November 2010 Weddings
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2011 plans?
Our wedding year is over! What are everyone's plans for 2011?
Home:
School:
Job and/or career:
Family/children:
Goals:
Books read in 2012: 21/50
Re: 2011 plans?
So much to tackle...
Home: Find one. We have a great, cute apartment we both love right now but the lease runs out by May.
School: Not in 2011. Sigh. Love school.
Job and/or career: I am pondering a major switch from writing/editing to something more medical. I'll always be a writer, but I've had some other opportunities come up and honestly, I really need a change. I've been working for the same publication for too long. We'll see.
Family/children: This will be the biggest focus that everything else hinges on: Getting me healthy enough and TTC. If we do get pregnant, a lot of the career/job stuff would certainly be affected (We don't want me to be working full-time after we start having children). And we'd definitely need a new place to live!
Goals: Focus in on personal growth more... read x amount of books, research new careers, run a 10K, and focus on being a loving wife.Home: Moving in April, to who knows where. Our apartment is just too small. With any luck, this is our last year in CT before moving to MA permanently.
School: Going back this fall to finish my second B.A. in History!
Job and/or career: This will hopefully be my last year at my job. I love my boss, but it's time to make a move.
Family/children: We're planning on TTC starting this summer.
Goals: All of the above, plus losing some weight and, uh, my book goal below.Books read in 2012: 21/50
zaramarie what kind of writer are you? are you published? do you blog?? do tell!
Jenif - haha, well I mostly work in online publishing. I work for a Christian website managing several of their channels (mostly family and relationship content). I have been published (articles and interviews - it's part of the job). On my own time, I write a lot about faith, cultural/social issues, family, and just reflect on life.
I do love reading and writing a lot, and I get passionate about certain issues but I am craving a change, professionally.
Home: We'll try to move sometime in 2011. We're waiting to see about job situations (don't want anyone to end up with a killer commute) and then start looking for a bigger place.
School: No more school! Hopefully ever! There some classes I'd like to take, though, like Mandarin language, that I think would help me in my career.
Job and/or career: DH will probably make a move at the end of 2011. I want to get my career on track and either find a permanent, career-oriented position or try to start something on my own.
Family/children: No plans for kids. Our big "family" goal is to get SIL married.
Goals: Not really a goal, but we're planning our HM trip to Peru in the fall, so that's one project. Getting my career in a good place by the end of 2011 is really important to me. I also want to add at least one new sport to my life and one other (indoor) new activity.Home: We are currently renting a wonderful three bedroom home and we will be staying in it for the next 18 months or so. If we were to buy it, we'd do so much in the way of renovations, but we have decided to move out of state in the summer of 2012, so there's no point in buying it (there's a rent-to-own option) if we're just going to have to try and sell it down the road. Early this year we'll work on some plans to paint the master, fix up the garage for a better shop for hubby, and we'll do a little minor repair work around the place that we aren't obligated to do but which are choosing to do to make things easier on ourselves. Our landlords are amazing, and we are happy to make some cosmetic improvements (especially if it means we can get our deposit back!).
School: I had planned to start an MBA this past fall, but it was a 3 year program and when we decided to move, I didn't want to move 4 1/2 hours away in my final year. I have decided to enroll in a couple business and cooking classes to quench my thirst to go back to school and then I can reevaluate down the road.
Job and/or career: H opened a new restaurant for his company right before the wedding and he is so happy there. I am riding out a very stressful job for the next year and a half until we move because the benefits are amazing and the salary's ok. I have a few applications in around the place just in case I can move up a little before we go, but I'm just biding my time.
Family/children: We have my son from a previous relationship and we are pooooooossibly considering TTC at the end of the year, but that may not be the case. It's still in early discussions.
Goals: Pay down my remaining debt while saving as much as humanly possible to put toward a house when we move. I won't be done with the debt by the end of 2011, but if we stick to our budget (which is lenient to allow for entertainment, repairs, etc.) I will be so close! We hope to be totally debt-free and with enough money for a down payment when we move. If we have to rent a few months after moving first, though, to get established and save a little more, so be it.
