First Semester – Done!

Managerial Finance and International Accounting were tough courses.  I learned ALOT!  I struggled at times to keep up with the volume of work that needed to be done in these two classes but I pulled through.  In the end, Managerial Finance A (97%) and International Accounting A (95%).  Exhale.

4.0 is still in tact.

I have a few weeks off until my next two classes start on January 9th.  Legal Environment of Business (an ethics course) and Marketing Management are next up on the class roster.  I’ll wait to worry about those until after the first of the year.  Between now and then, I have gifts to wrap, Christmas to host, events to attend, pictures to scan, and some good old fashion cleaning to get done.  I am looking forward to the downtime.

I hope everyone in my life has a very Merry Christmas.  I’ll post again after the New Year!

Cheers!

 

First 2 classes down; 2 more in the works

I received grades for my first two MBA classes…Managerial Accounting – A; Organizational Management – A.

My next two classes…Managerial Finance and International Accounting.  I am currently starting week 3 for those classes.  Managerial Finance is going well.  I am starting to get the hang of this stuff.  However, International Accounting is much more difficult.  Trying to learn the differences between US GAAP and IFRS requirements is difficult when I don’t yet understand the US requirements yet.  I’ll get the work done and I’ll do my best but it is definitely much more difficult.  All that being said, I am really enjoying learning and the learning process.  Both of my classes are on campus this session so that is also different.  I feel so fortunate to be able to take these classes without having to work.  I see some of the other students stressing over work, school assignments, and family obligations.  I count my blessings daily!

Back to the books…

Our trip to Hawaii

My most wonderful husband and I went to Hawaii 10/7-10/15.  What a trip it was!  We were able to meet our new daughter-in-law, Emily, and spend time with her and Holt.  We saw a comedy show, took a long hike along the ocean, did an ATV tour at the K-Ranch to see many sites where movies have been filmed, kayaked at the Polynesian Cultural Center at night, attended a luau, the guys swam with dolphins at Sea Life Park, we visited the Pacific Aviation museum, we swam in the ocean at a couple of different beaches, and ate more than we should have.  My most wonderful husband and I celebrated our anniversary while we were there by spending the day together getting a massage and having a delicious dinner together.  I am such a lucky lady to have a wonderful man in my life and great kids.

Now, it is back to reality.  This is the last week of my first two MBA classes.  I have a final tomorrow and some homework to do for OM, then it is on to Managerial Finance and International Accounting!

Life is good.

 

Sabbatical – Week 5 and 6

I think I am getting in the groove of school again.  Reading, lots of writing, and studying.  I received an 84% on my first exam…not bad for someone who always freezes for math tests.  My writing assignments are consistently receiving A’s.  I am working ahead in both classes so that I won’t have a lot of homework to do while in Hawaii visiting my son.  That is proving to be a challenge…getting everything done each week plus a little bit of next week’s stuff so when week 7 rolls around I’ll have all of the assignments done and will just need to check in for classes and make discussion posts, etc.  I will be happy I did all of this when I am sitting on the beach instead of working on my laptop in my room.

On 9/6 I attended an on-campus “Meet the Firms” event at Rockhurst.  Other than everyone mistaking me for being one of the vendors instead of one of the students, it was a fun event.  I targeted 6 accounting firms that I knew had forensic accounting practice groups.  I talked to someone from all 6 of those firms and left for class.  I had no idea if I would get a call back but at least I got in the arena and made some contacts.  A week or so later, I heard back from MarksNelson.  I had a follow-up interview with their recruiter last Thursday.  How exciting.  Hopefully something positive comes from that.  If nothing else, I got to practice my interview skills and make some more contacts in the accounting field.  Hopefully I will get an in-office interview soon.

Other than that, I have just been working out daily and trying to keep everything running smoothly at home and with the family.  I am really looking forward to our trip to Hawaii to see my son and his wife.  I had Jack Stack BBQ sent to them today to arrive the day before we do.  I suggested that we could have it for dinner the evening we arrive at Holt and Emily’s place as Emily might be more comfortable meeting us at home than elsewhere.  Hopefully it all goes well.

It is time for me to leave for class.  Managerial Accounting – Week 5, here I come!