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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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2012 Goals?
Since we're on the subject...
Not surprisingly, mine are mostly divorce related:
-Get my house rented out & moved into my own place
-Pay off the little bit of CC debt I've racked up. Transitioning into this lower budget has really, really sucked.
-Pay off my car
-Enjoy the process of getting my life back 
I actually feel like I'm pretty much there. The biggest thing is I really need to get out of that house so I can close the final chapter of that book
-Read more
Re: 2012 Goals?
If everything goes according to plan....
- School Goals: I will finally have an Associates degree AND will also have a Technical Certificate in Marketing
- Money Goals: I will be out of debt, with the exception of my car and will have enough down payment for a new house + emergency fund.
- Relationship Goals: God willing, things will still be going great with me & BF. Hopefully my relationship with my son will improve and he'll snap out of it.
- Personal Goals: I really cannot procrastinate on this anymore. I have to get in shape, once and for all. Im not trying to shoot for anything unrealistic. I just want to eat healthier (which I've started) and be more active (which I have also started, but need to increase).
No snark at all, but what do you plan on doing with a technical certificate in marketing?
Fitness- I want to be at 50 lbs lost by the end of 2012.
Keep on track with WW.
Be more active.
Money- Pay off my credit card. For real this time.
Start saving more.
Work- Find a new position that I like with a better schedule.
Home- Be more organized. Paint some walls. I'm sick of white.
Simply just pad the resume a bit and see if Marketing is the right direction I want to go. If it is, those classes will transfer to my Bachelors.
Story of my life... get out of debt and lose weight.
I'd really like to start reading more again. I really sucked at that this year. I think I might steal clseale's idea and make a list of classics to read.
I'd like to volunteer more. I have two things in mind that I would really like to do.
More house stuff - paint the kitchen/LR/hallways/front door and knock out the built ins so we can put a bigger TV in are the projects that come to mind. I think we're doing these next month though! We had a few contractors come by this week.
Be more positive. Don't procrastinate (as much). Think about and ask about others more.
Maybe TTC?
I'm posting these so I can google them later to come back to and check so I don't lose them. lol
-possibly find a way to make some money from home. If not, then at least get settled into life as a SAHM
-do something awesome for DH's 40th bday.
-lose the last 8 pounds of pregnancy weight plus maybe 5 more
-pump at least until April, possibly until Oct
2012 is the year of me
Continue to kick ass at my job.
Get back down to size 6 or smaller for pants size (I'm almost there).
Get another tattoo, probably going very soon.
Go to as many shows as possible.
Get my yard looking good.
Finalize the divorce.
Take at least 2 vacations.
OK, I might come back and add to this, but here is what I'm thinking right now.
I'd like to lose enough weight to be in the "normal" weight range. This past year I lost 44 pounds, and I need to lose 10 more to get there. I imagine I'll want to get a little lower than that, but for now, that is my BIG goal.
I'd like to continue moving forward with our housing situation. This includes finally refinancing our primary residence, and deciding if we want to try to refinance our rental. I'd also like to make significant progress on paying down the 2nd mortgage on our primary residence. Additionally, DH and I need to reach a little more clarity on what our vision is for our next home (ie, when, where, etc).
It feels weird to say this "out loud", but 2012 will be our year for TTC. I really really want to be pregnant by next Christmas.
I hope I can get into a better, more permanent situation with my job.
These are all pretty big things. I'll try to think about some smaller, more short term stuff too...
My Ovulation Chart
Oh... This is also something I've started lately because really? I don't need to go to Publix in my PJs: Never leave the house unless you're prepared to run into the man of your dreams or your worst enemy.
Love this.
This was essentially my goal for this year. I did a pretty good job too. I don't always have makeup on or my hair done but I've stopped running errands in pajama pants. The worst I'll do is workout clothes.
My goals this year are:
- Maintain my weight loss (this is by far the most important to me).
- Tone up
- Continue to make progress on projects around the house
- Continue to meal plan and budget well enough that DH can continue not to work and focus on school. This will help lead to my 2013 resolution of TTC.
- Read more of the books I love. I've read a decent bit this year but it's mostly been book club books. I've enjoyed them but I'm way behind on some of my favorite authors and/or series.
- Continue to kick azz at work and at least take the first steps toward some upward movement.
- Be more active and get outside more.
How is it that my BABY is going to be 3?
BFP-2/25/11; 8 Wk U/S-3/25/11-No HB, measured 6.5 wks; D&C
- Lose some weight and start eating healthier (gained a little when I was pregnant).
- Start TTC again soon. We had a loss in November when I was 12 weeks along, and it was really traumatizing but I'm hoping to be pregnant again by May or June.
- Get the big promotion at work that I've been promised and start training for it asap.
- Buy a house
2012 should be a banner year for us, knock on wood.
01.03.09 {MARRIED BIO}
Make a pregnancy ticker
1) Kick ass at this new job and really learn as much as possible in it.
2) Keep in touch with my friends better. I haven't been the best at this in the past.
3) Keep working with my doctor on a treatment plan for the PCOS, which includes losing more weight. The holidays were not kind to me but now that my B-day is over it's time to get on the ball.
4) Pay off more debt. We have a plan and we just need to keep on keeping on.
5) I should be able to finish school by the end of the year.
It's hard for me to take this too seriously since the last 5 or so years have ended up nothing like I imagined... but here goes anyway:
-See how far I can take my business. Become incorporated and have an employee by the end of the year.
-Pending success of the business, we'll either buy another rental house, buy a bigger house here, or move back to CA
-if it were up to me, TTC before my ovaries expire... sigh.
Oh, and get out of the house more and make more friends!
I'm so sorry for your loss, it's so hard
This makes me sad, but *so* happy for you!
Thank you!
01.03.09 {MARRIED BIO}
Make a pregnancy ticker
Thanks! It was definitely hard and something I hope I never have to experience again. I'm optimistic that the second time will be the charm.
01.03.09 {MARRIED BIO}
Make a pregnancy ticker