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Home: We move in 2 weeks to a 2 bedroom condo, much cozier then our 1 br apt!
School: I have been done with school for a looong time
Job and/or career: Love my job that I started in June so no switches for me! I am so happy I decided to look for a new job last Spring, best decision ever and the wine industry is something I can see myself staying in for sure. H has 2 side companies on top of his FT job so we plan to help those grow also.
Family/children: If we don't get pg w/o trying before the summer, we will actively start trying then.
Goals: Keep excelling at work, save some $, try and get pregnant and spend as much time as possible with friends and familyHome: We're staying put for now. I love our house
School: No school plans this year as of now. DH might enroll to get his Associate's this year. I would like to go back, but I have no idea what I'd go back for.
Job and/or career: Right now, I'm planning on staying with my current company. I'm hoping to get another large raise.
Family/children: The other night, DH told me he wanted a baby! It was a complete 180 from the way he talked about kids before. I'm hoping to start TTC soon, and if not, then at least by the end of the year.
Goals: Organization, staying on top of cleaning, reading 50 books
Home: We've been looking at houses but nothing serious, maybe if it works out we will buy a home and move out of the condo we're in now. If not, it's ok too.
School: No more school for now. Maybe someday, but for now I'd like to focus on building our lives has husband and wife.
Job and/or career: We both would love to get new jobs. I need to update my resume and start shopping it around.
Family/children: No plans for starting a family just yet. Hopefully we can spend more time with our respective families though.
Goals: I have my usual fitness goals, to run at least 600 miles (ideally 750) and run faster race times for a 5K and half marathon. If I don't get into the NYC Marathon lottery I think I will register for the Disney World Marathon in 2012. I'd like to read more like some of the other ladies, but I'll need suggestions, so bring 'em on!Home: We are saving for a house right now and plan to start looking in the summer. We're so excited to buy and can't wait!!
School: I'm already in grad school for my MS in nursing so I will just continue with that for 2011. I'll be done in Spring of 2012... thank goodness!!
Job and/or career: I need to stay in my current job because it relates to my schooling and they're also paying for it!!
Family/children: No plans for starting a family this year...or even a few years. Just want to enjoy married life!
Goals: Want to start working out again....was good about it before the wedding but pretty much have slacked off since then. We also want to start going to church more regularly. Our biggest goal for this year though is to buy a house!
Home: We are still looking
School: I am finishing my BA soon
Job and/or career: Full time student
Family/children:1
Goals:
buy our first home at the end of the year
Home: We bought a townhouse at the end of '09, so we have to live here till at least end of '12 for the $8k tax credit. This house is nice for 2 people, but when we have children, we'll need an upgrade. So, we're dumping every possible cent into savings to save up for a downpayment by 2013.
School: Graduated in '07... Don't plan on going back.
Job and/or career: Hope to get a promotion in April. I busted my ass this year at work and boss keeps telling me how great I'm doing. Let's hope the bigwigs also feel that way.
Family/children: H and I are going to try to conceive at the end of this year.
Goals: Save half of the downpayment on our next house. Lose at least 20 lbs. Learn how to cook more meals.Home: We are renting a townhouse for the next year or two, looking for our options to buy.
School: Yeah that ship has sailed, thankfully. I'm still a reporter.
Job and/or career: ...Still a reporter.
Family/children: We want kids - but not til we get into that house
Goals: Save more money!Primary Goal: Don't make a baby.
Secondary Goal: Find Dave a job he likes that makes slightly better money.
Tertiary Goal: Possibly go back to school. Maybe.
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Home: We just bought a house less than a year ago. We hope to get a house at a better neighborhood in the next 3 years, when we are once again qualified for FHA financing.
School: Done with my MBA. For 2011, I would like to see if I can get my CPA license and/or a Real Estate License.
