I just finished my PNQ – Personal Narrative Questions for my application for the US State Department. It was quite interesting trying to articulate leadership and management. I have not necessarily aschewed these opportunities but I do not go out of my way to find them either. I should hear the results back sometime in mid-January. If I pass this round, then I continue on to perhaps the most difficult part, the Oral Interview. I am optomistic but realistic at the same time. There are a great many accomplished people vying for only a few jobs. Wish me luck!

Now that is out of the way, I have several projects that I really need to finish up. I plan on rearranging my room tomorrow as well as trying to finish several long overdue papers. They will take more than a day, of course. This is, however, the first step to completing my thesis. I also plan to listen to a lecture that my friend Kathy sent to me. I have put it off long enough as well. I also need to really start looking for a new job so that I can pay off some bills. In addition, this Friday I must once again go to my therapist for my once every six weeks checkup. She will no doubt ask me about all of this so I really should get some of it done.