Do the Darndest Daily

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...

Dear Blog, Once again it's time to look back at the past year and reflect on how much has changed. On just how much this move to Maine has changed my life for the better. My room is packed and I'm feeling a little lonely today, perhaps because my safe haven room is now in pieces. I woke in a bad mood this morning because 1) I couldn't sleep last night. I just couldn't turn my thoughts off and finally had to write them all down (stupid errand things like: fix the car door, should I drive to Boston this weekend, spackle the walls, sell my night stand, blah blah blah...) and read for a half hour before falling asleep at 3 a.m. 2) My room is a hot, foreign, non-inviting zone right now. 3) Last night my computer crashed. So! To solve this problem I made an appointment this morning at the Apple store and shipped out into the bright, hot summer day. While I was parking at the mall a pleasant scent wafted in through my open window and surprised me... Here, in the middle of ...