Servsafe Qualified

Yesterday was a big day for me at school.. I have been studying the Servsafe book at school in my Culinary class since January 7th. I went to school early yesterday to do a cram study session before the test I felt very confident while practicing for the test then 6:00pm rolled around and it was time to sit down and take the actual exam. I have terrible test anxiety but kept praying and telling myself I was going to do fine, I sat down at the computer and began the test as it started I was being asked questions that I honestly couldn't remember even studying. I panicked! I made myself so nervous. The exam is a 90 question test, you have to make at least a 75% to PASS. At the very end of the exam you find out if you passed or failed just not the score you made, thankfully I passed! I still doubted how well I did but kept telling myself at least I passed and could move on to the kitchen portion of my Culinary Arts degree. This morning I got up and had an email from Servsafe and was able to log on and view my actual score, I really must have just freaked myself out and doubted how well I really studied for this test because I made an 87%!!!! Scores do not lie so I really did know the material I just scared myself into believing I didn't. I am so proud of myself. I put my all into studying, attending class, and learning everything I needed to know to be a food handler hard work really does pay off. Of course I couldn't have done so without God's will. I am so thankful to be so blessed with many different things in my life. I have a beautiful healthy family, we have a great life, great family, great friends, and God working in our lives every single day. I couldn't be happier. Below is the results from my exam!!

Test
Form Pass
Percent
Score 75%
Your
Percent 87%
Score
10310

Domain % Score
Implement Food Safety SOPs 94%
Employee Hygiene and Health 92%
Receipt, Storage, Transport 92%
Food Prep, Display and Service 82%
Compliance with Regulatory 82%



Another good thing happened! I have been thinking about getting a part time job for a couple of months now but with all the traveling I had going on I knew I would have to wait until things settled down. I have put in a couple of applications at local restaurants, this morning I had a phone call from a steakhouse in Williamsburg who is interested in interviewing me! I go in this afternoon to meet them and have an interview. I am interviewing for a front house job as a hostess, but hopefully with the company I will have plenty of potential to grow and end up in the kitchen. Fingers crossed for this one. I was speaking to the lady this morning and she asked me how do I have time for my blog, up and coming CMC catering, kids, and a job. I actually get asked this a lot which got me thinking. I believe the reason I enjoy doing so much is because I've been doing everything on my own since I was 16 so very young I was attending high school, living basically on my own (with the loving help of Jme's family), and working a full time job at all times. Once we graduated I became a mother and wife, but not just a typical house wife I was a NAVY Wife my duties included (and certainly were not limited to) being both mother and father to our new baby girl, handling all duties of the home plus financial and everything in-between while my husband deployed very often. Then we welcomed two other children into the world. I also attended school on and off during those times. In 2012 my kids and I moved to Tennessee where I am from and I worked a full-time job and took care of the three of them. Thankfully things have settled down a bit now though with Jaymie being on shore duty, he will not deploy over the next 3 1/2 years. My goals for this time are to finish my associates in Culinary Arts and begin my bachelors, work for a company where I have the potential to grow into more, launch Country Mom Chef catering (small catering at first), and of course grow my children into wonderful happy loving members of society. I guess you can say I get bored easily if I do not keep busy LOL. But I honestly enjoy doing everything I do, I put my all into it. My supporting family and friends help me a lot if I ever start to doubt myself, they remind me how blessed I am and how much God works in my life daily. Not to mention the wonderful followers I have who help feed my dreams. I have been called "SUPER MOM/WOMAN" I do not wear that name though, if it wasn't for God's will I wouldn't be doing everything I do. He really does work in such wonderful ways in our life, maybe not at the exact moment we want him to but do not get discouraged because he has a plan for you, for all of us, and he makes only wonderful things. I want to say THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart to everyone who has believed in me, followed me, and helped me along my journey. Without each and every one of you I would not be able to do the things I do. I truly love you all!