The learning never ends...

When I graduated in June, I was thrilled to be "done"! I was supposed to bve finished with long nights in front of textbooks, weekends spent reading, and standardized tests. My new boss reiterated this point when we met a few months before graduation and she said "can't you wait to be finished every day at 5:00!?" The answer was yes; I was really ready for that!

Well, was I wrong! The learning, testing, and "homework" did not end! This probably sounds like a rant. I apologize for my whining. I'm very lucky to have a job in this economy, and one that I love too- so I am genuinely happy. It's just exhausting to work 8 hours and come home to CPCU (Property and Casualty) textbooks... They are graduate level insurance exams, and I have to pass 8 of them to obtain my designation. I'm hoping to take 2 by Christmas... but that is going to take some dedication and time outside of the 8-5 hours!

So I've had my great social life for a few months now, but I suppose it's time to get serious again. I won't be able to walk to class at noon and leisurely order my Starbucks latte on the way, but I will definitely still be actively learning in my new career! Big girl jobs come with big girl work, and I'm ready for the challenge!

I'm an adult- since when?

It's been a while, but I'm back!

A lot has transpired in the past few months, but a general recap:

I moved out of Clifton and found a cute apartment near Eden Park (central Cincinnati area).
I graduated from college with my BBA in Finance and International Business!
I finished my internship and started my full time leadership program at an insurance company!
I bought a new beautiful black Honda Civic!

In general, this is all very exciting. I am loving my new apartment, short commute downtown everyday, the opportunity to throw myself into the insurance industry, and the "break" from homework and exams! (I say this with parenthesis, because I am studying for some major insurance exams at work!)

Graduation was very bitter sweet. I was so excited and proud to be done and look back at my accomplishments and growth over the past four years! On the other hand, I miss the friends that said goodbye for good on June 9th. June was a month of lots of changes, but I'm trying to adjust as best as possible and take advantage of the new opportunities that came from the new chapters of life ahead.

More details to come about my new, adult life but it was time to get the blog up-to-date!