Life is sort of on a straight away right now. Not a lot of exciting day to day things going. Everyday is basically the same consisting of getting up, taking care of animals, eating breakfast, studying for 3-4 hours, taking a lunch break, studying for another 3-4 hours, the occasional class, dinner, guitar playing session, computer time, then bed. The next day is the same, but with the football just a bit further down the field than the day prior.
I have amended my projected date to sit for the regulation section (1 of 4) of the CPA exam to July 20th. I am still waiting for the molasses pace of the Florida Board of Accountancy to catch up with me regarding scheduling this thing. Hopefully, when I get the official GO, that date will be available. My hope is to sit for the FAR section (financial accounting) the first week in October.
I am flying a decent amount. More is always better, but I am not longing to fly on a daily basis, so appear to be satisfied with the frequency. Both of my active students are doing well and I look forward to flying with them every week and continuing down this road with them. I take as much away in the form of satisfaction as they do in terms of knowledge and new skill.
I am currently working on the Lute Suite in E minor on the guitar. I seem to be drawn more to the classical repertoire than most anything else. I will likely proceed down this road as my primary genre. I’ll be posting that Lute Suite in a few weeks once its fully under my fingers, so stay tuned!
I am always thinking ahead to what my next step is going to be post CPA. The next seven months are all accounted for with CPA prep. However, beyond that, I am not sure where the road will lead. As much as I would love to find happiness as an accountant (perhaps I can), I am just not sure if I can shelf this professional pilot thing. Flying is who I am. It is what I do. It is such a part of me that I am unsure if I can relegate it to a mere “hobby”. Flying comes easy for me. It always has. Accounting does seem to come fairly easy as well, but it doesn’t have the draw to me. Apples and oranges. I guess in large degree, it depends on the state of things at the beginning of 2010. I doubt the airlines will be hiring. I might throw some resumes out there (perhaps the CPA credential will make my resume stand out from the crowd), but will likely not see material hiring until 2012.
Its going to be tough not to go back. Sometimes the heart must be listened to, regardless of the rationale. Of course kids could change the whole equation too. Flying isn’t the only thing important to me.
Either way, its back to the books. My current game is “CPA or bust”!