Hello, and welcome to Monday!
Nov. 10th, 2014 02:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
anigoWelcome to a zen-like Monday.
Work shit is moving along. I'll post more about that later, but suffice it to say the announcement went as I expected it would and the transition is limping along as I expected it would too.
I had my Operations Management exam last Monday and came back early from an HR conference on Thursday to catch my Finance exam. Both went ok. I'm not aiming for A+ anymore. I've been too long at this shit. Hand me my C and let me be on my way. (My OM mark is up already and it says I got 36/35 for a mark of 103%, however as I know I pretty much drew dinosaurs on one math problem and guessed at about a third of the multiple choice questions, I'm pretty sure that mark's incorrect. Even I'm smart enough to know that even if I get all five of the questions I did answer right, and by some miracle I guessed all of the multiple choice right, there weren't any bonus questions to get me over a magic hump.
I also passed in my part of an OM assignment over the weekend, so there's some consolidation and finalization of that and then the final exam on November 24th (which I don't expect to be mind blowing) and there's that class down. The final for Finance is going to be a bitch though. The prof is behind and the midterm last week was for 4 chapters, which took us 8 weeks to cover. The final, which to be clear is in 4 weeks, covers 6 chapters. 4 chapters = 8 weeks. 6 chapters = 4 weeks. I may not be a math whiz but the numbers here don't add up. In short. I expect a full blown meltdown by about US Thanksgiving.
Aaaaaaaaaanyway
I had a good, relaxing weekend wherein I did a bit of homework, some Christmas shopping and a whole lot of nothing. And it was good. This morning was good too, and the goodness has lasted into the afternoon.
I have made a New Week's resolution. This week I resolve to drink more water, take my B & D vitamins, eat more reasonably and get at least 10 minutes of fresh air a day. And to not beat myself up if it doesn't happen.
So far, though, so good.
Happy Monday.
Oh, and also, I'd like to say "hi" to a new friend,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
renewedme She left me a program overview over on her page and I'm tempted to do the same...
I'm a 40something woman being dragged kicking and screaming to 50. Mildy obsessed about my weight, extremely obsessed with my child who will be 18 on Saturday. (18 on Saturday? How the hell did that happen? When I started this journal she had just started school!) Happily married to Dickie, a man who pisses me off as much has he has my heart. I also have three large dogs - two golden doodles and a golden retriever. Not on purpose, it just happened that way. I'm a sailor and a student, studying to get my BBA since I didn't bother to go to university when I finished high school. I started university on September 11th, 2009 and with luck I'll finish (Thank god!) this year. Without luck I'll finish next year. I'm a middle manager at a job I love with people that I love. If it wasn't for senior management getting in the way I'd have the perfect job. I love wine. Hell, who's kidding whom. I love all booze.
Did I miss anything exciting?
Work shit is moving along. I'll post more about that later, but suffice it to say the announcement went as I expected it would and the transition is limping along as I expected it would too.
I had my Operations Management exam last Monday and came back early from an HR conference on Thursday to catch my Finance exam. Both went ok. I'm not aiming for A+ anymore. I've been too long at this shit. Hand me my C and let me be on my way. (My OM mark is up already and it says I got 36/35 for a mark of 103%, however as I know I pretty much drew dinosaurs on one math problem and guessed at about a third of the multiple choice questions, I'm pretty sure that mark's incorrect. Even I'm smart enough to know that even if I get all five of the questions I did answer right, and by some miracle I guessed all of the multiple choice right, there weren't any bonus questions to get me over a magic hump.
I also passed in my part of an OM assignment over the weekend, so there's some consolidation and finalization of that and then the final exam on November 24th (which I don't expect to be mind blowing) and there's that class down. The final for Finance is going to be a bitch though. The prof is behind and the midterm last week was for 4 chapters, which took us 8 weeks to cover. The final, which to be clear is in 4 weeks, covers 6 chapters. 4 chapters = 8 weeks. 6 chapters = 4 weeks. I may not be a math whiz but the numbers here don't add up. In short. I expect a full blown meltdown by about US Thanksgiving.
Aaaaaaaaaanyway
I had a good, relaxing weekend wherein I did a bit of homework, some Christmas shopping and a whole lot of nothing. And it was good. This morning was good too, and the goodness has lasted into the afternoon.
I have made a New Week's resolution. This week I resolve to drink more water, take my B & D vitamins, eat more reasonably and get at least 10 minutes of fresh air a day. And to not beat myself up if it doesn't happen.
So far, though, so good.
Happy Monday.
Oh, and also, I'd like to say "hi" to a new friend,
renewedme She left me a program overview over on her page and I'm tempted to do the same...I'm a 40something woman being dragged kicking and screaming to 50. Mildy obsessed about my weight, extremely obsessed with my child who will be 18 on Saturday. (18 on Saturday? How the hell did that happen? When I started this journal she had just started school!) Happily married to Dickie, a man who pisses me off as much has he has my heart. I also have three large dogs - two golden doodles and a golden retriever. Not on purpose, it just happened that way. I'm a sailor and a student, studying to get my BBA since I didn't bother to go to university when I finished high school. I started university on September 11th, 2009 and with luck I'll finish (Thank god!) this year. Without luck I'll finish next year. I'm a middle manager at a job I love with people that I love. If it wasn't for senior management getting in the way I'd have the perfect job. I love wine. Hell, who's kidding whom. I love all booze.
Did I miss anything exciting?
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Date: 2014-11-10 11:41 pm (UTC)So nice to meet you! Life has a way of flying by, doesn't it? I've been on LJ since 2000 ... 14 years on this thing? Seems unreal!
Good luck in your classes! I have a BSBA in accounting so let me know if you need help (in anything except cost accounting yuck!).
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Date: 2014-11-11 12:14 am (UTC)I think the person doing the grading might need to do a refresher too...
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Date: 2014-11-12 05:26 pm (UTC)Congrats on the math test. I say, take the grade, they obviously know what they are doing if they are in the position of grading. Unless it works against you, then give them bloody hell!
As far as school goes, I am beyond proud how you've kept on top of it even when it was brutal. (I'm thinking a couple of summers ago.) You have been tenacious and focused and pretty much my idol. All I can manage is short, fast, brutal classes one at a time where I don't have to physically interact with people, just online. So kudos to putting in all the hard work required. :)
Did you ever wonder why neither of us did the whole university thing at a younger age? I've only thought about it briefly, but my take on it is that I wouldn't have been nearly as effective as an 18-20 year old student as I am now. I mean I doubt I would have even passed. Since you and I are so similar I wondered what you thought.
Glad work is limping along as planned. Some things are best when you know what to expect.
*hugs*