Excel is fun, not scary

I know I am easily amused, but what I enjoyed most about working with Excel was getting to play with colors, themes, and images. I used to think, like most people do, that excel was for boring work-related spreadsheets that would make you want to tear your hair out. Now, I find myself making pretty colorful tables for anything at all - "Hey, I volunteered this weekend! I should put that on a spreadsheet! And make it green, and a pretty title!" (True story). It's also, I've found, a fantastic excuse to procrastinate. Now, whenever I need to make a chart or table for a class, I can spend an extra 10 minutes formatting it. And that's 10 minutes spent not working! Yay! On a more serious note, I can definitely see how being comfortable with formulas can be a major asset. I particularly liked the idea of using charts to keep track of finances, such as a running balance or using them to help you keep track of your budget. In fact, I should probably set up something like that for my debit card, so I don't just, OOPS, run out of money. Hmmm that could be more fun that doing my Chemistry lab report...