I am simply not happy in this program. I think I made the decision that graduate studies in English wasn't for me long before I even started. I've been struggling with whether it was right for me, if I should keep muddling through or just pull the plug and do what I really want to do ever since school started in August. And now I know I need to quit. Because I'm fucking miserable. There's no shame in knowing yourself and being honest about where your interests lie. So...this is the new plan. One that I'm very excited about!

2011

• Fall:
  • drop Victorian seminar and Renaissance seminar
  • stay in History of the Book to 1800
  • volunteer at public library/try to get a job at the university library

2012

• Spring:
  • take History of the Book 1800 to present
  • volunteer at public library/work in university library
• Summer:
  • ride out my lease until July
  • volunteer at library
• Fall:
  • move back home
  • volunteer like mad at public libraries
  • apply to Valdosta State's MLIS program to start in Spring 2013

2013

• Spring:
  • start MLIS program
  • volunteer at libraries
• Summer:
  • continue MLIS courses
  • volunteer
• Fall:
  • MLIS courses
  • volunteer

2014

• Spring:
  • MLIS courses
  • volunteer
• Summer:
  • MLIS course
  • volunteer
• Fall:
  • take last 2 MLIS courses
  • volunteer
  • apply for jobs
  • graduate with MLIS degree

2015

• With luck, I'll find an entry level job for a librarian (by this point I'll have about 3 years of experience working/volunteering in libraries) fairly quickly. And then I can be a grownup! At 26 years old. Not too shabby.