The Pain of the Past

Who knew it would cost so much and hurt so bad to remove the mistakes of my past?! O-U-C-H!!!! I went in for my first of 6 - 10 laser tattoo removal sessions. I have begun Phase 1 of my total body renovation. For some reason turning 26 lit a fire under my ass that will not be soon put out. I am no where near where I thought I would be and/or wanted to be at 26, so plans are moving forward at ludicrous speed. All the excuses that I made up before are null. Time is of the essense and it will take a good 2 - 4 years to complete everything that I intend to do by the time 30 slaps me in the face. The following is my personal list of goals made public, for all to hold me accountable for. Voila!


Goals for 30th birthday
Education
Completed Bachelor's degree - in process/to be completed 10/06
Completed Master's degree - possible completion Spring '08, otherwise Spring '09
Enrolled in study program for CPA exam - No later than Summer '08 or '09
Information gathered on law degree or PHD - School/program/timeframe selected by Winter '09

Career
Earning at the very least $55,000/year ($43K inflation, $2K BA, $5K MA) - speaks for itself
Revolving CFA and/or more corps under my belt, or mini-controller - ditto

Community
Continue fostering animals for Humane Society - this is already in place since Dec '05
Become a mentor for children - I have a training session in May to attend
Obtain info on child fostering/adopting - I have a lot of info on this already, but by 30 I will get serious about it

Body
Tattoos removed - in process/to be completed by December '06
Junk hair removed - I'm still iffy on this, but if I go for it, done by Summer '07
Teeth whitened - consultation appointment made/to be completed by Summer '06
Augmentation - I'm still iffy on this too, I will only consider it if goal weight is met and maintained and even then it's iffy. If I do this, it will be done between my bachelors and masters programs, so completed by Summer '07
Stable 130 - 140 lbs - this is ongoing with not much progress *sigh*
Non-dyed, healthy hair - so far so good, I just have to not be tempted to dye it again
Eyebrows touched up - this will happen on a trip to Colorado, probably sometime in Summer '07

Mind
Continued yoga practice - in process/morning routine
Painting - in process/watercolor lessons
Dancing - in process/drama of dance, followed by Summer Solstice training, then PowerBelly

Frivalties
Tanning bed - I want this by Dec '06
Hot tub - purchased 3/25/06. :-)
Massage membership - I still need to look into this
Maid - in place since Jan '06 - love them!!!
Convertible sports car - hmmmm, this one depends on Mr. Man's raise/money, not mine :-)
New motorcycle - to be purchased after Moab, an 06 GSXR 1000 for Mr. Man
Travel - so far only moving my parents and Moab is scheduled for the year outside of small WA state trips. I think we will go somewhere around the holidays, but I don't know where or for how long.
Kauai - maybe we will go here?
Greece - this is for the honeymoon and/or masters graduation
Vancouver - maybe we will do this for my two weeker in August

So I have a few goals and about 3.5 years to do it. I think all the above thoughts and goals are 100% attainable. They are realistic, within reason, and within my control to accomplish. And I've got a good start on a good portion of the list.

In the meantime, I think tequilla shots are necessary for my next laser visit!