[Anonymous]

1. Start exercising, take more walks/ be more active – maybe get back to tennis (lose all the extra pounds I’ve gained since starting this process).

2. Train for one of those fun runs like the Warrior Dash and complete with hubby and friends.

3. Donate blood on a regular basis.

4. Volunteer at animal shelter.

I’m sure there will be more to be added to my list. What’s on yours?

[supervisor]

1. Study for the CFE..hahah..j/k!! Take my son on a walk in the park or even push him on the swing without thinking about my exam.

2. Go on nice dinners with the hub…havent been to a nice sit down dinner since I started this journey.

3. Read a book…fifty shades maybe.

4. Take a vacation

BEC 10/13 PASSED 77
AUD 04/12 PASSED 83
FAR 08/12 PASSED 76
REG 02/13 PASSED 76

Licensed in PA on 12/23/13. Yea boy!!

[Anonymous]

Well i know everytime I finish an exam I go out for lots of beers. After I am finally done all four I will:

-Take a nice vacation

-Watch a couple movies every week

-Use my new found ability to read and make it enjoyable (sports books probably)

-Speaking of sports, be able to watch them regularly again

-Go out to dinner with friends when they ask me

-Help my family out more instead of saying “maybe next week, i have to study”

-Burn my cpa books…payback

[Resacups]

@supervisor…..I treated myself to the 50 Shades books as a reward for studying every evening.

Having just finished this journey officially last week, I say keep some fun in your life. I managed my time so that I could go out once a week, attend college football games this fall and even talk a long weekend (4 days) so I could watch said college football 3 weeks before FAR.

If you have a a study plan that you can stick to, I highly recommend building in time to have a sense of normalcy in your life.

Good luck to everyone. I hope to read about your success stories in the near future.

BEC: 01/09/12 PASSED
AUD: 05/29/12 PASSED
REG: 07/19/12 PASSED
FAR: 11/12/12 PASSED

[Anonymous]

Clean my house. Would like to clean when my son is asleep, but I need that time to study.

[Anonymous]

-Ride my harley!!!!! It's been so long since I could just take off and ride just for the fun of it 🙁

-spend tons of time with my daughter and have fun mom/daughter dates

-start working out again

-read a book that is not a cpa exam book or ninja notes (sorry Jeff!)

-Join A71 alumni club

[supervisor]

Resa, thanks. Its hard to be normal but I do manage to visit my mom once a week so she can see my son. However, visiting my mom is almost like a family reunion every time. I have seven siblings so the visits always turns into a party. Yes, seven!!. My parents are old school asian peeps so in their generation, 6,7,8 or more kids is normal. Anyway, sometimes I try to avoid visiting my mom so that I dont get stuck talking with the siblings until the early morn and then not being able to study the next morning. I feel bad if I dont wake up and study at 4am. *sighh… Its a sacrifice for now which I am sure when I look back at it, I will be glad that I did it! Sixteen months and counting…hopefully, this last retake is it!

BEC 10/13 PASSED 77
AUD 04/12 PASSED 83
FAR 08/12 PASSED 76
REG 02/13 PASSED 76

Licensed in PA on 12/23/13. Yea boy!!

[Anonymous]

I'm already doing it….hopefully I will not have to stop.

-Spending time with the kids and wife

-Going hunting

-Doing a bunch of landscaping and projects

-Picking back up my guitar

-Doing CPE for my EA license

-Watching four seasons of Breaking Bad

-Catching up on work

-Resting

CPAPending

[Anonymous]

– want to get back into shape!

-travel to italy, go back home to the philippines and volunteer

– read books that i enjoy, dying to read the new mitch albom and complete the 50 shades of grey book series

– clean the damn house and my car

– watch true blood the latest season and korean dramas

– finally take guitar lessons

I think i am missing a few things but i cannot wait until all of this is overrrrrrr

[Anonymous]

Once I get my life back, I'm going to just live it!

[Anonymous]

am allowing myself this weekend (after REG test today) to relax and do some xmas preparation.

surprisingly, the simple act of going grocery shopping for my family (after the test) was fun/relaxing. although didn't allow myself too much time to meander since i wanted to get back home and CLEAN! yikes, what this test has done to me…

[jokami]

Take a REAL vacation with my hubby… My daughter is staying; sorry baby girl!!

B - 62, 70, 72, 79!!!
A - 68, 81
R - 70, 82
F - 84

"The limit to your abilities is where you place them" - Fortune Cookies

[Maverick]

AnnaMay84, I'm also Filipina, born in P.I. but raised in Guam. Now I live in Louisiana.

Once I'm done with the CPA exam I would love to:

– Draw closer to God

– Read more Christian books

– Work out again

– Go back to work

– Go on a mission

– Clean my house

– Pamper my dear husband…who pretty much would like me to reconsider moving on if I don't pass my last test by the time my first expires….he's been waiting patiently to be my baby again and get my undivided attention.

F - Passed...THANK YOU, LORD. GLORY TO GOD.
B - Passed...THANK YOU, LORD. GLORY TO GOD.
A - Passed...THANK YOU, LORD. GLORY TO GOD.
R - Passed...THANK YOU, LORD. GLORY TO GOD.

Ethics - 95

Licensed CPA

I COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT MY LORD. THANK YOU.

"According to your faith will it be done to you." Matthew 9:29

[Anonymous]

Hello Maverick! Glad to know I have a fellow pinay here! 🙂

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