Looking Back and Looking Forward 2010 & 2011

[Stan4dSteph]

Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph

I will finish a half marathon.

Did that.

I don't have any resolutions for this year. I'd like to move to a new job, but I don't have much hope it will happen.

[Prudence]

Apparently I didn't resolve anything last year. I think this year I'll limit myself to things with a strong likelihood of actually happening: new job, life on the other coast, and marriage. And progress on my knitting backlog.

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

I'm a little behind schedule on this one, but definitely on track Shall I make it this year's resolution too?

Alright, here's a real one then:

I'd like to have a full-time job again.

Note to self: next time, be more specific.

Well, at least I got married, LOL.

I have a few things in mind, but not much I can list here. Employment, again, but not if it's going to be like the last fulfillment of that goal, which came at too great a price for the income it yielded. So let's say "worthwhile and enjoyable employment... which I retain".

[lashbear]

Originally Posted by lashbear

[/list]16 out of 19 aint bad !!!

This years, only one:

1. Get a job (preferably one that I enjoy)

Check !!!

2011's are:

• Get myself down to 110 Kg or smaller. 100 Kg would be good.
• See several European countries.
• Removing some of the clutter in our unit to make it more liveable. Surfaces, sweetie, surfaces !

[Gn2Dlnd]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

(Try to find things without wheat or gluten in them- I dares ya!)

ThinKrisps!

And bacon.

I generally don't do resolutions, you know, "one day at a time" and all that. But, this year, there's a role in a play that I want. And I should be about 30 pounds lighter for it. This may finally be the one thing that inspires me enough to do that very difficult thing of combining self-denial with exercise.

I'd love to have my own kitchen, instead of a once a week rental. In my own space I could ramp up production, improve the packaging, and finally get a crew trained to do everything I'm still doing. My dream would be to get the business self-maintaining so I could concentrate on theatre.

Aaand, I'm tired of being single, or dating the "come closer, get away" crowd. I'm ready to meet nice, potential keeper types.

I should probably tidy my bedroom, just in case.

[blueerica]

Huzzah! Success!!

I did see a comment last year about my job, which became more challenging and rewarding over the course of this past year. I am, however, becoming exhausted with the commute.

Somewhat resolved, due to moving further south.

I'll probably be getting more serious about public trans as gas prices may be jumping up again. I have discovered in this past year that I really like taking the Express Bus over the train. The train is brightly lit and full of chatty people who think it’s OK to have loud conversations at 6:30 AM. Then there’s the loud beep and station announcement ever few minutes.

The bus is generally quiet, and if I hit the 6:40 bus, the driver keeps the lights dim and turns them off for the drive.

And the seats recline.

There's also a comment in my post about getting a house. I thought it would have happened in '09, but it didn't. Maybe in '10. I'm just not super pleased with the pickin's in Utah. They're either too big (we don't need 6 bedrooms in our wildest dreams) and, thus, over our budget, or their pieces of sh*t. Or they're even farther away. We'll see.

Just as true in 2010 as it was in 2009. We saw some places that we had some interest in, but a lot of homes just started the short sell crap – one seller had repairs needed that the bank wouldn’t budge on. So, as stated above, we moved further south and stayed in the apartment situation.

I'll have to start thinking of some resolutions. I think that it might be good to set one or two to see how I do. There's a lot of room for improvement in my daily life that could be measured at the end of 2010.

Yeah, there’s still a lot of improvement, but I failed to set any goals for myself. My blood pressure ratcheted up to 160/110 this fall, in great part due to the tremendous stress I’ve been under in my personal life. I haven’t been sharing on here, or much of anywhere – and that’s something I plan to change. January promises to bring a lot of stress, too, so we’ll see.

My goals:

Find time to express, in some fashion, what’s going on. Bottling, or “stuffing” hasn’t been doing my any good. It’s not a good place when things are so bad that you feel like you can’t talk to anyone about it. So, even if I don’t feel like talking about it, I should be finding an outlet.

Really get a house, for real-real. I love the new apartment complex, but I’m not thrilled about it. We’re just paying a lot of moo-lah for something that really isn’t ours.

Go to the gym 3 – 4 times a week at a minimum. And don’t beat myself up when I can’t do it. This year has been a lot about self-flagellation in this department, and it’s not helping, so I need to quit it.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

Aaand, I'm tired of being single, or dating the "come closer, get away" crowd. I'm ready to meet nice, potential keeper types.

I should probably tidy my bedroom, just in case.

Mr. Wonderful is waiting for you! And I agree, the "get away, closer" crowd is annoying and a waste of time.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Erica - I had been wondering about you, and now I hope you can follow through and let us know how you are doing, even when the news isn't great. We're here for you. *hug*

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Now that you've had Theo a good amount of time, and gotten to know him pretty well (although he still has some surprises for you), I'm curious: What have you found to be the most difficult thing about being a Mom (and there will be more than one answer), and what is the most surprising?

I'll try to not completely derail the thread. Difficult...As Theo gets older it becomes harder to remember to be patient. Amazingly, I find myself annoyed that he doesn't understand or do what I tell him. Ha. Surprising - well, to be honest, I'm surprised at my own lack of patience, as I had seemingly infinite patience for the first few months, and I never would have guessed that I would expect anything but unpredictability and lack of cooperation from a baby.

Originally Posted by lashbear

• Removing some of the clutter in our unit to make it more liveable. Surfaces, sweetie, surfaces !

Oh lordy, if only! There's no such thing as an empty surface in our house, and I expect that will always be the case.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Amazingly, I find myself annoyed that he doesn't understand or do what I tell him.

CP, I don't mean to burst your bubble, but the problems still exist in my 5, 7 and 9 year old.

[katiesue]

Originally Posted by DreadPirateRoberts

CP, I don't mean to burst your bubble, but the problems still exist in my 5, 7 and 9 year old.

and my 14 almost 15 year old.