I got a message from my mentor today. My dedicant program, the first step in ADF, has been approved! I'm very excited about this. I worked on it, here and there, for three years. The last six months have been spent revising a few essays on and off as I dealt with life's various changes. Finishing it officially feels really good.

Now the question becomes - what next? A part of me wants to take a break and focus on my blossoming career, my upcoming marriage, and my hearth religion. Another part of me is thrilled to start another study program - perhaps the artisans' guild study program or the initiate's program...

More thoughts on this later.