Getting My MBA at 48

Kauai, Hawaii

Yes it is a beautiful place, and being here is great.

But yesterday how we go here is long, especially for passengers. Sitting at the airport they called us out for a trip to Lihiue. I was hoping to be head home and study instead I was flying 7 hours to Kauai.

Not the usual flight since it was 7 hours late, so our stay is a short 22hours which we have to sleep twice in that time.

So my studying is cut, chopped up and since I am flying all night again when I get home in the morning I’ll have to sleep for a few so I can have my wits about me to study.

Time to leave for the flight..

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Made it to San Francisco

After delays out of San Diego this morning only because of passengers numbers, we were 45 minutes late taking off, so I wasn’t able to catch the 8:45 a.m. flight to San Francisco.

So instead of 2 hour commute, I again had to wait 3 hours for the flight then the 2 hour flight. The first one had plenty of seats the second one only had a couple seats all middles.

The extra 3 hours has killed me, I am tired and have a splitting headache, I have been up again since 3:00 a.m.

I know things need to change, especially in motivation…

Some aspirin, then to writing and to bed early, we will see how it goes.

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I Been Working on my Essay all Day

We got in early from Charlotte, since we didn’t have to go to Philadelphia today. Our flights were cancelled because of the snow back east.

I heard that there was a lot of cancelations today by all the airlines, plus many more delays at airports across the NorthEast. I’m glad that I got to avoid it all. Our flight was easy filled mostly non-revs that couldn’t get on other flights.

After getting back here I went got my haircut then straight to the coffee shop to study.

9 hours later I am just about to start my first draft. I need to get this done tonight but I am tired. I have been up since 1:30 a.m. Phoenix time so my brain is getting a little dead.

I got put on Stand-by C tomorrow, so at least I have the morning to work on the essay.

It is now pushing Midnight so I guess I need to quit get some sleep and start fresh in the morning.

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Now I am Stressed

I am sitting here in Charlotte, I have been working on the Horizontal and Vertical Analysis all afternoon, I have got it all done and put it in the excel spreadsheet.

I am worried about one part, it is about numbers that are negative, I know what it says but what it doesn’t cover is when the results are negative. So I guess I am going to have to call the professor tomorrow.

Now I also got the results from my first essay, I screwed up. I thought it was suppose to be 2-3 pages NOT 2-3 pages per prompt (i.e. 4 reasons why eBay uses stock options) so I am missing quite a few pages.

This is killer, because I now have 13 days to finish 2 1/2 essays and 1 revision.

I need help.

I also know I shouldn’t have been on this trip, but I need the money. I guess I should have done my vacations differently I should have studied more in January instead of working. Because my February vacation did turn out the way I would like with studying.

Also all those skillsoft modules did not help me with these essays.

Really I don’t know what to do I only have 3 days off till these are all due.

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In Pittsburgh, with a Dilemma

I am here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, were it is cold to some people, 37F chance of snow. It looks nice from the window but not sure today would be a day I wanted to play in the snow.

But back to the dilemma, I need to work on my essays for school, but I also need to pick up more hours (money), So today do I go back to San Francisco or stay in Phoenix?

San Francisco, I could get some studying done, sleep in my own bed but use up a lot of hours just commuting back and forth or Phoenix where I could get some studying done, sleep at a friends on the couch and have all those extra hours I wouldn’t be commuting for studying.

It is tough, like I have said before I feel home lost.

I know that I need to get both things accomplished school and work, and this trip though it looks good and no early morning check-ins, I have only been able to exercise and get some studying done.

I tried last night but the internet here at this hotel in Pittsburgh reminds me of the good old days of dial-up, slower than slow.

I do like Pittsburgh, I like the view out the window, but I feel Pittsburgh is fading like Detroit, because the corporations have moved out leaving the cities and people to fend for themselves.

Sad there is so much Rich American History in both places.

Time to finish getting ready and fly to Phoenix. I’ll let you know what happens.

So I opted to stay in Phoenix, I picked up a trip that reports at 5:40 a.m. in Phoenix which means getting up Thursday morning at 3:00 a.m. OUCH!!!

So flying home last night just to have to fly back this afternoon would have been hard, and long hours. Staying in Phoenix, my friends are great and even though I always sleep it not a good sleep.

But I am thankful

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