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•October 2018•

I hope these first few days of fall have been treating you all well.🍁🍂

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Better late than never 07.06.18

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Somehow we are more that half way through this year, at least I can justify purchasing a new planner.

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•4 weeks until graduation•

Hey everyone once again sorry for my lack of posting over the past couple of weeks! I’m currently at an academic conference presenting the research I’ve been working on for the past year. The conference consists of panel talks, lectures and then a poster session which I participated in. Its been very inspiring to be apart of something with professionals and other academics. Its only one day into this trip and I'm already feeling refreshed and ready to attack these last few weeks of undergrad. This trip has also been a great reminder of why I love anthropology and has just solidified that I’m right where I need to be. Its only Tuesday and this has been by far the best week of my semester.

Now the real tea is leading up to this conference I was ridiculously stressed and over worked. My poster for the presentation had a mistake on it that I didn’t have the ability to fix, I dropped a vase on my toe and I forgot to turn in an assignment. but now that I’ve gotten my presentation out of the way I feel much lighter and optimistic about the next 30 days. 

On a side note after graduation, I plan to continue running this blog as a studyblr! I will still be doing study/school things for example over the next few months I’m planning to study to take my GRE (general requirements exam) and going through the grad school application process. 

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•7 weeks till graduation•

So I haven't updated you guys in the last 3 weeks of my graduation countdown but they can be summed up with the word “Yikes’. When I first started this series I wanted it to be really uplifting and exciting so I apologize if these posts seem gloomy and uninspired. I wanted to be honest with my journey through these last with months of undergrad but I don't want to discourage anyone! I am very excited to graduate and I'm looking forward to whats next, however, the stress of school has been absolutely exhausting. 

On a much higher note, my spring break was quite productive and very relaxing. I finished all of the organizing and cleaning I wanted to do plus I got to spend time with old friends and new ones. I'm using the rest and peace I found over the break to start on a positive note this first day back to classes. One thing I am looking forward to over the next couple of days is that I can go purchase my graduation regalia and begin inviting family and friends to the ceremony! Hopefully, once I have my tassel in hand it will be the slap in the head I need to buckle down for the remainder of the semester.

I hope you all have been well over the past couple weeks, Happy Sunday and happy studying!

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•11 weeks until graduation• Another week down and I’ve come to the conclusion that I have a case of senioritis. What’s weird is that I thought it was only a high school thing but apparently it happens to college students as well. Since the beginning of the semester I’ve been distracted and unable to muster any bit of motivation or focus and of course my weeks are plagued with procrastination. I can’t seem to get any decent studying or work done and it’s starting to show, to think that I’ve worked so hard and come this far just to fizzle out over the next 80 days. So this week I’ve decided I’m holding myself accountable, I’m reminding myself why I started and I’m going to work like graduation is semesters away, not weeks. Hope you all are well and happy Monday 😊

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• Class of 2018 •

   Hey everyone,  I'm excited to announce that this is the last post in my graduation countdown series because I GRADUATED! I received my bachelors in Anthropology and graduated with the Latin honors of Magna Cum Laude!

   even though I'm happy to be done with undergrad, I'm sad to say goodbye to my professors, mentors and the routine I've grown so accustomed to over these past 5 years but at the same time what I've learned and experienced over this time has given me the confidence to head into the unknown with hope and happiness.

   As for my future plans; I want to continue on into graduate school to obtain my masters and hopefully a Ph.D. but for now, I'm taking a 1-2 year gap to focus in on what I want to go into grad school for and find the right program for me.

   thanks for joining me on my countdown and see you all in my next post! Happy studying -Taylor