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Blue Sky Lady

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Dear Blog, Week two of Boston living has come to a close this Sunday evening and so begins a third. My first week of work flew past me at rocket speed. I don't think my brain has worked this hard since first semester of my senior year in college, but you know what? I love it. It's hard to explain exactly what I do... So far, there is a great need for purchasing, which is a process I am very involved in. I fill out the forms that push invoices forward to be paid and I fill out the forms that request bigger purchases to be made. All these must be filled out with the proper codes and vendors and requestors etc. etc. and it all gets very convoluted and confusing. Nothing is intuitive but I feel that, even though it's been one short week, I've learned a lot and am starting to get the hang of at least some  of the processes. The people I work with are so supportive and fun, and help me without making me feel incompetent when I get caught up on something. I have my very own

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Photo of Maggie by the new Nanny, Micah Dear Blog, It's day two in Boston. Thanks to Joe the move went very smoothly. I couldn't have done it without him. Now, getting used to the faster current of the city, that's up to me. I have to say that it's been a rough first day. Over the last week/weekend with general stress levels higher than the norm, I've felt a little heavier of heart. Staying in constant movement to get things packed to go, there was just no time to stop for a moment of release. Yesterday I worked from 9 to 6 cleaning and cramming my things into Joe's apartment where I'll be staying until something of my own comes through. It's in the works. I also inadvertently inhibited Joe and his roommates from showering for 24 hours by re-caulking the bathroom without fully reading the directions. I'm sorry guys... at least it's a super clean bathroom now? Anyway by the end of the day I was as drained as you can be. Plus I'm unstoppa