Several Weeks and Minimal Progress

So it has been weeks since my last post and I don’t feel like I have progressed very far since I last checked in.  I must be losing focus.  I have been preparing for my birthday party and now find myself blogging and making layered crepe cake instead of working on my application.  On a positive note, I have successfully brought all of my references on board and have a draft of my personal statement that is worthy of submission.  This to me is a pretty good pair of achievements.

I had actually underestimated how difficult these two things were going to be.  Things change in the span of a couple of years.  It was an interesting struggle to get contact information for some and balance exciting new schedules for others.  I am now following up to ensure that those hard fought letters reach their final destination.  Now I am as much of a control freak as the next person, but I am far too bashful to want to know what will be the contents of these letters.  For some this is a key step.  You don’t ever want a nasty surprise when following up on your application.  My letters aren’t in yet, so I will worry about that issue when it arises.

My second success was the completion of my statement.  Now I am pretty sure that I said it was near complete the last time I wrote.  Well, I also underestimated my own writing style.  I typically need a couple of re-writes or thorough edits before the first draft capturing my ideas reflects the style and quality of message I want to pass on.  I now have something that I would fee confident putting my name on.  It does not bear much resemblance to the statement I started with two weeks ago.

My next task will be to tackle the rest of my online application.  I don’t think that I can completely articulate how much I hate that system.  It is causing me to duplicate so much work fighting with
that darn site.  Don’t even get me started on the difficulty tracking down individuals who can verify each item added.  It may be a project for next week.

In the mean time, the key to perfect crepes is to let your batter set overnight.  You achieve a much smoother texture that results in crepes that are thinner and easier to keep even.  I still need to work on my mousse technique.  That is a lot of chocolate required to get the execution right.  What a shame!

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