I'm quite pleased right now. I've set out my goals for where I want to be come the year 2011-2013. Have you got a life plan? Where do you want to be in 5-10 years time say? Are you on that path already?

Congrats I want to own my own hair salon and cater to men and boys.

I know wha tya mean. It is awesome when things in life just seem to fall into place.

What are your goals.

Obviously in 5 - 10 years I want healthy well adjusted kids. And I've defineltly sacrificed and chosen to stay home with them in order to make sure that the foundation is being set.

I also hope to have my house payed off.

Other than that, my only goal is to be happy, really.

TotalANXiousNESS said:

Trust me when I say that it helps more then you know. I was fortunate enough to be a stay at home mom till my youngest started school.

TotalANXiousNESS said:

This year Im going to do a TEFL (Teaching English As a Foreign Language) course.

Next year I'm looking to teach hopefully in Japan.

When I come back I will be looking to maybe either get on a PGCE Teacher Training course or become a class room assistant.

Then hopefully, I will be qualified to be a teacher. I might then travel for a short while as I've caught the bug for it and then come back and teach. Hopefully primary school children i.e. 7-11 year olds.

5-10 years feels way too distant for me to plan, I prefer to take one step at a time and see where it leads me. The few things that I'd wish to be able to really make sure are on the future schedule, like meeting the woman of my dreams and having kids, are unfortunately things that don't quite make sense to set up as a "goals", since I can't work toward them in the same way as I would with, say, a career or a travel destination. There's just too much chance involved. I can hope and dream though.

JDInteractive said:

I posted on your Japan thread and offered to answer any questions you might have, but maybe you haven't thought of any yet?

EverSoulicious said:

I honestly than God every night, that I'm lucky enough to be able to.

Glad things are going well for you, JD.

As for myself, I don't know what's going to happen next year, let alone in 5.

It's so nice to be happy isn't it? In 5-10 years my husband will be getting out of the Air Force and we will move back to Virginia to be near our family. I hope somewhere in there I can go back to school to finish my Master's in Counseling Psychology. I haven't been able to complete it because of taking a break to have kids and because we move so often. We also want to purchase a house in Blacksburg, VA to have a place to stay for Virginia Tech football games.

TotalANXiousNESS said:

I stay home too and I chose to do it. Lots of women (and men, but less so) ask me why I don't want to work. I say, well I DO work. Raising kids is a 24/7 job. I am happy that I have been able to do that and grateful that God blessed our family enough that I could do it. I know lots of women just have to work. I feel like I made the right choice for me and our family. I'll work eventually, but right now this is where I'm supposed to be.

retina said:

I will ask I just need to think about it.

JDInteractive said:

Sure no problem. Take your time. I just figured maybe you hadn't seen my post on the other thread, that's all.

within 5 i will have my own home and business. in the next 10 i want to get into realestate. am i on the right path? financially not quite. mentally yes.

This is so wonderful and exciting.

Life is amazing

although I do need to get a little more motivated this month...but I know once it starts ..it will be full steam ahead

Excellent news sweetie!

hopefully I will have run away by then

I got really well paid to which was awesome. I just need a love life now and I'll be on top of the world.

JDInteractive said:

Best wishes to you - always