This blog will most likely have very little to do with weight loss. I wanted to write it anyway to keep myself accountable in a few other areas of my life. Therefore, I won’t be making it private.
Since I graduated college I’ve put several things on the back burner that I really need to start focusing on. Here’s the list:
-Stop two other bad habits I have
-Update my resume
-Figure out what I’m doing career-wise
-Take 6 more credit hours of college courses
-Study for & take the CPA exam
-Figure out what Daniel & I are going to do after he graduates college
As you can see I’ve put a lot of school/work related things on hold. I graduated college with 144 credit hours. In order to take the CPA exam I have to have 150 credit hours so I need to take a few more. I put that off this past summer and this semester mainly because it costs money, money that I just don’t care about spending right now. I really need to go ahead & get them over with, though. Also, before I can sit for the CPA I have to have so many hours of work experience in the accounting field. I currently have 150 so I have to work on that too.
What actually got me thinking about all this is that I received an email from an accounting firm located a couple hours away telling me that my college sent them my resume. They asked for an updated one because they are currently hiring a staff accountant. I can’t work there because it’s too far away from home, but it made realize that I need to get back into the groove of things in this area of my life. And honestly, I don’t particularly want to work at an accounting firm. I understand that I may have to in order to gain experience, but my ultimate goal is to open a firm with my dad in my home town.
So my plan of attack is as follows:
(1) Update my resume to the point of near perfection
(2) Find out how much 6 hours of classes will cost + the books
(3) Decide which classes I want to take then sign up for them
(4) Look into ordering materials for studying for the CPA exam
(5) Look more in depth at CPA requirements, including costs of taking exam
(6) Look into available accounting jobs in my area
(7) Save every penny I can so I can afford all of this (classes + books will probably be around $1000, study materials for the CPA exam costs between $1000-3000, to take the actual exam costs anywhere from $575-800)
My list also included two things that weren’t school/work related. First, is my two bad habits (not weight loss related). I don’t care about discussing either one right now. I mainly want to put it out there to remind myself that I need to constantly work on them.
The second item is what Daniel & I are going to do after he graduates college in May. I still live with my parents, which I don’t mind at all. Actually, I really love living with my parents. Daniel’s dad hasn’t been too involved in his life since he was 11. He actually lives a couple hours away. His mom moved three hours away a year or two ago. His home life hasn’t been the best and he hasn’t exactly had anywhere to live. So, my parents let him stay with us on the days he’s not at school. I realize some people don’t agree with this type of situation, but my parents are saints. We’re not allowed to sleep together. Not that it’s even really necessary for to explain that to anyone. All I want to say is that if they didn’t let him stay here life would be much more difficult for him than necessary. He is an amazing person and deserves every chance at life. My parents are amazing people for providing him with one. Anyway. The point is that when he graduates it would make the most sense for to get married & get our own place. I just think that May is going to come quick so I’d like to have some kind of plan for what we’ll be doing when that time comes. I currently don’t have much of an idea but that’s why I’m putting it on my to do list!