So I found this post somewhere in 2008 (28 and Life to Go) and realized (cause I didn't blog for 4 years) that I never closed the loop on my goals for my 30th birthday which I think I originally posted in 2005. Suppose I'll update it and make goals for about 2 years from now - something simple and sweet. I be gettin' too old for big time dreaming. Who even knows if I'll still be kicking at the well-ripened age of 35. :-P
Goals for 30th birthday
Education
Completed Bachelor's degree - achieved
Completed Master's degree - achieved
CPA exam (or at least enrolled in a CPA study program) - achieved
Information gathered on law degree or PHD - information gathered, no decision made
Career
Earning at the very least $55,000/year ($43K inflation, $2K BA, $5K MA) - achieved
Revolving CFA and/or more corps under my belt or mini-controller - achieved
Community
Continue fostering animals for Humane Society - this stopped when we moved out of Seattle :-(
Become a mentor for children - never did this, got on a volunteer list but it never went anywhere and I didn't actively persue
Obtain info on child fostering/adopting - information gathered and decided (at that and this time) not to adopt
Body
Tattoos removed - achieved, except the rose stays for no particular reason
Junk hair removed - achieved, though this wasn't permenant >:-[
Teeth whitened - achieved and ongoing
Augmentation - achieved
Stable 130 - 140 lbs - actively working on
Non-dyed, healthy hair - not even close - I love the blond too much
Eyebrows touched up - achieved and ongoing
Mind
Continued yoga practice - nope
Painting - nope
Dancing - achieved
Frivalties
Tanning [bed?] - achieved, salon not bed
Hot tub - achieved, but we had to get rid of this to move back to CO so back to square 1 again
Massage membership - achieved
Maid - achieved
Convertible sports car - achieved
New motorcycle - nope
Travel - achieved - I've done nothing but travel! Colorado, California, Oregon, Florida, Amsterdam, Mexico, and now Egypt and Texas - the list goes on!
Kauai - we still need to do this
Greece - nope
Vancouver - we did Victoria Island, so close enough
Goals for 35th birthday
Education
On-going CPE (don't lose CPA)
Financial knowledge
IFRS/FX knowledge
Career
Don't jump off parking garage
Don't go crazy
Maintain Controller position at WFP
Increase regional capacity
Community
At least 1 fundraiser run each year
Knit for animals/people in need
Volunteer with seniors and or special needs folks
Body
Goal weight of 130-145, depending on muscle mass
50 push ups, from the feet
10 pull ups, unassisted
Consistent 3-5x/week workouts
Paleo lifestyle maintained
Mind
Crafting (knit, sew, crochet, quilt, paint, whatever)
Dance Party!
Reading
iPad gaming
NEW! House
Redo the deck
Finish the basement
Hot tub (again)
Frivalties
Tanning
Massage
Wax
Cleaner
Travel: South Africa, Ft Lauderdale, Las Vegas
Credit cards and debt all paid off (student loan doesn't count)
Monday, September 23, 2013
Friday, September 06, 2013
Seattle, Staycation, Walden and Life in General
I really want to make the time to dedicate to this journal, it just doesn't always happen. For that reason - I have a lot to catch up on! Here goes:
Seattle - Seattle was great! Got to hang out with Heather during the day and meet Jody Tief, the Controller of Clear Path International. We ate at Cutters and had beermosas and passed the time till we went to the Noc Noc, which is being pushed out of business by the new landlord to the building they are in so we attended the last Sinner Saint Burlesque show. It was bittersweet. Laura Rose even had the emcee give us a nod, which was nice. It was standing room only - crazy! We had a great time and I got Scotty's information so I can stalk him at the new bar he goes to and continue to get drunk on his El Fuego Frio drinks. We tried going to the Deja Vu but it was expensive and the doorman was an asshole. So we went back to Noc Noc, left our credit cards there, got in some taxi and went to some Mediterranean place in Pioneer Square (pic below). After that we tried to go back to Noc Noc to get our cards but it was 3 am and shut down. So Mike took us back to Heather's and we crashed out.
We stayed in Mukilteo on Friday and Saturday and the wedding was probably the worst wedding I've ever been too. The bride and her family definitely acted like this was her 2nd wedding. I'm happy for Joe but also sad for him too. I think Meg is pregnant again. I'm also not convinced that Benjamin is Joe's biological son. I also thought it was pretty tacky that the reason the wedding was on such a budget was because Meg wanted to wear 2 Vera Wang designer gowns. I also didn't think the venue was worth everyone flying out to Seattle for, but whatever. It was nice to see my Seattle friends and hang out with my CO friends in WA. After the wedding we went to the only open bar then back to the hotel for dance party. Mike shared a room with us (poor guy) and his waking comment was "I downloaded about 15 disco ball apps last night." LOVE that comment - it totally describes drunken dance party! Good memories if nothing else.
Sunday we hung out with Mark and Angela and the kids and just "were" with them. There's not many folks that we can just *be* with and Mark and Ang are. We had fun, both Ang and I had hangovers from the night before. I love their new house and the kids are so cute. I can't wait to come back to WA and spend more time with them.
