Picking up the Pieces

I finished my thesis!! I submitted my paper last Thursday and felt like a huge weight had been lifted. It is now in the hands of my first and second readers--so more revisions may be on the way, but it is written!
The hard part is now picking up everything I have neglected over the past few months in the process of writing this paper. Oh, the mountains of laundry, the paperwork and just general mess that has been piling up is overwhelming!
I think I have my tax stuff in order--good thing, since we need to get our taxes done BEFORE baby comes. Hopefully our accountant thinks they are in order too!
And....being done with this, means no more excuses! I no longer have a reason to sit with the laptop all evening and ignore the mess around me. I no longer can justify an entire naptime spent on the computer. I cannot use school as an excuse for slacking at home--and I will confess that I have used it as an excuse. Back to the housework plan--and ready to get things in order!!