After Barbara and Caroline shared their post-graduation stories last week, I figured it was only fair that I tell you mine, too. So I wrote this long post filled with pomp and circumstance  about how my plans didn't pan out after graduation.

It was really depressing.

And I thought, hey, you don't need to know all that. You're graduating! You're probably anxious and excited and nostalgic enough as it is.

So, here's my experience in a nutshell: I didn't go to my first-choice college. I didn't apply to law school, and I didn't get accepted to graduate school.

I did receive my diploma. It just had other plans.

Surprise, surprise—my post-college future didn't turn out exactly as I thought it would. Really, whose does? Graduates, if you're facing uncertainties, just know that you're not alone. I moved from Plan A to Plan B to somewhere near Plan N, and I'm living proof that even if it takes awhile, things have a way of working themselves out. Now I have a rewarding career, a lovely home, a hyperactive dog, and, most importantly, a host of family and friends who love me.

And who's to say that wasn't the plan all along?