2011 is Half Over!

ashleemw · July 2011

Has this year been what you thought it would be? Are you going to make a point to make the second half different? How?

Mrs_W_Pookie · July 2011

No, this year has definitely not been what I thought it would be. I didn't expect to get pregnant and then have a M/C, then find out that DH doesn't want to try to get PG again. It's been a year of mixed emotions thus far.

The second half of the year will definitely be different. I will be working part-time and DD will start going to school. I am also trying to be more efficient with meal planning.

luckyinlove11902 · July 2011

This year has been a little different than we thought. When we moved back, we didn't think we'd be at my parents' house more than 6 months. We were there 1 year. Overall though it's been a pretty great year. I wouldn't say we're going to try and do anything differently this year. We're just enjoying our house and trying not to get too overwhelmed.

luckyinlove11902 · July 2011

Mrs_W_Pookie:
No, this year has definitely not been what I thought it would be. I didn't expect to get pregnant and then have a M/C, then find out that DH doesn't want to try to get PG again. It's been a year of mixed emotions thus far.

I'm sorry Pookie. Sad

jodippls · July 2011

The first half of the year has been okay. I lost my grandfather in January so the year didn't start off great. I'm (fingers crossed) starting a new schedule at work soon so I'm hoping the end of the year looks up. We have our cruise coming up in October so that's something to look forward if the last half.

ashleemw · July 2011

The first half of the year was pretty much what I expected, making it through the last 6/7 months of pregnancy. I'm really happy we (as a board) were able to resurrect Book Club and keep it going strong so far! I wish we (husband and I) had done a bit better with saving more for my maternity leave, we'll be cutting it really close.

For the second half, it's going to be interesting. 3 months of leave with a newborn that I hope to survive, then hopefully 2-3 months at a new job. I'm going to bust my @ss to find a new job and also to get down to my goal weight by the end of the year, which would be -100 lbs. total. I know it's going to be tough, but I'm pretty determined to do both of those things because I know it will have a major impact on my life happiness.

ETA: Clarity

Temp103605875001677 · July 2011

January-June 1st was everything I thought it would be. No complaints here.

June 1st, shi!t hit the effing fan. I am determined to change this. Unfortunately, it isn't a quick fix. I hope to have some sort of remedy in place by September/October.

ClaireDunphy · July 2011

Disclaimer: I hate myself for posting this crappy vague answer, but I don't really want to broadcast a bunch of really personal stuff on the interwebz.

This year has not been what I expected at all. It's definitely had some ups & downs, but its given me a lot to think about & evaluate. Hopefully the rest of the year will bring answers for me.

clseale13 · July 2011

ClaireDunphy:
Disclaimer: I hate myself for posting this crappy vague answer, but I don't really want to broadcast a bunch of really personal stuff on the interwebz.

This year has not been what I expected at all. It's definitely had some ups & downs, but its given me a lot to think about & evaluate. Hopefully the rest of the year will bring answers for me.

Can I ditto this including the apology for being lame and vague? Perhaps you and I should split a bottle of wine one night.

Temp103605875001677 · July 2011

CD: Nothing wrong with a vague answer on this. I thought mine was to vague, but like you said, it is the interweb.

ClaireDunphy · July 2011

clseale13:
ClaireDunphy:

Disclaimer: I hate myself for posting this crappy vague answer, but I don't really want to broadcast a bunch of really personal stuff on the interwebz.

This year has not been what I expected at all. It's definitely had some ups & downs, but its given me a lot to think about & evaluate. Hopefully the rest of the year will bring answers for me.

Can I ditto this including the apology for being lame and vague? Perhaps you and I should split a bottle of wine one night.

Sounds like a plan!

clseale13 · July 2011

Mrs_W_Pookie:
No, this year has definitely not been what I thought it would be. I didn't expect to get pregnant and then have a M/C, then find out that DH doesn't want to try to get PG again. It's been a year of mixed emotions thus far.
The second half of the year will definitely be different. I will be working part-time and DD will start going to school. I am also trying to be more efficient with meal planning.

I'm so sorry.

