I've had this entry swimming in my head for a while now, mostly because I get the impression most of my watchers are younger then me (Which is wonderful! I love all 60+ of you, seriously, that's awesome). I just wanted to, as the title says, tell you all what no one told me.
During my last year in undergrad, I under took a thesis project about a particularly dark time in my life. It was, to date, the hardest thing I've ever accomplished. As a result, I was becoming close to obsessed with the concept of 'perfection'. I knew I wanted to pursue grad school, and was convinced everything I did had to eventually go into my portfolio. I fretted ove