Ten years ago I’d been a wife for four years, and had just been made redundant from twelve years of banking; my severance helped pay off the house and bought a new Mazda. Scored employment as a web designer which later evolved to admin manager.
Since then:
- hubby and I separated for 18 months, then got back together
- moved six times
- supported myself in home-based business
- studied Internet Communications for 12 months
- sold business, started working my present job
- switched my study to bookkeeping
- Dad diagnosed with leukaemia
- my brother expanded his family to seven kids
- Mum lost her mum 🙁
- my sister discovered her joy of reading, and blogging
In general the last decade had some troubled and unsettled times, but it has ended on a good note and I have sterling hopes for the next one. I can’t believe hubby and I will be turning 50 before the end of it!
My goals and hopes for the year ahead:
- complete my bookkeeping course before end of June 2010
- see or experience 12 new things through the year
- be thoroughly conversant in my current role at work
- have new job prospects with another not-for-profit group on the horizon
- hubby to get the transfer he wants
- family to stay safe and happy, Dad’s leukaemia remains stable
- amicably end my involvement with people and/or groups that drain my energy and enthusiasm
- get out of the house at least once a week (work doesn’t count)
- have a decent holiday (at least one week) with hubby
- actually go away on holiday somewhere with hubby – even just an overnighter
Wishing my beloved family and friends a splendid year, free of worries or doubts.
Time goes so quickly, just goes to show the importance of going beyond the planning stage with some of your dreams and helping them become realities…especially holidays!
M