I am already thinking about 2010. Not that I want 2009 to end, but I feel like I’m finally getting a grasp on my life, like I’m finally comfortable with who I am and what I want to achieve to feel fulfilled.
- Take French classes.
I am very, very good with languages. Despite the fact that my writing here is not always the most beautiful thing, I understand language. I adore French, and being bi-lingual here in Canada would be a boon; after French, I’d like to achieve conversational fluency in some of the other Romance languages (Spanish and Italian in particular, and probably Portugese) since they’ll be really simple to pick up. I’d like to be able to speak Polish too. Then I’d finally understand what my mom and her family are saying when they speak to one another when they don’t WANT us to know!
- Finish my first novel.
This will be SUCH a huge deal for me. I have loved writing fiction for as long as I can remember, yet I’ve not finished anything longer than short story length. I feel confident that I can achieve this goal in 2010, if not before. Then I’ll get an actual printed copy via Createspace.com and it will be amazing.
- Get pregnant with #2!
Really I should say “have more sex” but, well, Maia’s gonna have a sibling eventually, so we might as well get this show on the road.
Have you thought about what 2010 will hold for you?
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Ah, you over-achiever, you! I will have my 2010 goals decided on about mid-February, as usual :p
I read this, and liked it, but all I can focus is on baby two. My brain is going, ‘Baby number two, baby number two, she’s gonna get pregnant, with baby…number…two!’
Fuck, I’m excited!!!
Have more sex is definitely a less pressured way of looking at things. The first month we were trying for number two we both insisted we be at it every night. After about a week we were both like ‘do we have to tonight’. The next month we were a lot more relaxed about things and that’s when it happened.
I don’t like failure, so I avoid making goals.
If I were to pick a language, it would be Portugese, it is spoken a lot around here and I think it is just beautiful.
I wasn’t surprised by the desire to learn/speak languages, or the novel. Good thing I was sitting down for the baby news though! I didn’t think that would be on your mind already, but what the heck, get it all done ASAP isn’t such a bad thing
I guess I should try to answer your question though..
I don’t usually think too far ahead anymore. Too many times I had plans for my future, and was totally disappointed. So…guess it is kinda like making New Years resolutions..loose weight..drink more water…let hate and anger go away quicker…
This post made me so very happy and I just want to hug you really freaking hard right now.
I <3 you.
@Gala – Seeing as I haven’t even talked to Chris about that baby goal, let’s not get too excited
We are talking on and off about the second too. Somedays I feel like “bring it on” other days I want to wait until he is in kindergarten….That being said it seems like we should get them out quickly so they will be close like my bros and I (we are 19 mos apart). Language learning and novel writing (along with baby #2) sound like awesome goals!
Those are great goals, I especially like the baby one. That is on our To-do list for 2010.