I got to thinking about when I will have enough money for my surgery. I really want to have it by the end of 2014, because otherwise, my other long term plans are thrown significantly off course.
March 2014: perform final edits on master's thesis; gather committee before they have their grading crunch
April 2014: have employment, if not sooner than this (call me back damnit)
May 2014: defend thesis to committee (post grading crunch); graduate
July 2014: hysterectomy
top surgery somewhere in here??? I hope.
Late 2014/early 2015: after recovering from top surgery, start saving money and making plans to get a work visa and job for the States (or somewhere in Canada depending where I choose to move).
This is going to be a hell of a year.