Three Hours Away (Day 99/100)

Three hours away from graduating that is.. and those three hours started yesterday! Well really I'm 195 hours away which equals three hours of credit. And really if you count the last two days it's only 182 hours and 15 minutes. I'm a bit excited to get that diploma.
So sorry I didn't write yesterday. I didn't get home until midnight because of the Thunder game. Yes, sorry Dallas, since I'm in Oklahoma and the Mavs are our I will be rooting for the OKC Thunder. I'm still a Mavs fan but let me tell you, that Thunder team sure is a good group of guys. I don't mind cheering for players who seem to hold their standards a little higher than most. But that isn't my blessing so I don't know why I'm wasting time writing about it.

Internship. Oh and what a blessing it is. It took no time whatsoever to become comfortable around my coworkers. It might of helped that the morning started off with a status meeting so I was able to see everyone at once and figure out how they all tick or it might just be that I'm more confident in myself. I wasn't given much to do that day. I was assigned to fixing up my computer just the way I liked it and do a few mockups for a new magazine cover. They took me out to lunch and then paid for it as well! I wasn't expecting to walk in and feel so welcomed and important. It was a nice feeling.

Above I talked about how I thought I might be more confident with myself. Well, today I really believe it to be true. We had another meeting about that new magazine. The old Katherine would of just sat there and listened, too afraid to say anything wrong because she was too young and inexperienced. Well, I think I found my voice. I spoke! The magazine is only in the early stages so the company is still figuring out who to make the target audience and how to circulate the issues. I somehow came up with ideas on how. I even made suggestions on how to target the younger audience they wanted to sell to. And I didn't even get tongue tied like I do when I get nervous! I spoke with conviction and I really pray it was a good thing.

Something happened in my senior year where I really started believing I could do this and I'm now just realizing it. I guess not having my teachers around in classes helped me make my own decisions and helped me stand behind my design. There was no one there to back it up so I had to do it myself. Also, putting an entire show together from start to finish can help. :) Today gave me hope that I could do this for a living and that I could actually succeed. I'll be able to support myself and hopefully continue my way up the ladder until I'm an art director.

Favorite C.S. Lewis quote!