I passed the test. I drove to the testing center this morning and took it. I was allotted 2.5 hours for the test, but worked through it in just 40 minutes. I was about 1/3 of the way through when I realized there was a distinct possibility I would be taking it again. I clearly did not study long enough and the test questions were much harder than I thought they were going to be. There were quite a few that had terms I don’t recall seeing in anything I studied or any of the practice exam questions I did. It was a bit nerve wracking, but thankfully when I clicked submit on the computer and my results came back I scored a 77% which, although not a score I’m proud of, is still above the 68% I needed to get to pass. Despite not passing with a high score, I feel like I got a great return on the 3 days my company gave me off to study which I didn’t actually use to study. I figure I studied for roughly 8 hours total for the test. I’m extremely grateful I won’t have to do that again.

I feel really content with a lot of things in my life right now. I’ve got very few days left before I’m done working and I’m glad I have such great friends. I can’t wait to figure out the next phase and find something more appealing for work. I hope it involves writing of some kind, but that’s yet to be determined. Really anything that let’s me continue to explore the world around me and involves some degree of creativity would be appreciated. I’m also really glad I’ve got a pretty good routine with my meditation practice and hope to expand on that. I feel much more calm and centered with everything going on now that I meditate on a regular basis and I also get the impression that this is really just the tip of the iceberg as I build a practice into my life. It’s definitely time for bed. Thank god tomorrow is Friday and the weekend is nearly upon us.