I can't even imagine how difficult this first paragraph must be to process.

luckyinlove11902 · July 2011

Just wanted to add that I'm a little torn on how good versus bad the beginning of this year was. My mom's MS diagnosis sucked, but at the same time it was good to get an answer to why she felt so miserable. I'd say the one thing I'm really hoping for in the second half of this year is noticeable improvement in her quality of life.

Soon2BMrsSikes · July 2011

1st half of the year has been exactly what I thought it would be. Getting pregnant and doing home renovations. The 2nd half of the year will bring a ton of changes. We're starting it off with no kitchen, so we will have a new kitchen, our whole house will be painted and have new floors, and of course we'll have a new baby. I also plan to try to SAH. So I'm sure it will be exciting and stressful all at the same time.

LXLX · July 2011

Nothing has been expected. I certainly didn't expect to lose my job in February, but it ended up being a pretty great change.Some potential big changes coming up in the second half too. We'll see!

Mrs_W_Pookie · July 2011

clseale13:
Mrs_W_Pookie:
No, this year has definitely not been what I thought it would be. I didn't expect to get pregnant and then have a M/C, then find out that DH doesn't want to try to get PG again. It's been a year of mixed emotions thus far.
The second half of the year will definitely be different. I will be working part-time and DD will start going to school. I am also trying to be more efficient with meal planning.

I'm so sorry. I can't even imagine how difficult this first paragraph must be to process.

Thank you. It would definitely be more difficult to process if I didn't have DD. She keeps me so busy that luckily I don't have a lot of time to think about what happened. I do get misty eyed when I do think about it sometimes. I have been told that nothing I did caused it, but there's always a little bit of self-blame.

Sorry to be a downer!

ashleemw · July 2011

Mrs_W_Pookie:
clseale13:
Mrs_W_Pookie:
No, this year has definitely not been what I thought it would be. I didn't expect to get pregnant and then have a M/C, then find out that DH doesn't want to try to get PG again. It's been a year of mixed emotions thus far.
The second half of the year will definitely be different. I will be working part-time and DD will start going to school. I am also trying to be more efficient with meal planning.

I'm so sorry. I can't even imagine how difficult this first paragraph must be to process.
Thank you. It would definitely be more difficult to process if I didn't have DD. She keeps me so busy that luckily I don't have a lot of time to think about what happened. I do get misty eyed when I do think about it sometimes. I have been told that nothing I did caused it, but there's always a little bit of self-blame.
Sorry to be a downer!

I'm sorry Pookie Do you think that he's just still processing the loss and he eventually might want to try again?

Lanerbell · July 2011

The last 6 months have been the best andthe worst of my life so far, which is so cliche, but it's true. I'm trying to have to have to expectations in my life right now, so I have no idea how the next 6 months will go.

dollfinn19 · July 2011

I can't even believe how quickly this year has gone by. This year has gone fairly according to "plan." Except DH losing his job in Feb. It lasted 3 months, and was definitely hard, but it really could have been much worse and hit us a lot harder financially. My job has had it's ups and downs this year. Some expected, some not. I'm just kind of going with the flow to see what happens there. I have a lot I wanted to get done with the house this year. I'm only about 1/3 into that....so I'm really trying to make a plan and stick to it (in the areas of budget/home projects/timeline) b/c I'd like to be done with it before the baby arrives late Nov/early Dec. So that's been my focus, at least at home.

Mrs_W_Pookie · July 2011

ashleemw:
I'm sorry Pookie Do you think that he's just still processing the loss and he eventually might want to try again?

Yes, eventually he will want to try again. He's given me some reasons as to why he isn't ready, I'm just hardheaded and don't think they are good reasons. But to him they are reason enough to wait.

chinchilla fiesta · July 2011

This year has been interesting. I wasn't expecting to lose my Grandma. I always "knew" she'd be there when we had children and when my sister got married. I cried yesterday because it still hurts that she's gone. However, DH finished school and got a job that he loves which is wonderful. I've been trying to get my health under control (depression and PCOS ) but it os still a process. Im trying to take things one day at a time.

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