After finishing, were you bored?

[ftsfour1]

Since I began this push to finish my degree this past December, I've been busy planning the next course and/or working the next course. I haven't felt overwhelmed since I got past the learning curve of the starting process. But, it's been a boom, boom, next, now what, keeping busy time.

So, I'm in waiting mode now for final grades and then TESU evaluations. I feel like I went at lightning speed to a screeching halt. It's weird. Now what am I going to do with all this time??

Most of you can probably relate. What did you do next to fill the space? I can stand to drop some weight, so there's that. I'm not ready to plunge into a master's program. A break from writing papers and studying would be nice. I'm looking for some ideas to put this new energy. Know what I mean?

[AngelaP]

I am trying to get my house back in order and getting rid of a bunch of stuff. Also doing some painting, flower beds and crafts. Now that it has warmed up and quit raining, I am also enjoying outside. It is also nice to finally read for pleasure as I love to read! As you can see, I am all over the place with this new found free time. :leaving:milelol:

[ftsfour1]

I can relate to the reading for pleasure. I've missed that a lot. I imagine for awhile even reading for pleasure will make me feel like I need to do a paper at the end and where is my highlighter?!! lol

[rebel100]

Maybe an industry certification or go write something and get it published, most employers love it when you've been published.

[bjcheung77]

Maybe an industry certification or go write something and get it published, most employers love it when you've been published.

+1, I would also highly recommend an industry certification as well, I'll be doing just that when I am waiting on things to happen or when it's time for me to graduate.

[cookderosa]

yes, I'm easily bored, but I'm also easily obsessed, so it works out fine. I'm NOT the person who sits on the beach, I find that incredibly stressful and would rather stab myself in the eye than sit around all day doing nothing. What relaxes me is having a project (or 3) to work on. So, have a baby, start a business, earn another degree, write a book, train for a race, learn a language, start a Facebook group, form a non-profit, etc. Life's too short!

P.S. grad school wasn't a great distraction for me, though I'm glad I did it, I didn't find it especially rewarding- more like annoyingly in the way and I wanted to get it done. OTOH, I found earning 100/200 level credit the most fun.

[KayV]

I have finally found a musical instrument I can still play and have been practicing quite a bit. Since I was a music major at one point, this has made my heart very happy.

[soliloquy]

Since I began this push to finish my degree this past December, I've been busy planning the next course and/or working the next course. I haven't felt overwhelmed since I got past the learning curve of the starting process. But, it's been a boom, boom, next, now what, keeping busy time.

So, I'm in waiting mode now for final grades and then TESU evaluations. I feel like I went at lightning speed to a screeching halt. It's weird. Now what am I going to do with all this time??

Most of you can probably relate. What did you do next to fill the space? I can stand to drop some weight, so there's that. I'm not ready to plunge into a master's program. A break from writing papers and studying would be nice. I'm looking for some ideas to put this new energy. Know what I mean?

I'm going through this right now since graduating a couple of weeks ago. To some degree, I'm returning to the activities I had before school. I have more time to volunteer with the courts as a guardian ad litem. I have time to do some networking and be more interactive with the professional organizations I'm a part of. I am spending more time with family. I am setting out new goals for the coming 5 years so I can work on those. I think there's nothing wrong with reveling in your accomplishment for awhile but I agree, it is weird to go from 100 to 0 in no time at all.