to in a world that needs to have some differences made in it, and for that I truly thank her. Then there is Thea. In the first couple of months, I will be truthful, she scared me. Thea was very quiet, and for me, that is terrifying. Thea would remain quiet, look, mentally take notes and keep them to herself. That often made me wonder things like whether or not my shirt was tucked in properly, did I have the proverbial toilet paper stuck to the heel of my shoe,(which incidentally I did at one point, but that is another story) and would I be able to come up with an interesting topic of conversation if the need presented itself... pleeeeeeeeeease don't leave me to try to fill up all of the dead air because I will turn into a babbling idiot!! Every time!! Thea taught me the mechanics of the business world; the proper business grammar, the protocol, the dynamics of how people interact in a business setting, and after having several classes with her I came to realize Thea was nothing like what she first appeared to be. Thea, being an accomplished author, is the type of person who will quietly assess people and situations, and store these facts away for future assessment. She watches the human condition and learns from it, and teaches us how to do the same, and for showing me how to do this as well as what was on the curriculum, I truly thank her. There have been many more people who have had a great influence on me, I may tell you about them at a later date, but for now, I would just like to let this be about the three people who have shown me so much, not only what has been read and written down, but also what couldn't be found in the books and on the tests, and that is that I have what it takes to accomplish my dream, to see in myself that I do have the tenacity, and to be able to get it once I knew how badly I wanted it, and for that I truly thank them with all of my heart. Do you need a kleenex? I have a box right here beside me; your welcome. And still, for the record~~ ACCOUNTING IS SATAN!!!! Ciao all, have a great one. ~~ Sue