I don't know about you, but 2011 was an eventful year, and not all in good ways. One of the best events of 2011 was my youngest daughter's marriage in June, which means I now have a wonderful son-in-law. My middle daughter also became engaged, so that's another wonderful memory for 2011.
Toward the end of 2011, I also acquired a wonderful new freelance opportunity as an instructional designer with an established company that provides training courses and simulations for a variety of clients. This is the type of work I had been waiting for since the last short term job in 2008, after I earned my M.Ed. in instructional technology.
The worst event of 2011 was that my Mom passed away in July, after a brief battle with lung cancer. She had been a breast cancer survivor, but apparently she was not cancer-free, as tests revealed other spots of cancer throughout her body, in addition to the mass in her lung.
The remainder of 2011 proved to be stressful, due to grieving and dealing with estate matters. Since both parents are now gone, my siblings and I have estate matters to manage, as it was in my parents' will to sell the house we all grew up in and divide the profit among the four of us as our inheritance.
Now, I'm happy to face a new year of opportunities. Looking ahead into 2012, I'm eager to continue to gain experience as an instructional designer. It's great to have a good job I can do from home!
I also am continuing with my Ed.D. program, actually winding down toward the dissertation phase. I am wrapping up a course now, and then have three elective courses remaining before the research courses begin prior to working on my dissertation.
How about you? What kind of goals do you have for the new year? How about pursuing education in some form? Whether you take one course online, or decide to earn a degree, education is not a wasted effort.
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