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Well, I have BIG news to report this week! I will be attending Harvard University beginning fall semester! I won’t officially be considered accepted into the program until I’ve completed three courses with satisfactory grades but I am still beyond excited! Because of this, I am taking the coming spring and summer semesters off to work as much as I can and start paying on my student loans in order to offset some of the financial burden. Woo! *throws confetti* I always wanted to get into a big school but I never thought it would actually happen. Mark that off my bucket list!
In other news, I am preparing to make further transition with my employment situation. I’ve had two offers from each place I work and I have to make a final decision and give a notice somewhere. (I’m leaning toward accepting the library offer; it looks better on a resume for a career in publishing, plus I can work less hours for better pay and my commute is only five minutes.) Either way, big changes are happening!
I was lame and only posted once. Still check out the Nonfiction November Week 3 post about Diversity & Nonfiction!
This has been a slow reading month for me. NaNoWriMo had me focusing on writing so much that I lost a lot of reading time. In addition to that, I read several books for research but they weren’t fun books–so it feels like I haven’t read anything much this month!
Still working on all of these. I’m enjoying everything so far! Our bookclub meeting is coming up, so I will probably take Where’d You Go, Bernadette with me out of town over the holiday. This is my very first Margaret Atwood book! I know! Shameful! I’m enjoying it, though. I’m about three stories in so far. And, I definitely love Dr. Mütter’s Marvel’s so far. I’m about a quarter of the way through it.
Poll results are in!
Because I found out that my library book club will be reading All the Light We Cannot See in the next few months, I am opting to read The Goldfinch because I missed that reading! So, I will be starting that December 1st! I better get cracking on those other three books…
Book Lady April 
Oh my! Harvard! Congratulations babe! Proud of you. I hope you’ll make it and good luck with your new job too ♥
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Thank you so much!
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Congratulations on getting in to Harvard! That is made of amazing for real. How exciting.
I would definitely pick the job with the shortest commute, and the best pay, too. And you’re right, if you want to work in publishing library work should help.
Have a fantastic Sunday and happy reading :)
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Thank you! :D
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Congratulations on Harvard! Wow! Wishing you the best. I’d go with the library job. Sounds great for you with less hours, better pay, and it fits with your career goals. I’d love to work in a library.
Here’s my Sunday Post – http://fuonlyknew.com/2014/11/23/whats-new-on-my-bookshelf-86-and-the-sunday-post/
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Thanks so much! I do enjoy the library– it’s a bit too tempting at times, though. Haha I almost always leave with a giant stack of books.
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Congratulations on Harvard!! That’s awesome. I enjoyed Where’d You Go Bernadette and Dr. Mutter and Stone Mattress are on my TBR. Enjoy The Goldfinch and have a great week!
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Thank you, thank you!
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