Staycation - After Seattle I had a couple days at home to rest, relax and do productive things around the house. It was fun. I wanted to do a little more yardwork, knitting and organizing but ran out of time. Where does it all go?
Walden - Walden was great - I went up a day early to get Dane an air mattress since the one we had petered out. It was really fun. In the end it was us, Dick, Christy, Julius, Cindy, Kieth, Jer, Peck, the boys and Charity and Rene. We had a great afternoon adventure that turned into early evening adventure - it was a great exploration of the ridge behind the dunes and everyone had a great time (even though the Mirabal's dog puked in the car). Damion rode with me and we just had a blast going over the bumps and he got sprayed with cow poop - so much fun! We ended up having a late night dance party on the beach with our Saudi friends and some other guys from Mexico came out and we had a blast - I loved the mixed bag group. :-) We all packed up and headed back on Sunday and had a nice day of rest on Monday, gearing up for work on Tuesday.
Life in General - I still need to post about the Women in Leadership meeting we had at work - very valuable information. This month is crazy with the relay, Dane's family, preparing for Dane's family - all craziness. I'm looking forward to the weather cooling down and getting back in the house for knitting and crafting and just things calming down in general.
I applied for a serving job at Brothers and even had an interview but I don't think it will work out - I have very limited time I can work and I think they are looking for folks with more flexibility. WFP is going good - I haven't received an email from Kim in over 6 weeks and it's been amazing!! It's about ready to ramp up again soon so I'm gearing up for that. That's about it for now.
Seattle - Seattle was great! Got to hang out with Heather during the day and meet Jody Tief, the Controller of Clear Path International. We ate at Cutters and had beermosas and passed the time till we went to the Noc Noc, which is being pushed out of business by the new landlord to the building they are in so we attended the last Sinner Saint Burlesque show. It was bittersweet. Laura Rose even had the emcee give us a nod, which was nice. It was standing room only - crazy! We had a great time and I got Scotty's information so I can stalk him at the new bar he goes to and continue to get drunk on his El Fuego Frio drinks. We tried going to the Deja Vu but it was expensive and the doorman was an asshole. So we went back to Noc Noc, left our credit cards there, got in some taxi and went to some Mediterranean place in Pioneer Square (pic below). After that we tried to go back to Noc Noc to get our cards but it was 3 am and shut down. So Mike took us back to Heather's and we crashed out.
We stayed in Mukilteo on Friday and Saturday and the wedding was probably the worst wedding I've ever been too. The bride and her family definitely acted like this was her 2nd wedding. I'm happy for Joe but also sad for him too. I think Meg is pregnant again. I'm also not convinced that Benjamin is Joe's biological son. I also thought it was pretty tacky that the reason the wedding was on such a budget was because Meg wanted to wear 2 Vera Wang designer gowns. I also didn't think the venue was worth everyone flying out to Seattle for, but whatever. It was nice to see my Seattle friends and hang out with my CO friends in WA. After the wedding we went to the only open bar then back to the hotel for dance party. Mike shared a room with us (poor guy) and his waking comment was "I downloaded about 15 disco ball apps last night." LOVE that comment - it totally describes drunken dance party! Good memories if nothing else.
Sunday we hung out with Mark and Angela and the kids and just "were" with them. There's not many folks that we can just *be* with and Mark and Ang are. We had fun, both Ang and I had hangovers from the night before. I love their new house and the kids are so cute. I can't wait to come back to WA and spend more time with them.
Staycation - After Seattle I had a couple days at home to rest, relax and do productive things around the house. It was fun. I wanted to do a little more yardwork, knitting and organizing but ran out of time. Where does it all go?
Walden - Walden was great - I went up a day early to get Dane an air mattress since the one we had petered out. It was really fun. In the end it was us, Dick, Christy, Julius, Cindy, Kieth, Jer, Peck, the boys and Charity and Rene. We had a great afternoon adventure that turned into early evening adventure - it was a great exploration of the ridge behind the dunes and everyone had a great time (even though the Mirabal's dog puked in the car). Damion rode with me and we just had a blast going over the bumps and he got sprayed with cow poop - so much fun! We ended up having a late night dance party on the beach with our Saudi friends and some other guys from Mexico came out and we had a blast - I loved the mixed bag group. :-) We all packed up and headed back on Sunday and had a nice day of rest on Monday, gearing up for work on Tuesday.
Life in General - I still need to post about the Women in Leadership meeting we had at work - very valuable information. This month is crazy with the relay, Dane's family, preparing for Dane's family - all craziness. I'm looking forward to the weather cooling down and getting back in the house for knitting and crafting and just things calming down in general.
I applied for a serving job at Brothers and even had an interview but I don't think it will work out - I have very limited time I can work and I think they are looking for folks with more flexibility. WFP is going good - I haven't received an email from Kim in over 6 weeks and it's been amazing!! It's about ready to ramp up again soon so I'm gearing up for that. That's about it for now.
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