The past year and a half has been a challenge, but look at all I've accomplished:
1. Got out of an abusive and destructive marriage
2. Did a short sale on my house
3. Divorced
4. Moved in to my own place
5. Survived a near death car accident
6. Started a relationship with an amazing man <3
I'm very excited that 2011 will give me a chance to move on from the bad and move on with the good in my life. Now that I don't have a long list of things I have to do in front of me (i.e. sell house, divorce husband), I can focus on the things that I want to do! This is somewhat of a strange idea for me. For the longest time it seems I've had to approach life as one big laundry list of things to do, but now I can approach it differently. Here are some things I've been thinking about (in no particular order):
1. Keep working out at Curves and eating healthy. I want to be fit and healthy as well as look and feel great.
2. Curb my eating out and shopping. Those trips to the gas station or drive-thru really do add up. Not only will I save money that I can put towards something else, I'll be helping my waistline as well.
3. Fully fund my IRA. I think the maximum contribution limit this year is $5000 and I want to contribute that much. I haven't contributed to it for the past few years because of what I've had to go through, and it's time to get back on track with that. I should have no problem getting to that amount by April.
4. Start saving for a house down payment. I'm never doing 0 down again! I also plan on being more informed this time around when looking and buying a home. I'm going to know exactly what I'm getting myself into.
Four goals for 2011. I think that's a manageable number. I also think this blog will be a good place to write about them and share my progress. It's going to be a wonderful year!
