StorageMart ScholarSmarts Scholarship essay by Kathryn:

Beep, Beep, Beep… SNOOZE.  Beep, Beep, SLAM!. I roll over in my oh-so-cozy bed and pull myself in the direction of my alarm clock.  SNAP! OUCH! “Oh no, not my glasses!” As I’m trying to see how badly I clumsily damaged my favorite pair of Ray Ban Glasses, I walk towards the bathroom and… CLINK, SPLASH! Ugh, I forgot I set that glass of water on the floor.  I grab a towel as I fumble over the piles of clothes and books layering my bedroom floor.  I quickly rummage through the laundry bin, quick sniff test, and throw on clean “ish” clothes. I grab a granola bar, only to be subject to the puppy eyes of Stella my “Spuds Mackenzie” Pitbull. I grab her bag of dog food, dump it in her dish, spilling more kibbles around her bowl than made it in, decide I’ll pick them up later, and run out the door.

I finally make it to my office, 8:09 AM, almost on time.  I rummage through my purse trying to locate my office keys.  I have to pull one of those embarrassing moments where I set my purse on the ground, pull out all of my items, while attempting to hide the embarrassing articles. FINALLY, keys found. I unlock the door, hang up my jacket, turn on my desktop and am logged into my Outlook by 8:16 AM.I immediately rummage through my Outlook calendar, making note of what I need to do today, including that annual review meeting in 15 minutes.  Ugh, I don’t remember where I put that report.  I fumble through the stacks of papers and dirty coffee cups.  Found! And, I’m late to the meeting.

My boss steps into my office…” Katie, we need to talk. You’re FIRED!”

(Picture whimsical music playing as the story just read above rewinds and stops right at BEEP… )

Beep… SLAM! I sit up in bed, stretch, roll over, reach toward my night stand and put on my Ray Ban Glasses.  I walk towards the bathroom and fill the glass on the counter with water, and take a sip. I grab my neatly pressed outfit that I laid out the evening before and I’m greeted by the “sigh” of my Pitbull Stella carrying her leash.  “Alright-Stel, we have time for a long walk today.” After our walk I make a delicious and healthy breakfast catch a glimpse of “Good Morning America.”  I walk out the door to work and just know it is going to be a great day!

I make it to my office by 7:50 AM, early!  I run into my boss who greets me and says “Katie, do you happen to have the annual report for the meeting today” We’re moving it up to 8:00AM.” “Sure do, boss!”  With keys in hand, I open my file cabinet with the report placed neatly in the first file.”

My boss turns to me and says, “Katie, we need to talk. I think you deserve a promotion!”