Paris is coming! Application is getting done! Spring is here!

Well, It's Monday and I have solid 1st drafts of all 5 of my application essays, 4 of which are now under the maximum word count and one of which is only 60 or so words over, and so maybe is fine to. Starting to feel like I got this! Next up is getting my resume in order and making sure I've got 3 letters of recommendation. Or 2 now, since I've already got one done. It's starting to feel like I'll be able to take time to pack and prepare a little bit for France before I leave 😄

All but one of my essays has gone through a first pass edit with a friend, so I think I'm in good shape. Can't let up the pressure yet, but I think I will be able to do everything that needs to get done in the alloted time, which, last week this time, I was not so sure about. I was able to learn how to write an essay within a word count over the last week, and apparently the results are decent. Growth mindset and learning for the win!

For now, I'm staying focused though:

"On the plains of hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the dawn of victory lay down to rest, and in resting died."

  -Adlai Stevenson I (so says the interwebs)

There is a lot of wonderful stuff going on these days! I want to talk about it, but I will have to save the longer bouts of writing for when I am traveling on a plane to France, or sipping decaf coffee and eating fresh baked croissants in a cafe in Paris. Hourra!

Looking forward to when I'll be writing the next one of these!