2016!

What are you looking forward to?
Any goals?

2016!

For myself:

I can't wait to spring clean and organize. I love getting rid of stuff
I'd like to plan a Europe trip for fall
Better meal planning
Take my kids to library more to encourage reading

2016!

Take care of myself - I don't need to lose weight but I need to get in shape. Get into a regular fitness routine that lasts for more than a couple of months!!!
One house project - not sure what yet
Continue to work on life / work balance!!!

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in 2016 i will...

* learn the world of travel miles so i can start visiting DS where the marines might send him (that i can visit).
* prep for my cousin's quinceanera!!
* implement SO's christmas gift of traveling to an NFL stadium
* lighting ever candle known to man so that DS can attend the aforementioned quinceanera
* shed the few lbs i gained in 2015
* organize my home
* finally, finish paying off my debt... the total is under $7k. i'm going to kick ass, this year.

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- Start a workout routine, whether that be working out at the gym or joining a fitness class. Still exploring different options.

- Put away the cell phones at dinner, especially when we're out (dh is the biggest offender of this) and have less screen time, more family time.

- Start a garden in the spring

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Well this year my goal was to pack lunch for DH and I every day for a month...and at the end of January, I was like "well, that was pretty easy, let's try it for another month"...now we're a few days away from the new year and aside from a few work-related obligatory lunches for each of us, we brought lunch from home every single day.

And I watched the savings grow because of that, which was a nice side effect of my project.

For next year...we have something going on that I can't talk about but should be pretty exciting if it all comes to fruition (and then if it does, I'll post about it here)...also I want to focus more on yoga and Pilates. I don't make fitness goals with the new year, ever...but these are more like mental fitness goals. I've had a lot of stress these past few years and I find a lot of peace with yoga and Pilates.

Oh, and I want to do some more kayaking this year. I had a blast in Montana over the summer and I would love to do more rapids here on the east coast.

2016!

My brother in law is visiting San Antonio in January! Can't wait. He's never been here before EVER. I love showing off my town. Nothing like breaking a few disillusions! :D :D :D Can't WAIT! Woot!

Feb I book my Disney Trip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May I hopefully finish up a long and hard studying that I've been doing by taking my last out of 5 classes for my CIC (Certified Insurance Counselor) which is a 2 and a half day class (each one) with a 2 hour written exam.

Going to Disney in the Fall

My Goals:
Pay off some bills
Be happy
Live happy
Don't be dizzy (vertigo)
Help AJ with her grades
Keep the Girl Scouts busy
Laugh
Play
Eat
Get a passport?
Enjoy my Aunt - She's going to be 75
Enjoy my daughter she'll be 8
Enjoy myself!

2016!

So cliché but my goal is loose the baby weight about 8 - 10lbs. I've been such a slacker when it comes to working out. I use to be an avid runner and I've been struggling to get back to the gym.

Good news is my 9 month old just started STTN! So hopefully this mama gets her energy back.

Also I want to save more $$. We've been splurging too much lately.

2016!

I had one hell of a 2015. Some good and some bad.

I was able to travel to Australia 2x. So I am looking to sit tight and not travel. Maybe a quick beach trip to visit my parents with DS but that's about it.

Hopefully selling my house and finding my dream (or close to it) house.

And being happy. With all that happened in my personal life I am not setting goals or expectations.....just taking life one day at a time and will hopefully happy at the end.

2016!

Looking forward to lots

My new nephew beginning of February
Disney mid February
Giving birth to my new DD in April
Enjoying my maternity leave and LI in the summer
Going back to school

My goals

Pay of some debt we accumulated
Reface kitchen
Install fence
After baby lose 40 lbs...

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Goals:

Lower debt (2 loans and 1 cc left!)/grow savings
Start running/lose weight/get healthy
Plan a trip to NC
Bring lunch from home each day
Read 10 non-fiction or classic books
Find a new hobby



Can we do a check-in every few months?i do so much better when i'm held liable

Re: 2016!

New baby
New house
New job hours

Lots to look forward to in 2016!!

ETA: For 2015, I had three goals I wanted to accomplish- get pregnant, buy a house, and get a new job. I'm 23 weeks pregnant, have a closing date in January on our new home, and while I didn't get a NEW job (which turned out to be a blessing), I got the hours I wanted and a hefty raise to boot. So 2015 was pretty damn successful, too!

