August!

Egads, August is halfway over! Seriously, where is the time going these days? I can't believe the summer's almost gone and Kurt and I have only done one local camping/hiking trip. *Sigh*

Anyhow, I have one goal this month:
Beef up my portfolio and apply for grad school by September 4th.

That's right... I'm taking the plunge and applying for various MFAs in Creative Writing*.
AH!!!!

Actually, I'm really excited but still nervous. I'm working on my portfolio right now--furiously writing and editing. Holy crap, seeing it written out like that makes me want to leave work for the day and dedicate an entire day to writing/editing! Unfortunately, I still have to live life (you know, cooking, cleaning, eating, working out), but to make things a bit easier on myself, I've decided to let go of the half marathon. Grad school's a smidge more important. So... wish me luck!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Lots of exclamations reflect my excitement/anxiety in this endeavor. Either that or I'm just on crack. You decide.)

**8/26 Edit: I'm applying to a few schools as well! I'll keep everyone posted as to what schools as soon as I narrow them down...**