Do you ever feel that you can’t get everything done at once? Who am I kidding, I think everyone who is human has felt that at some point or another.
I find that I put my everything into something big, and only have room for the little things after that. For example, at the moment as you can tell I’m on a let’s exercise and try and sort out my eating high, it’s something I want to make a lifestyle change, but after my shit eating/exercising for 5+ years I have to take my time to make sure it is a proper lifestyle change and not something I stick to for 6 months then forget about it.
Enter my exam resits that need to be done this semester (For my post grad), I undertook two papers whilst studying for PCE1 (An accounting exam to become an Accounting Technician or Associate Chartered Accountant) and didn’t really have enough time to study for them as well as PCE1 and all the other stuff I had going on at that time of the year, I passed the assignments but just missed out on the exams. So next month I am resitting two exams that I don’t remember any of the course work as it was a year ago that I last worked on either of the papers.
Enter my dilemma, I’m lacking the motivation to start studying, even though I know I need to knuckle down and pass these papers. We also have a week in Auckland for work, which we work long hours and I never have the energy to study after we get back to our accommodation and a couple of weekends where we are busy.
You’d think I would have it down pat by now since I’ve done my study via correspondence and worked full time for 6 years, but no, I always leave shit till the last minute and it’s usually exercise I give up when I need to cram in the study, but not this time! Only this year to go then no more papers ever, unless I decide to start a different degree – please shoot me if I do! Other than a year of study for PCE2 (Workshops & Exams to become a Chartered Accountant) – Ugh the things we do for money right?
Do you have any suggestions for managing study and exercise, and having a life and not going batty?