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Exams on the Horizon

Why does time fly to quickly when you’re having fun or studying for the CPA exam?  It seems like only yesterday when all my twitter friends and I were counting down the days for score release week.  Now we don’t have enough hours in the day to get in everything that we need to.  And …

My Curve Ball

The Beginning When my husband and I got married in 1999 we knew we wanted children.  The time wasn’t then, we were both still in college working for our Bachelor’s Degree.  Although we would have loved to start a family early in our marriage, that wasn’t what God had planned for us.  We graduated from …

New Audit Exam Timeline

Last Test Results  Although my score was a 69, two points lower than my previous attempt at the section, my performance based on content was the best yet.  This section has been the hardest for me to complete.  I still have yet to figure out exactly why, but instead of taking the time to figure …

CPA Exam Score Release Week

Score Result Week The week all CPA candidates finally arrived, score release week.  There was so much hanging on this week for me.  My BEC exam was set to expire May 23, 2011. I took REG in April and AUD in May, two days before BEC expiration date.  Strangely I wasn’t nervous for this week …

Audit and Attestation Exam

The auditing and attestation section has been the hardest section for me without a doubt.  I know that most CPA candidates have their nemesis section, well this is definitely mine.  The first time I took this section was on October 17, 2009 and received a score of a 55, my lowest first attempt score for …

30 Day Fitness Challenge

Studying for the CPA exam and weight gain is like the dreaded freshman 15.  I started out my CPA journey weighing 115 pounds, even after giving birth to three children, I was able to start my journey at a desirable weight for my height and build. Flash-forward 18 months and I weigh 130 pounds.  I …