Good people.

I ended up talking to Tyler on Thursday, followed by a coffee date on Friday with Michelle, the woman I consider my mentor and who is quite possibly one of the greatest women to grace this planet. They were two different conversations, but both of them made me feel as if I was worth a thousand gold coins. That probably sounds ridiculous, but sometimes you need someone else to make you feel that way, you know? Well, at least I do.

My conversation with Tyler focused on Campaigns. Tyler was once on a Presidential Campaign and then worked for that person's administration, and now works for an interest campaign in their event department. I'm about 70% sure I want to do exactly what he does, so we talked about it. Talking with him is always great, and he said a couple of things that made me feel pretty great about myself. He told me I was intelligent and could do anything that I set my mind to, and then gave me a couple of tips on how to start on that. I hung up the phone beaming, because knowing that there is someone out there that just spent a few days with me and saw my potential and is willing to vouch for it made me feel pretty great.

Coffee with Michelle on Friday was about as fantastic as any conversation that I have with her. The woman is gorgeous, personality wise and if you just look at her face, and being able to sit in Peet's and have a conversation with her without interruption was awesome. The hard thing about her being our advisor is that everyone wants to talk to her, so getting time to just have a conversation with her is pretty rare. We didn't talk about anything major, but I always come away from conversations with her feeling better than I did when I walked up to her. We're considering regular coffee dates, which could probably be the best thing ever. She did remind me that I still have trouble managing my time, and that reminder from her was kind of a kick in the pants. Starting Monday, I won't be spending nearly as much time in the Student Government Office as I usually do so that I can get more done.

Speaking of which, it is time for my stuffy-nosed self to turn on the lights, turn down the television and get some things done so that I can actually start using my time to get ahead, instead of playing catch up all the time.