T-Day

Well tomorrow is the big day. Eight hours of torture. At least I can have lunch in the middle, so starvation is not part of the torture. I spent last night organizing my notes and putting together the binders full of my practice problems and notes. I think I have gone through 4 packs of the little post-it note tabs. I was feeling pretty good about it until this week. With all the comments people have made recently I am starting to feel that I am really underestimating this test. I cannot see how that is possible, but maybe I am. Carrie has had to hear me go all over the place with my feelings about the test. She has been really great, she has been very supportive through the whole studying-like-it-is-my-job thing. I was especially having a hard time last night, but on the way home while I was talking to Carrie she said something that really helped. She didn't say "I'm sure you will do fine," or "All you can do is your best," she said, "I believe in you." She has said it before, but it really struck a chord this time. I do feel better today (although I wish I could be at home and not at work). There is something so simple yet so powerful about having the faith of your family behind you. All challenges in life can be conquered when some one believes in you because then you have no reason not to believe in yourself.