Term 4 at SNHU is Goal No.5

Lots of changes going on in my life.  Michael has taken a job back in Wisconsin so we are moving.  Well to be honest he left already the first week of February.  So my life in Cincinnati is quickly coming to an end.  

During the month of March I will have my last day at AAA Allied Group, which was a great place to work in downtown and only a few blocks from home.  Now I'm faced with the challenge of having to find a career all over again.  The idea of not working is definitely appealing but I like having money too so that is the dilemma.  I have sent out a 1/2 dozen resumes so far but am trying to be picky.

I started a new term for school, the heaviest course-load to date taking, History-Post Civil War, Intermediate Accounting and Human Relation Admin.  The reading load is unbelievable and its just week 1.
I am very determined to get all A's this term since last term Cost Accounting got the best of me and I ended up settling with a B there and A in Psycology.  

Did I mention we are remodeling our home back in Wisconsin?  While my husband is there waiting for me to return and once our tenants have vacated we want to do a little sprucing up.  New countertops, master closet, master bath, floors in the bedroom - etc.  You cannot imagine the stress of leaving your husband in charge of all of this while you are 5 1/2 hours away.  So far it has went okay we have ordered our countertops to be installed from Home Depot. Picked out many other finishes but until the tenants are out on the 17th and contractor can get in and get started it is all just planning and Pintrest ideas.

Mover's are coming on the 27th to load me up and move us back... somehow I will maintain my A while doing all this!

Fitness: Push-up Challenge No. 4

January's sit-up challenge was successful. It was a busy month and I missed a day here and there but did my best to catch up the day after and make up for it.  February task is to do the Push-up Challenge, but in addition I am going to continue to do at least 60 sit-ups each day and add this challenge.  


I know it seems like I may have skipped a few days and well I DID!!  I had a birthday weekend and free day yesterday for my 39th Birthday = my 40th year has officially started!!  Lets make it a productive one.......

Earn my Bachelor's Degree No.3

I graduated from high school a little over 20 years ago. I initially went to UW-Whitewater as a freshman, while I was a good student in school prior I was definitely not prepared for the discipline it took to study and succeed at that level.  I quit more out of an admittance that I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life than requirement.  Once I moved from Watertown to Kenosha and got a little focus and drive placed back into my life via a better life for my family.

I returned to school and enrolled in Gateway Technical College's Business Marketing Associates degree. This time around the hard work associated with going to school came easier for me.  I did well and earned good marks.  While almost finishing I started working with InsureOne, rapidly earned responsibility and income and didn't finish school.

Fast-forward to 13 years later:  Michael and I left Wisconsin in the summer of 2012 for a job opportunity for him in Cincinnati. Now even thou I quickly found a job with AAA's insurance department I found myself with more free time than I was accustom to having so why not fill that time...

So in April of last year I applied, got accepted, transferred credits and went back to school.  I knew I couldn't attend classroom classes with my time schedule, and didn't want to be in school forever.  Southern New Hampshire University fit all my needs and requirements and became the school I choose to attend.  I am now in my 5th accelerated semester already and each semester seems more challenging and time consuming then the last but there is a goal and a light at the end of the tunnel.

My Goal is to graduate with a Bachelors in Accounting with a minor in Information Systems.  And to do this at full-time pace and graduate in October 2015.

This semester's class schedule: Psychology and Cost Accountinghttp://www.snhu.edu/

Fitness - Sit Up Challenge No.2

Through 2014, I plan to have many goals and objectives to help me achieve making my 40th year my best year.  I have been on and off-the-wagon when it comes to physical fitness, going to the gym, staying in a routine and loosing weight.  Over the last five years I have often taken 3 steps forward and then fallen with 1 or 2 steps back.  I never finish what I start and never get to where I want to be.  I don't have a goal weight or number to hit exactly, but would define my goal as:  "Being comfortable in my own skin, dressed to swim or go Stand Up Paddle Boarding with out being self conscious."

In my head I am an outdoor girl who loves to camp, fish, bike, swim and wishes she could run.  In reality I do all of those things but I'm just not in shape enough to truly enjoy them.





The first of many fitness goals:  No. 2 - 30 Day Sit Up Challenge



This won't be my only activity in January just my first goal of many to complete!

Long-Term Goal No. 1

A trip to Hawaii is meant to be my reward at the end of a laundry list of meeting goals.  

Goal No. 1 is the most simple way to start off this blog:  Get to Hawaii for vacation!  

Who wouldn't want to visit this paradise?  

I want to take my time, research all the best places to stay and tour.  Look for recommendations, local favorites, extracurricular activities and enjoy this oasis of the United States.

When's the best time to visit? Is there a bad time? Is the weather always perfect? Is there a rainy season?  So many questions that need to be answered.