-Get pregnant -Get finances in order. We've done good, but we will inherit some money and if there's in impending baby we'll need to take care of a few new things. - Find a new job or flat out quit (see item no. 1)
I'll update with a specific financial goal after the State of the Household on Jan. 1.
Post by jerseyjaybird on Dec 24, 2015 10:23:18 GMT -5
Figure out who's having a baby (G-d willing), and how. This is a matter of weighing emotional stuff and financial stuff, and it's messy and complicated and I just want to hide from it. But it's now or never, for lots of reasons, including my age.
Get pregnant.
Lose 15 pounds.
Start declining certain freelance jobs. We always need money, but I'm running myself ragged and some of the work just isn't worth the paltry sum it pays.
Continue term on synagogue's exec board.
Find a way to live with more joy and less fretting about the future.
- continue to work out 4-5 times a week - get my house to around 90% furnished/decorated - figure out my next career move - start meditating
ETA: I need to do something about my social life too. Netflix has become my best friend. I want to come up with something specific like do a social activity outside of working hours twice a month. (I do a lot of social lunches during the work day so that doesn't count). I guess there's my goal!
Good wishes to everyone in the new year with your goals, especially health and healthy babies!!!!
-Find the right house without it being the nightmare that this home purchase was... -Get Mr. P settled in to a new job and happy -Better health and fitness
- Finish my exams and get licensed - Get a new job - Lose weight (I would like to at least get into the 100s) - Take better care of myself (food, skincare routine, appearance, mentally, etc) - Try new foods
1. Get pregnant (trying since 2013); focus on health while TTC this year. I gained weight because I was all "whatever, if I get pg it doesn't matter". Except I didn't and now I'm about 30 pounds heavier. I think I am going to join WW this weekend. I started prioritizing mental health a few months ago, now I want to add in eating better and moving more.
2. Continue paying off my student loans. We've knocked 3 of the smaller ones out in 2015, but continue plugging away.
3. Pay cash for the endorsement (I get tuition reimbursement for full amount, but want to pay cash up front rather than4 cc).
* move mom out of the house * get msniq pregnant * do an olympic length triathlon in under 2:30:00 * don't get fired -- I don't think I will get fired, I really just mean that I'm not focusing on career growth next year. * go to my GP and ask if I should get a colonoscopy earlier b/c of family history * drink less * put down the phone more
Definitely not get pregnant (for the first time in nearly ten years, this is a legit concern for me). Lose 7 more pounds ( I lost 7 last week when I wasn't well). Move!
Post by imojoebunny on Dec 24, 2015 17:35:12 GMT -5
DH to get a new position within his company he likes better, which is highly likely. He has had a number of offers other places, but not locally.
Dog to be better trained (coming along well)
DS to make a friend. His only real friend moved away last summer, and he doesn't really like anyone else much.
To find a volunteer organization who can actually use my professional skills (I used to have one, but the director left recently, and the new person has those skills.)
To exercise more and drink less (perpetual)
To try to make a few new friends who also SAH. I feel like I know no one who does here, who also do not have little babies, that I have much in common with, though I love little babies. It would be fun to have someone who likes to hike, and is available when the kids are at school.
Get better at actively managing money. I used to be so into investments, but I have been slack/distracted..
Move past my reliance on Old Navy for clothes. I think 40+ is pushing their line.
Definitely not get pregnant (for the first time in nearly ten years, this is a legit concern for me). Lose 7 more pounds ( I lost 7 last week when I wasn't well). Move!
Where are you moving?!
Just out of my house. I don't know why we're still here, but I called a realtor last month and she gave me suggestions for projects before listing. As it turns out, most of what I thought we should do, she nixed, but she had a number of things I'd never considered.
Copying this over from the 2015 recap post, since I bet this is the post we'll bring back in a year:
-DH graduates in May, so new career job for him.
-Figure out if we're moving or not, depending on his job situation. I will keep my awesome job no matter what, but he's looking for jobs in our current city and a city 90 minutes away, so if he gets a job in the other city we need to figure out a halfway point for us to live in.
-I'm applying to grad school and plan on starting in August. It's an online program (through a real university) and I will continue working full-time.
-Hire a housekeeper when I start school
-Ask for a raise this time next year (when my company gives out annual salary increases). In November I asked if my new position included a change in compensation; next year I will actually come up with a number and ask for that.
-Save for a house in 2017
-Improve some aspects of our marriage. I started therapy which I think will really help.
-Start a Roth for both H and I -Get a promotion at work -Eat healthier and work out more -Work on improving my relationship with H (aka improve our sex life)
Post by winnieandwine on Dec 25, 2015 18:34:26 GMT -5
Lose 15-20lbs. Ugh. This will require major diet overhaul and maybe considering switching anxiety and/or migraine meds. Exercise regularly Settle into new job & convince them they made the right decision (ha) Figure out if I want to go back to work FT Explore more of NYC. We've started a mini bucket list.
1. Only use a credit card if I absolutely have to 2. Pay down as much CC debt as I can 3. Pass the board exam to finally begin the next step in my career 4. I would love to meet someone special and enter into a serious relationship 5. Remind myself that I am worth great things and that I don't have to "fix" everyone. I have a serious problem with not putting myself first and feeling like I can help people who don't want to be helped. It seriously took me down in 2015.
Post by bostonmichelle on Dec 25, 2015 21:02:31 GMT -5
1) Run a sub 4 hour marathon 2) Go on a few short vacations (Asheville, Outer Banks, and maybe Wilmington) 3) Buy a house 4) Kick ass in my new job 5) TTC 6) Eat healthier and keep up with exercise after I stop training for my marathon
1) Run a sub 4 hour marathon 2) Go on a few short vacations (Asheville, Outer Banks, and maybe Wilmington) 3) Buy a house 4) Kick ass in my new job 5) TTC 6) Eat healthier and keep up with exercise after I stop training for my marathon
Post by daisypaloma on Dec 26, 2015 0:03:01 GMT -5
Expand my used books collection
Read at least a book a month. Definitely read at least one self-help book a quarter, and one literary classics a quarter.
DH and I pass our RE exams.
Pass my Notary exam after RE.
Sell our current home.
Buy an upgrade home.
TTC by being serious about the calendar and temping.
Expand our social circle as we dropped a lot in the past years. Force ourselves to meet new people once a month, and hang out with our current ones once a month.
Take better good care of myself by: eating healthier, exercise/cardio once a week, regular nail and hair appointments, wear better-fitting and more professionally looking clothes.
Get promoted (and get a fat raise because of it). Be less emotional, but be more of a rock/foundation for the office/staff. Be more of a front(wo)man than a back office staff.
1. Sell the condo. We sold our house before we moved. Since the new house is larger and more expensive, we need to sell DH's bachelor condo. It will be nice to no longer be landlords. The condo was making us a little money each month but we need the equity tied up in the building. 2. Finish unpacking and find all the stuff I can't find. 3. Organize this place...especially my kitchen. A huge part of my holiday stress was the where-the-hell is......the big roasting pan, the carving set, the turkey platter..those things you only use once or twice a year. 4. Exercise better. I need to step up my game and add strength training to my workout. 5. Purge my closet. Some of the pre pregnancy clothes will not work with the post pregnancy body as my curves have shifted permanently.
1. Get my license in my state 2. Loose weight, exercise at least 3xs a week 3. Finish painting all the started but not finished room in my house, tile the backsplash in both kitchens 4. Buy new blinds for all the windows 5. Volunteer more
Have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. Join a weekly exercise class. Get back to meal planning and home cooking on a consistent basis. Redo our budget so we can afford extended maternity leave.