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2016!

I can't think of anything I'm looking forward to. This has been a rough back half of 2015 with DH being unemployed, me feeling depressed about my job situation, and DS in the process of an ASD diagnosis and starting Kindergarten in the fall. Just a lot of uncertainty. Last year was wonderful and this year felt like a kick in the rear. I am going back to school for my masters in Library Science, and although I feel like this is going to be a great path and I've been encouraged by many people to go, I can't help but worry.

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Lose the holiday weight
Organise, sell and throw out stuff
Looking forward to watching election coverage
DH and I are celebrating our 10 year anniversary
We are doing a trip to Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to celebrate our anniversary
My mom is coming for a visit in March

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I am mostly looking forward to visiting my family in NM in two weeks - we don't get to see them often and my son is meeting my paternal grandmother for the first time.

I would also like to spend more time on finding/cultivating a hobby for myself. I have many varied interests, but no real hobby that gives me joy.

I also plan to spend more time on me - fitness, eating healthy, staying organized, etc.

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There are so many things I'm looking forward to in 2016.

Redoing our bathrooms
Finishing other home projects
Continuing to pay off more debt
Cleaning out and organizing the garage and closets
Trying new recipes and cooking techniques
Reading more
Vacations (hopefully Disney in the fall and Busch Gardens in the summer)
Getting a new SUV
Losing weight and eating healthier
Going to the gym more regularly
Saving more money

I'm excited for a fresh new year and I hope that 2016 is a great one!!!

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I love these posts! I should look back to last year's and see all the things I didn't do.

-Watching toddler DD and baby DS grow! They are both going to change so much over the next year and it will be bittersweet but lovely too.
-Hopefully get pregnant with our third and last.

-Get work certification that I didn't get to with pregnancy and maternity leave. Hopefully, a promotion in 2016/17.

-Have more patience, esp with DD and my mom. We're three peas in a pod and we all butt heads a lot even though DD is only 2 1/2!

-DS's baptism, DH's 40th(!), combined bday parties for the kids.
-Some small trips for the kids like Sesame and Disney next December.
-Pay down some debt and some other financial goals.
-A couple of house projects.
-Taking some time for myself and taking better care of myself.
-More quality time with DH.
-Unplugging more.
-Taking care of some odds and ends that always fall through the cracks, like finding a good cleaning service.

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Going to Disney in February and Puerto Rico in April.
Goals for 2016
..Buy a home
..Stop spending so much money on things I don't need and learn to save a bit more.
..Looking to have lean muscle by April 2016 (started in November and already seeing awesome results)
..Most of all and this should have been the top #1 is continue to live a happy life and worry less about things you can't control. If you're running late, so be it no need to rush, it's not the end of the world.
..Continue to see my girls grow healthy and may we explore more adventures together.
..be a better person and continue working on my mood swings especially when mother flows arrives.

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Mostly fun stuff, some serious stuff:

Go to the gym at least once a week

Pay off my CC debt - we just finished paying off DH's debt so we only have a little bit left

Find out (in April) where we are moving in the fall - SO excited about this!

Buy a new house

Get my kids more involved in sports, will probably start with swimming in the spring

Purge the house of junk food and buy more fruits/veggies

Knock at least 2 more baseball stadiums off our list, we have done 12 so far (14 if you include Shea and the old Yankee Stadium) and we want to check off Camden Yards and Nationals Park this summer

2016!

We have had a rollercoaster of a year. November and December being 2 of the hardest months. We are looking forward to hopefully getting into a house since we just found one we love and if all goes well will be putting in a offer. Also my best friends wedding next month. Other than that no big plans so we will see what happens.
Goals:
pay off credit card debt
eat better
clean the house more often
get pregnant
just be happy and try to be more positive

Re: 2016!

im starting iVF meds on 1/1 most likely. nothing like kicking off your new year with injections..lol.

I hope for DC # 2; DH and I will become aunt/uncle when his sister has her baby in march.

We are going to Chicago and Cincinatti in March for a trip. (Im a dork, and going to Lachey's bar b/c I love Nick and Drew..lol) and DH will get to write Notre Dame off his bucket list.

I'd like to get us on better eating habits too. all 3 of us. Dh and DS are picky eaters..so this will be a challenge for sure.