Back in December if I could survive 2024, the rest of my life would seem easy and I'm here to say that I didn't underestimate things!
The last 4-6 weeks has been a whirlwind of personal and professional highs and lows, which have been building towards a crescendo that hit full force this week. On Tuesday, it looked like the two biggest deals in our organization's history were crashing and burning after 3, and 4 years of work, respectively. Then on Friday, we closed one, meaning we increased our balance sheet by 200%. We also cleared a hurdle on the other project that took us from a standstill, back to full speed in the course of a single business day. Then this morning, after 95 weeks, I wrapped up my masters degree. The amount of relief I feel this morning is hard to explain! Of the 95 weekends, I gave up the better part of 80-85 Sundays to achieve this goal. Pending receipt of my final grades, I may have achieved a secondary goal of getting a 4.0 as well. That's the literal cherry on top!
I now have 5 expensive pieces of paper from OU and am announcing my retirement as a student and that's TOO Good!
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