Success!

I passed! I got approval from the requesite committee members, I've made the requested changes, and I'm officially Dr. SaraBear. All that remains is to give that big ol' document a final proofread and send it off to the university's grad school for a format check. It's such a relief to have this burden off of my shoulders. I've been living with this goal for so long. Gotta finish the dissertation. I'll do that after I finish the dissertation. Not until I finish the dissertation.

Now I'm left to wonder ... what happens next?

D-day

It all comes down to this.

On Monday, I'm defending my dissertation.

I have no idea what to expect. Major changes? Tough questions? Wholescale rewrites? Prolonged, derisive laughter? Tears, either on my part or on the faces of my committee members?

I really don't know. But whatever you're doing on Monday afternoon, please take a moment and pray for Mojo.*





*I am not, in fact, known as Mojo. I am referencing a Simpsons episode. Feel free to laugh.