WTF Wednesday: Doctoral Degree

I started my doctoral program this week. As dorky as I am, it is very exciting. I find some of the readings will be fascinating and writing 20+ page papers doesn't really freak me out much. 

But did you notice I said "some" readings? 

Reading for educational purposes makes my eyes close. For real. 

I can't do it for long periods of time. Heck, I'm not fantastic at it for 10 minutes at a time without having 14 "SQUIRREL!!!" breaks. 

When I was getting my master's degree, I figured out that if I walked while I read, my chances at falling asleep were minimal (though I did test the boundaries of this probability many times). 

I would either go walk the track and read, walk on the treadmill and read, or just walk around the apartment. And it worked! 

Which is why I now have a treadmill at home. You remember the story.

After my first class on Monday night, it sunk in just how much walking I'm about to do. And as the cheapest person on the planet, I haven't bought a pair of tennis shoes in a very, very long time. 

Want proof? 

I wore these to the kickball tournament the other night because I couldn't find the "new" tennis shoes my sister had given me when she was tired of them. 

Yup. Those are Asics. From high school. 

I bet your shoes can't change colors. That's all I'm saying. 

So after class on Monday I realized I needed 1) a book bag and 2) tennis shoes. 

For once in my life, I sprung for brand new shoes because I wanted to see just exactly how much damage I could do to them using them exclusively for reading class material/dissertation material. 

So here is the before shot!  

In about 5 years or so, check back and I'll do the after shot in my gown! Don't think I'm playing!