What have you given up to get your degree?

[Katterina]

I've given up overtime to study, especially before big tests.

Last week I didn't go on a 30-mile bike ride with my co workers because I needed to study.

I give up most of my leisure time in the evenings. If there's a TV on in the background, I might catch a little while I'm studying, but most of the time people talk about current TV shows and I have no clue.

I couldn't go fishing with my dad a couple weeks ago because it was a test day, but I rescheduled it for tomorrow.

I wanted to wait until after my last test to enroll my dog in obedience training, but she becomes such a spaz around other dogs when we run that I've decided to do it early.

There are numerous distance ed certificates that I would like to do, but I've been waiting to start those as well.
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It does feel like my life is on hold, but hopefully one day soon I will be able to glance up at my shiny new diploma on the wall as I'm leaving the house to do whatever I want!