It’s hard to believe my summer is coming to a close. Starting my new job was always something looming on the distant horizon. How did it come so close? I begin working five weeks from yesterday. Still plenty of time to finish studying for my last exam and tackle a few domestic projects before the new phase of my life begins, and yet eighty percent of my summer is past.
I got the score back for Auditing: another 99. I feel so surprised every time that number pops up. I started studying for BEC three weeks ago and have another two weeks before I take the exam. I feel like the schedule for this section is the most luxurious. So far, no stress.
And now for a colossal update on my goal tracking. I have not really given a complete update since week five, so I’m definitely due for one.
1. Study for and pass all four sections of the CPA exam
- I think I have said enough about this one. I have passed three of the sections with flying colors, with one more remaining.2.
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4. Volunteer 75 hours - (30/75)
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7. Go camping - The forecast for tonight predicts a low of 39. I have not had the chance (or made the effort) to go camping, and it’s too late to safely attempt it now. Fail.
8. Create a list of contact numbers in case my purse ever gets stolen - I plan on doing this after completing the CPA exam.
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10. Sort through and organize receipts, bills, lecture notes, etc. - I did some work in this area earlier in the summer. I even bought a new file box to keep old receipts and bills. However, this isn’t the sort of project that should only be attempted twice a year, so I definitely need to do some more organizing before I can check this goal off the list.
11. Make one new recipe each week - (19/25)
12. Make five crock-pot meals - (2/5)
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15. Read the New Testament - I’m 67% of the way through the New Testament, but 80% of the way through the summer. I’ve been reading two chapters a day for a long time now, but I think I might need to increase that if I am to finish on time.
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New recipes:
- Eggplant parmesan (7/22)
- Artichoke with lemon butter (7/23)
- Shrimp-stuffed eggplant (7/25)
- Apricot pork with garlic green beans (7/30)
- Green lantern (8/2)
- Scrambled burritos (8/2)
- Farmer’s market quesadilla (8/5)
- Blueberry peach cobbler (8/12)
- Chicken piccata (8/17)
- Jalapeno poppers (8/23)
- Slow cooker chicken tortilla soup (9/11)
- Spaghetti alla putanesca (9/16)
- Pasta all’ amatriciani (9/22)
- Key lime cheesecake (9/27)
- Slow cooker chili (9/28)
- Pesce al forno (9/29)
New books:
- Where the Wild Things Were (7/6)
- Amusing Ourselves to Death (7/21)
- House of Mirth (7/22)
- The Omnivore’s Dilemma (7/27)
- The Hiding Place (8/6)
- Under the Tuscan Sun (8/17)
- Doing Well and Doing Good (8/18)
- A Room with a View (8/26)
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (9/13)
- The $64 Tomato (9/19)
- Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (9/21)
- I Capture the Castle (9/23)
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