760 is my new favorite number

Goals for week of November 12-18: Cardio 4x, Arms 3x, all with 2 weights

But I'd've been happy with 701! I passed my 3rd exam today in my quest to become an M.CS.A (Mic.ro$oft Certified Systems Administrator). Needed a score of 700, got a score of 760. I have no idea the total number of points I could have gotten. They never tell you that. Idiots. But my prinout shows "Strong" in all of the sections, so I'm happy. I'm thinking of taking the 4th exam before Christmas. Take advantage of the time at my brother's house to study. Since the kids will be in school, we can do our homework together. ;)

This exam was a wee bit different at the end. As soon as I finished the review and hit the "end test" button, I squeezed my eyes shut. Didn't want to see the score right away. After a few minutes (or seconds) I sl-o-w-l-y opened one eye, only to see they've added a "Comments" section, where you can go through and comment on each question on the exam. Yeah, right. So I hit the "end comments" button and poof! There was my score. I think I squeaked, it startled me. I wasn't ready for it. I almost cried when I saw the word "Congratulations!" It took me a few seconds to look for the actual score. ;) Then the door popped open and the 2 ladies at the testing center (whom I know fairly well) came in with my printout and singing "Congratulations to you, Congratulations to you..." They crack me up.

Anyway. On to exam #4!

Whirlwind

Sitrep: 2 wts- 1x Arms, 1x Cardio; 10 min Bicycle (1.25 miles), 30 min Treadmill (1.4 miles)

Goals (Nov 5-11): 4x Cardio, 3x Arms

Well. Time has passed like a whirlwind since my last post on Thursday. Friday was the last day of our seminar, and the morning was all about getting the exam put together and printed. And of course, the print shop just happened to be a few doors down from Borders. Funny how that happens. Unfortunately, on the way to Borders I was distracted by Cost Plus World Market. Shame on my sister for ever introducing me to that store when I visited her in CA. I blew my spending money in there. Although it's good my car is so small or I'd've bought quite a bit of furniture. They were having a mega sale. For those of you not familiar with World Market, think Pier 1, only more affordable. ;)

I also found new tennis shoes. Yay! And they not only have good arch supports built in, they also have the roll bar (or whatever it's called) to help prevent my feet from rolling in. Haven't worked out with them yet, but boy are they comfy just to wear. They're Asics brand running shoes. The people at Lady Fo.otlo.cker and Fo.otlock.er didn't have a clue what I was talking about. Ended up at Sche.el's. They knew exactly what I wanted, and found me a pair that fit, actually had wide width, and were on sale. I was in and out in 30 minutes. Now that's my kind of shopping!

So. Saturday was driving home time, and the rest of the weekend was spent studying. Have the next exam in my MC.SA certification (Mic.rosof.t Certified Sys.te.ms Adminis.tra.tor) coming up. Was hoping to take it tomorrow (Dad's Bday seemed like a good omen) but am nowhere feeling prepared enough. So it's next week. Monday, most likely. Shanni helped me study yesterday by drilling me with the flashcards I have. Poor kid. M.Soft uses big words for me. She couldn't pronounce half of them, and had to read me the answers on some so I could say if I got them right or not.

Well. I'm outta here. Tons of work to catch up on and I'm wired on too much coffee. That, and Sudafed. Yikes. Can we say I'm all jittery?

Oh! And one of my coworkers is replacing her kitchen cabinets instead of just adding some extras...so she's selling them fairly cheap. I might just get some nice "new" cabinets for my kitchen.