I'm supposed to be studying today, but I've hit a little bit of a mental wall. I'm preparing to take Level 2 of the CFA exam in early June. Honestly, I'm just not feeling it. I sat for and did not pass Level 2 last June, and it was one of the most disappointing moments in my life, not because I didn't pass, but because I felt extremely prepared and confident going into and leaving the exam. My score report was also weird, as I did poorly in areas that were my strengths, while I performed well in other areas that I didn't really study. I even paid $150 to have my exam regraded by hand, with the same result.

So here I am, wasting a lovely Sunday afternoon indoors. The Masters is on in the other room (the last update I saw had Mickelson in the lead with Couples and Jimenez, with Tiger and Chad Campbell one back). I'd love to squeeze in a run or lay by the pool. Instead, I'm sitting in my office in a really uncomfortable desk chair. I've been getting up at 5:30 to study three or four days a week for the past month, and I'm barely making a dent in the material. I started working through some problems today, but I don't have the answer key, so I'm not sure if I'm even doing things correctly.

I'm trying to decide: should I buckle down and study for the next six weeks, knowing that I will be extremely distracted (another trip to NY, visits from my parents and some friends, a trip to Hawaii, plus all loose ends that come with selling the cars, closing on the house and packing for the move), or should I forget about the studying, enjoy my last few months in Arizona and try my hand at Level 2 and Level 3 after grad school?