http://amanda.vandekrol.com Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:13:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ...until I start my new job. I'm so excited! http://amanda.vandekrol.com/2009/10/one-month/ 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 ... http://amanda.vandekrol.com/2009/09/week-twenty/ The move to Des Moines was a success! We have unpacked at least 75% of our stuff, and so far nothing has been damaged. I have less than two crazy days to finish unpacking and cleaning before my parents come to see me for a few days this ... http://amanda.vandekrol.com/2009/09/financial-disarray/ Well, I feel like the REG exam went fairly well. The first testlet was a breeze; the second and third were much more difficult, but I still felt pretty good about most of the questions. My performance on the simulations is much more sketchy, and it doesn't help ... http://amanda.vandekrol.com/2009/07/week-ten/ I have made a lot of progress with the old goals in the past two weeks. After finishing my first pass through the REG materials, I have been busily reviewing the content to make sure I understand it all. I scheduled the exam for July 7, which gives ... http://amanda.vandekrol.com/2009/06/week-seven/ Today I finished my first pass through all of the REG materials. My mind is filled with an overwhelming amount of information concerning taxes and business law--information I have to retain for at least three more weeks. I plan on taking the exam as close to the beginning ... http://amanda.vandekrol.com/2009/06/week-five/ I recently discovered that despite my marketing studies in college and a number of books I have read about advertising on the side, I remain a helpless victim to misleading advertising. For the past six months I have been paying a premium for the Tyson brand of frozen chicken ... http://amanda.vandekrol.com/2009/05/only-buy-the-best/ I have made quite a bit of progress on my goals this past week, especially considering the traumatic idleness caused by having my wisdom teeth removed. Today is day twelve of coping with huge holes in my mouth, and I'm still in pain and reluctant to eat solid foods ... http://amanda.vandekrol.com/2009/05/week-one/ Today I find myself in the unusual and desirable position of being placed at the beginning of a six month gap between graduation from college and the start of my new job in November. In an attempt to make the most of this down time (and to keep myself ... http://amanda.vandekrol.com/2009/05/summer-goals/