Where have I been?

Where have I been?

 

OK, I admit, I have not been giving my journal the attention it deserves. I have an excuse. I mentioned that I accepted a job as a financial planner, and unfortunately that involves passing state licensing exams for life, health, and accident insurance. This is a totally new field for me, so I had to actually get a book and read it.

 

My daughter took the same exams about a month ago. She gets paid by her new job to study. They gave her the book, the study guides, the practice exams on disk, the whole bit. She had all day long to learn the field, and experts to ask questions of when she was unsure on an item. She passed one the first try, and then the second one on the second try. I was hired by an independent who told me to go pass the exams and come back.

 

So there I was, reading the book, not much liking the material. It’s long, so I only read it once. I read my daughter’s study guide once. She suggested that I take the exam once as a practice and see how it’s worded, and what material they are likely to test. I decided to take her up on that idea, and without telling her or anyone else except Robin (rbushu) the day of the exam; I went today and took it.

 

First they told me I had to go get a cashier’s check for a $10 processing fee. I had to leave andrun to a bank, which made me the last one in the room. The room was arctic-ly cold and caused all my joints to hurt. I got so crabby from being cold that I got a headache. I decided at that point to rush through the exam, quickly guess on anything I was unsure on, and get the hell out of Dodge.

 

I passed. I am back with the living. Unfortunately, I will still have other licenses to obtain. But the first is always the hardest, isn’t it?

 

Does this mean I have to start working again?