My ACCA Journey

Hi fellow study buddies…

Apologies for not posting as much as I should. As you know i have started a new job and left my old one, I’m sure i posted about this. The new place I’m at has been a joy to work in. My routine has been changed and my body is adjusting. I was trying my hardest to adjust to my new routine and keep my old study routine but it wasn’t happening. With a lot of stress and a great push i sat my Advanced Taxation exam last week. I was really stressed as i still hadn’t done enough preparation and exam practice. However, when i got to the exam hall and read through the questions they weren’t as bad as I thought they would be. I hadn’t studied reliefs and inheritance tax as much as i should have done and even though i attempted all the questions i was one the last part of the last question and the exam ended. Rather than focusing on the 50 marks question, i started the last question first, then the second question and then the first. This way I’m not spending a lot of time on the 1st question and then rushing the last two. I did this last time. :/ At this point i am just happy with a 50 marks pass. I am still going to revise advanced taxation until i get my results. That way if i need to resit I’m not losing the knowledge. I also need to do more exam question practice in general. This is a major weak point. Whilst i study for this i am also going to start studying FA, FR and then SBR. I will then attempt to take the SBR exam hopefully at the end of this year or possibly in the next sitting?? At that point i will then have Adanced Audit to complete. Or i could just wait until ACCA changes it’s exam requirements and wait for the pass.

Hi All, a quick update on my journey so far. Alot has changed, for the better.

Saturday consisted of a really productive day studying and crafting whilst getting some housework done. I was so productive that i forgot to update my blog! 🙌 I was feeling alot better so decided to get work done around the house. However, when it came to Sunday i woke up in a hot sweat. So i decided to go get some breakfast and fresh air. After getting a big breakfast and a hot cup of tea i decided to go to one of my favourite nature spots. The cold fresh air did me good. I wasn't 100% afterwards but it did lift my spirits. After that i did abit of food and stationery shopping. Once home i still had abit of a headache. So rather than forcing myself to study i finished 2 craft wips off! 😊 Monday was a super busy day for me. I got up early to get to work early, as we have a new employee i need to supervise. The whole day was hectic. By the time i got home and had some food, i was shattered. So i decided to go to bed at 8.30ish pm. I was feeling sleepy and thought rather than fighting against my body clock i might aswell listen to it. This meant i missed my early morning study session and my gym session in the evening on Monday and my study sessions and kick boxing sessions on Sunday. I know these small hiccups/sacrifices mean i will be stronger during the week. And that showed today (Tuesday)! I woke up at 5.30am and snoozed for an hour (not good i know) but ended up getting up and getting ready to set off for work at 7.33am! I've not been able to do this in years!!!! To make up for my missed AM revision block, i have done about 15 mins of revision at my desk and will do the rest on my lunch. It took my 1 hour and 9 minutes to get into work today!

I’ve not been studying as much late, surprise surprise. Consistency isn’t my strong point. Work has been super busy. I’m going to catch up with the Christmas break and plan for my next resit. I hope everyone’s December exams went well.

Onwards and upwards! (" ,)

Hi all, i haven't posted since June! Ggrr! Apologies, i hope everyone has been hard at work studying and just getting on with life in general. I've been very busy with work and studying. I've not been as consistent with my studying as i would have liked. This is something i am trying to work on, consistency! I did complete my ATX exam today though, I'm glad it's over. I feel confident but i'm not sure if i put down as much techinical knowledge as i should have done. Here's hoping what i have done is enough for me to pass so i can finally move onto SBR. I am going to take the next month to focus on my health as i put that aside to try to focus on studying. I'll also be revising my ATX notes when i can, incase i do have to resit. I will find out next month, if i've passed. How has everyone else found their studies? I'd love for you to comment on this post and let me know how you're doing. I will be posting updates this month, as i won't be as stressed. Hopefully, my posts can keep you motivated. *hugs* (" ,)

A slow start during the week to my studying but a really enjoyable session today. : )

I don’t study productively and as effectively as i could do. I am going to work on this, as i want to take resit the exam in September. I’ve just been reading my notes and writing them in again in a condensed form in my notebook but this is where i went wrong last time. I am planning on trying a combination of study methods. Active recall, teaching and repeating my notes verbally aswell as writing them again.

I also need to do another study plan to fit in my revision and exam practise. Again, lack of revision and practise was another mistake i made last time. I was so focused on writing my notes out and then revising that i wasted a lot of precious time.

I am also going to read from the textbook and repeat the text out loud. I will be using the ACCA study hub also. It looks quite interesting. I’ve enjoyed using the flash cards they have. : )

Overall I’m a happy bunny.

Time for some well deserved dinner.

I’m back to studying and thought i would log on and see how everyone is doing. I’m not very disciplined as you can see, my aim was to be studying earlier but it’s better late than never. Work has been quite hectic at the moment and so has my personal life. However, i am working on a no excuses/very disciplined approach to my studying and my health. I want to be more consistent. The weather has been amazingly warm and sunny in the UK. I hope you’ve all enjoyed some time in the sun.