Job and/or career: I would really like to not work for someone else anymore, but that will take a lot of time and guts, since I'm the primary breadwinner.
Family/children: We have a 2 year-old German Shepherd dog. We hope to TTC by this year, especially since I'm in my late thirties.
Goals: Lose 15 pounds, and have more QT and travel time with my boys! We created a blog about it, so I hope to follow-through on it.Home: We just bought up first home in September. Took the two months before the wedding to do some major updating so it would be move in ready when we came back. Now we are just making it "our" home.
School: No thanks.. graduated in 2009
Job and/or career: Right now I'm basically a housewife. I do sell on Etsy so that keeps me really busy sometimes but I'll stop doing that once we have kids.
Family/children: Not right now. We have agreed to make it to the 1 year mark before we discuss having them (not if, just when). I have a feeling we will be ready to start about 1 year or 1 1/2.
Goals: To enjoy married life, I'm really enjoying this time in our lives!Home: We've been in our house for a little over a year (bought in August '08), and it's the perfect house for us. Four bedrooms, so we won't have to move up when we have kids. There are several projects that I'd like to tackle this year: We HAVE to refinish the pool, which sucks, because it's going to be about 5-6k, and it's in pretty bad shape. (Some days I just want to fill it in, haha.) I have a beautiful formal dining room, with no furniture, so I want to find the perfect table that can accomodate big dinners with family/friends. Then, we have a wet bar, and we're changing up a few things about it, so it's currently torn apart - I'd love to get it finished, but I can't decide how I want it to look.
School: None for me!
Job and/or career: My job was AWFUL last year - I'm a tax accountant, and moved last February to a job that was supposed to provide more work-life balance, and it was actually way worse than my previous job. So, I'm hoping to make a move to something that sucks less... but I am going to wait to actively look until after April.
Family/children: Once I find a less-crappy job, then I would like to start TTC. DH doesn't really like to talk about "sometime in the future" plans, so I'm waiting until I'm actually in a new job that I like before bringing it up.
Goals: Find a new job that I love, buy a new car, spend more QT with DH and family/friends... and maybe make a baby
Oh, and read more - I got a kindle for Christmas! We should start a book recommendations thread........
Home: We are renting a house right now because my house in Houston didn't sell so we had to rent it out. We'd love to get it sold so that we can move on to buying a home up here in Fort Worth.
School: Long finished with it. Good riddance!
Job/Career: Just got off of orientation at my new job. It's a night shift so I'd LOVE to see a day shift position open up for me this year.
Family/Children: We'll start TTC in the latter half of the year. Hope it goes well!
Goals: Enjoy life and be grateful for all we have. It's easy to lose sight of that these days.
Home: We already have one. Lived here for 4 years come this May. We will need a bigger home eventually but this is just fine for us for now.
School: I would love to go to grad school but it's not happening this year.
Job and/or career: I need to get out of my current job. I was only in it for health insurance. Now that I'm on H's, I don't need it anymore. I have my degree in Dance Ed. I have a dance teaching job on top of the other job but I need more before I can quit.
Family/children: Not just yet. Trying for next year.
Goals:To get healthy and to lose the weight I gained on the honeymoon. Also, to find more of those dance teaching jobs I wrote about before.Home: we have an apartment... we started saving for our first house. We think it'll take two years to save so hopefully in 2013 we'll own
School: not happenin but my husband gets his masters this year!! yay
Job and/or career: try to find a new job that isn't in a restaurant. I've been searching for months....
Family/children: haha no thankyou. we don't want kids. we have a fat cat and she's wonderful. thats the only family we need
Goals: We're going on our first cruise this year, first trip for me to colorado. and hopefully niagara falls for my birthday
Home: Just doing some more updates/renovations, and I really hope a garbage disposal and privacy fence!
School: None
Job and/or career: Will probably look for something in the area. Still remote telecommuting for my old job (4 hours away), which is OK.
Family/children: hopefully will be pregnant before the end of 2011!
Goals: Get our dog trained to stop jumping on people!