The question is...

How many academic essays can I write before I turn 50? 

I just finished my thesis on 

How to teach academic English to English language learners

30 minutes ago!  

Now, tonight I have turned in the final version to my advisor at the University 

and feel rather beat and deflated. Spent. But I will probably once again get it back with 

tons of suggestions of adjustments to make before the defense seminar in two weeks.

But I love to write! Words and expressions are like caramels to me. 

I am indeed getting the feeling that I am living my life backwards, 

but this is part of plan B. I tell my girls that they always have to have a plan B in life. 

Because sometimes life throws you a curveball...

But, If I may be so un-Swedish to pat myself on the back and say that I am so proud of myself for doing this. There are so many people out there doing nothing about their situation. 

And some are still sitting at the same work place, where I quit because I was bullied, by the person still sitting there doing exactly the same thing as five years ago. Tragic!

All while I am working myself through a five year long Masters Degree Program. 

When I am done with this I will have what all sums up to NINE years of academic education under my belt and two degrees, since I have a degree already and this will be yet another one. 

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. But let me tell you, being a single mother, a full time teacher and a full time university student on the same time is not for the faint-hearted. 

When I am exhausted and ready to quit I think about the NIKE slogan

Just Do it! 

And then I just do it :-)

Imagine that. 

Have a lovely evening and be kind!

And I just realized that I wrote this post in English..
haha...perhaps because I have been writing in English all day long.