I had my eye on a few rings back in 2008 when I finished my master’s degree, but I didn’t find one that fit both my tastes AND my wallet. When I started working toward my doctorate, I figured I would get a graduation ring when I finished, and it would be my all-inclusive graduate school ring.

Well, I had some in-store credit to use at my favorite department store the other day, so I browsed the jewelry section to look for new earrings. They had a big sale on all of their sterling silver (Score! I’m a silver gal, much more so than yellow gold) … and I found this:

A hand model I am not, but this is the best I could do. The ring is a Möbius Strip, which satisfies my inner geek, and it is engraved with the words “Nothing is impossible” that reminds me of two of my favorite verses, Mark 10:27/Matthew 19:26 and Philippians 4:13. I realize that some people think I’m crazy for going to grad school with all of the other things on my plate, but I’m not doing it for them, anyway, so what does it matter what they think? 😉

This little splurge for myself makes me smile and encourages me to keep pressing on toward my goals.

P.S. That’s my high school ring on my pointer finger. Hooray for losing enough weight that my old jewelry doesn’t fit right! 😀