Wishing for you a weekend of simple joys ((hugs)) Rosie

I am reminded that the best approach to almost everything is to just KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid). This applies to everything from engineering to blog posts.

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!

MFA: I’m still waiting to hear from schools, but the good news is that all my materials have been received (from what I can tell.) Also, it turns out that Sarah Lawrence extended their deadline to Feb. 1 for old fashioned paper mailers like me. That was a big relief to know that my application is open and being read, even though my acceptance is still up in the air.

However, I have been completely in the dark about how to handle/prepare for financial aid. Supposedly, some of this financial aid stuff is due pronto, which doesn’t make any sense to me whatsoever. Why should I have to apply for financial aid when I don’t even know if/where I’m going to school? But being the good citizen that I am, I will be making a rushed tax return and FAFSA application this weekend. I can only hope that the government will find some favor in me.

Home: I’m making major progress on the home front. Christmas is dead and in the process of burial. The Valentine’s Ziggy is out. I’ve still got some major closet organizations ahead of me, but I’m actually looking forward to them. The only thing is that by the time I get everything thrown out and sorted out and beautified, it will probably be time for me to start packing to move. C’est la vie.

Work: As I tell most people, I love my job. But lately the daily grind has been getting to me. Maybe it has something to do with my 1 year anniversary with the company last month? I am never complacent. And our VP has been adding more tasks for us to do as he tries to impress the new CEO. I am not a person who likes quick changes - I like change, but only as I can prepare and ease into it. Giving me 5 new tasks unrelated to my previous training within a 2-week period will not make me like my job. And on top of this, my intern, who has helped lessen the work load a lot, has been in the office maybe a total of 16 hours in the past 3 ½ weeks. He’s like a walking petry dish for the common cold.

Health: I have my first dentist appointment in 8 years tomorrow. They’re going to rip me apart, I just know it.