Testing, 1 2 3...

 Let's see, currently my nose is being attacked by a fungus gnat, which have invaded our house due to repotting a bunch of houseplants with potting soil, which apparently is made of 90% gnat eggs. They appear to have a strong desire to die via flying into my nostrils.

I've signed up for my NCMHCE test date, which will happen online, July 12th. It's an interesting procedure, where I will have to show my room to the test proctor by moving my webcam/computer around and showing that my room is secure, free of any possibility of other people hearing me or sending me information (the windows have to be blocked, door closed at all times) or secretly storing information (no tissues, only transparent water bottles, no headphones, need to keep my head on camera at all times, focused on the screen.) It seems kind of intense. and I'm sitting for about 2 hours at a time, with one 15 minute break to pee in between (not allowed to get up to pee otherwise).

It's pretty intense attempt at security. I feel like if someone wants to go to all the trouble of outwitting it, they might as well just spend the time studying for the test. Which is what I'm doing. Having the timeline/deadline will hopefully help me focus, and hopefully the fact that I'm getting over 70% on the practice case studies means I'll do at least that well on the actual exam, which should be plenty good enough to pass. I'll be happy to have it out of the way, if only so I can get back to focusing on learning more relevant things to my practice. The test itself isn't terrible though, I'm actually learning some things (or being reminded of things) as I study for it, since I get feedback on my answers, so I can learn from my mistakes. I wish the more practical knowledge I want to learn was as well structured.

Also, I'm currently at about... 7 clients per week, and after doing some math, it looks like I will need to go up to more like 12 a week, so I'm about to get a bunch more busy. Especially since adding new clients takes like 3 times as long with the paperwork. Welp, here we go! It's definitely feeling like the final stretch. I've already registered for my final semester, and it's coming right up.