So this is Christmas?

And what have I done? I paid all my bills, got all my grades in online, paid the Mary Kay lady, paid the Gilbert police to answer my alarms (like if I'm ever in danger while skinny dipping again HA!), filled out prescription and medical claim forms, sent in school loan forms begging for them to make my payments smaller (well, not begging - there are forms and such for this), and spent some time researching masters degrees. The one that keeps calling me is a Masters of Education in Educational Technology from ASU. The website says:

The MEd in Educational Technology is a non-thesis degree program that requires completion of 30 credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree. The program focuses on the design, development, and evaluation of instructional systems and educational technology applications to support learning. Graduates of the program typically are employed in the schools, community colleges, and universities or as training specialists in corporate settings.

Ok, it doesn't sound all that thrilling, but some of the classes sound cool: "Instructional Media Design;" "Development of Computer-Based Instruction;" "Multimedia Presentation Technologies;" "Games, simulations & virtual environments." Cool, huh? And it's a non-thesis program! Gotta dig that! Anyhow, one of the best parts is that there is an Ed Tech certificate program which requires only half the credits as the masters; and I can start on that first. The first 3 courses are the same for both the certificate and masters, so no GRE holding me up before starting. I can start on those courses, THEN take the GRE to get into the program. By that time I will no doubt be accepted since I will have dazzled my professors with my tech skills. Ok, ok, ok. I will have at least proved that I can do the work and keep my grades up.

Anyhow, you know the feeling you get when you've found the next right thing? I have that feeling. Don't know why, don't care, it's just the next right thing. Now I just need to figure out who, what, when and how in da hell I'm going to pay for it.

So that's what I did this Christmas. That and watch tv, read, eat popcorn (mmmm! Kettle corn! It's sweet and salty!), smooch my dog, and try to clean up a little. Not bad for a lazy day at home.