Update
Well, its been a while since I wrote here last. The CPA exam part that I took, I failed. I hate myself for that. I have never been a good test taker, but I was hoping I could pull this off. Now I wonder if I should keep trying or just give up on become a CPA. I just feel really depressed with everything now. I had been telling myself that once I become a CPA I will be making more money so I can start saving more to be able to do somethings in my life that I haven't been able to because I didn't have the money. Well, now I feel like my life is never going to change because I can't pass a DAMN exam that would help me make some changes. I just want to curl up and cry for days. It was my 37th birthday yesterday. This just made me think more about the fact that my life is going nowhere. I feel like I should have been able to be happy by now, but apparently that is not in the cards for me. I want to take a vacation from everything. I wish I could just run away for a few days, with no one to answer to and nothing to worry about. I just hate everything right now.
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Belated Happy Birthday! I wasn\'t happy on my BD either but things got better. I\'m sorry about the exam but I wouldn\'t give up. You\'re still young and so much of life ahead of you. We always have choices to make and it\'s in your control to make a choice that will change your life for the better. No one has that control but you. You have to either (l) take the exam again and hope you\'ll pass, or (2) begin a different career where you can make more money. Change is never easy but you might just be happy if you did take the risk. If you want to really be a CPA then just keep taking the test and don\'t give up. I know there are other factors involved which make it difficult for you to change careers, but nothing is impossible if you want it enough. You sacrifice now and reap the rewards later. I wish I could help you more than this advice, but the decisions are yours alone to make. I\'m with you and pulling for you and wish you the best in life....always.
xoxo Elaine
P.S. Look at the change I\'m making now, leaving my family and close friends in NJ and moving to NC. It\'s scary but I knew it had to be done for a better future. Don\'t be afraid and don\'t be sad, and NEVER give up hope.
Happy Belated birthday !!
Cheryl, you are NOT a failure. NEVER, EVER give up on your goals/dreams EVER. Just because you failed it this time, big deal. You know how many tests I\'ve failed ???? We all have failures, we\'re not perfect.
Allow yourself to be human, to have failures, that\'s what makes us learn and be stronger people.
Don\'t beat yourself up over something you KNOW you can succeed in, it may just take another shot, but isn\'t it worth it ???
Be true to yourself, ok ? Hugs,,LeAnne
I\'m sorry you failed your exam but you can study and redo and pass it next time. Don\'t give up, you are just one step closer to getting your CPA.
hugs