Yesterday I handed in my thesis. I am done.

I wasn’t sure how I would feel handing in the thesis. I had mentioned before that I wasn’t excited to hand it in, I was more just nervous. So I decided that when I would hand it in I would go and buy my favourite ice cream, bragðarefur.

I did feel like a big stone was lifted off my chest as I realized that I was actually done with the thesis. But I can honestly say that as I was handing in the thesis I was a nervous wreck. It did take a while for that stone to be lifted off my chest because hours after I handed in the thesis I kept on having flashes of panic if I had forgotten something, or done something wrong or the thesis was just not good enough. I basically felt like the GIF below, as soon as I handed in the thesis I wanted to cry.

Today I feel better, calmer, and maybe a bit happier. I can finally relax without feeling guilty that I should be writing!

-Katrin