Yes I know, I've fallen off the face of the earth when it comes to my blogs. Thanks to Good Eggs for the kick in the pants. The good news is that studying has been going well the last couple of weeks. I did have a panic attack about 3 weeks ago regarding trying to retain all of this information. I had been taking sample 200 question exams and I passed a couple, but also failed a few which sent me into panic mode. Turns out I just wasn't ready to start taking the entire 200 question exam. My PMP coach talked me off the ledge, and we came up with a study strategy that is working very well for me. I have since re-focused on reviewing individual chapters and taking the sample exams pertinent to that chapter. I've also found that creating my own flash cards has been a great study tool. Just the act of writing them out has resulted in many light bulbs going off. I am going to move the exam out one week to April 26th, but I'll be ready by then. That is 2 weeks away and I have my study plan mapped out every day until then. I also have 2 more group study sessions the next two Wednesdays, and the coach we have for those sessions is an awesome teacher. I'd actually love to work for him someday - highly intelligent and he actually makes project management fun!
Okay enough about that boring PMP stuff. Unfortunately there really isn't anything exciting to talk about. Hubby was home this weekend and we had a great weekend together. We are trying to figure out where to go on vacation this summer. We want to go to Italy, but it will depend on airfare prices.
We got all moved into our new building for Backyard Soaps, and the new space is absolutely amazing. It's so nice for our staff to have room to work and move! The new retail store looks great too - it's not as crowded as our other one was. I need to post some pictures, but unfortunately my camera sucks at indoor pictures. Our new, professionally done wholesale catalog arrived as well and is already resulting in new orders! Yippeee.
Kitties are all doing well; Pachi and Rascal got their spring lion-cut hair cuts, and they've all enjoyed a few forays outside (with full supervision of course). Today Tarzan fixed the cat tree that my 20 pounder Guido had smashed to pieces, so he can now enjoy his perch on high.
Oh and I'm having surgery on the 29th, a laparoscopy to check for endometriosis. May as well rule that out before we decide what to do next.
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I know things have been crazy busy for you! Sounds like the studying is going well and glad you've got a plan. Can't wait to see the new store!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you are feeling better about your exam. I agree that making flashcards is a huge help. Everytime I took the time to make them I always did well on my exams. They do just take a lot of time to make so I wasn't always able to do it.
ReplyDeleteI will definitely be praying for you on the 24th AND on the 29th.
Let me know if you ever need a study break and want to grab coffee!
I'm glad you and T had a nice weekend together!
Whoops, I meant the 26th and the 29th!
ReplyDeleteSo proud of your new store space and your exam! You will do great.
ReplyDeleteFlash cards are awesome! they saved my butt when trying to cram for Spanish vocab in college.
Good luck with your surgery. I hope they can rule out some stuff for you!
Glad you're feeling more on top of the studying. Having done a heap of it in my time I know just how you're feeling. I still have those 'haven't revised a thing so why am i walking into this exam' dreams and wake in a cold sweat!
ReplyDeleteItaly sounds cool. Maybe you could stop off in London en route..... : )
Good luck with the surgery. xx