mytwotalents

Well one thing I have realized through the application process is that I need to get more organized. I use a fairly simple excel doc to keep track of dates, essay, recommendations, logins, etc - but grad school is boot camp for time management for two straight years. I have not decided yet what I will use, but my brother in law J has some ideas and even gave me an itunes book as a congrats present for going to school. Once I settle on something I’ll post on it.

Right now I need to:

• brush up on some specific excel things I haven’t done in a while
• get ready for a certificate I’m taking
• start cleaning the basement so I can get the house ready to sell
• enjoy Christmas with my family

Well I am sending in the money tomorrow. No credit cards here - good old fashion money order or check says Mr. Northwestern.  I haven’t made a school payment in a very long time, but there are quite a few coming my way. I will chronicle as much as I can about the scholarship process, and hopefully I will have success in a few spots. In the general time line of the mba process, it might seem early for me to be sending the deposit in so soon, but frankly this is where I want to go and the sooner I start on the whole process the better.

I have a lot to do as far as getting the house ready for the market, the basement is a mess, and I don’t know what I am going to do with all the books I have been accumulating. And lastly, I have that big spring conference that I will be doing. I thought that over the late fall and early winter I would have a lot of time to dedicate to getting prepared for that conference, but applications took a lot out of me (a good thing) so I really have a lot of catching up to do. Last year’s conference was a great success except for one keynote, but I am pretty sure that I can handle that in ‘08.

*I am sure that the housing market will turn around by spring :), ha!