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reflections on 2009 and hopes for 2010

January 1, 2010 at 8:11 (Uncategorized)

First of all I truly apologize for not posting anything in a long long time. Things have been crazy busy with the holidays and being sick. This Christmas was extremely depressing as JP and I were sick the entire weekend and not just cold/flu sick, violently ill. We had a sad little fake tree, I honestly tried my best to get into Christmas but it just didn’t happen this year. I missed seeing my family and friends. Hopefully next Christmas will be more enjoyable.
So 2009 was not the greatest year. I like to think of it as the year of downgrades. We moved from a house to a small apartment. I had to turn in my nice murano and got a less nice rogue. I changed jobs and had to take a pay cut, but luckily I got a raise to help things recently. I gave up getting my hair done, home hair dye kits for me now. Some positives of this year, friends getting married and having babies and my sister is pregnant again. I got to travel home a few times and see friends and family. I got to finally meet JP’s parents and he got to meet my family and friends.
So for 2010 JP and I hope to buy a house. That is our main goal and focus starting immediately. We have sat down and created a very very tight budget, so that we can save enough in the next 10 months to buy a house, so we can get out of this apartment by when our lease is up. So this is the year we will be giving up our “fun” money but it will be going towards something great. This is also a good lesson and experience for me, to stay on budget and save, save, save. So it may mean less travelling this year, but it is only for one year and again the end result will be well worth it. We have been watching the show Property Virgins and Our First home, every week. So I am learning a lot about the whole process. So when we start looking this summer I will hopefully have a good understanding of what the process is.I am excited about the thought of finally owning a home and no more RENTING!
I also hope to find a way to be creative again. It is such an outlet for me and I just can’t put my finger on what I need to do. I hope to figure something out this year. I hope to make it a priority, since I will need to find things to do at home that are inexpensive.
I have decided to take some online college classes. My school pays for the tuition so it is bascially free. I am going to work towards my MBA. I honestly never thought about continuing my education, but I figured I would try a few classes and see how it goes. It is going to take awhile to finish but I am in no rush. Classes start next week.
I am hoping that things will improve at my work. I still like my job and the people I work with but the past few weeks have been very frustrating. I don’t know if it is just because of the holidays but people have become very lazy and irresponsible. The other day, my boss called out “sick”. One of my coworkers left without telling anyone and when she came back she said she went home to take a nap. I am still in shock by this, do I work at daycare and not realize it??? crazy crazy.
I hope to continue to work out and stay in shape. I had to take a few weeks off because of the holidays and being sick, but I need to make it a priority to keep up with it. The only good thing about getting sick was I finally lost the 5 lbs I had been trying to lose for months. So far I am keeping it off, nothing like a good stomach bug to get you that flat stomach
So this was rather long, but I know it has been awhile.
I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year and only good things for 2010!