Out With the Old. In With the New Year!

so, there i was. new year's eve party. taking a breather and pondering how i want the next year to go...

okay, maybe i wasn't reflecting at that very moment. but i did put some thought into it. and i asked some of my girlfriends to put their thinking caps and wings on too.


ME

• learn to speak Spanish, really...
• learn to swim, really... actually, i intend to complete a triathlon (which means i really have to swim well enough)
• another salary increase/job upgrade
• get accepted to a masters program in communications/expand my capacity
• Yankees win the world series (i ask for this every year, but this is really a different category than the others...)
• okay, i'll amend the above to watch more live ball games...
• reduce debt by 10% (although i will increase it immediately once i get accepted to grad school...)
• learn to dance salsa
• i really want flat abs! and be fit. :D

MYRA

• Find Mr. Right (long shot hehe)
• Learn to swim
• Go to Arkansas
• Paint my house pink
• Feel like I'm giving my best in my journey to become a doctor.

MONETTE

• Raise Tyler well
• Spend QUALITY time with Bri
• Get back in shape (goal is to get back to my wedding day weight)
• Learn to swim (I'm copying this from Vero ---need to do it so I can take Tyler swimming)
• Travel to New Zealand by 2010 (had to extend the time frame on this one since Tyler's day care cost is taking up our vacation budget)
• Stay within 2006 family budget (I've managed to blow the family budget each year since we started budgeting in 2004)

RONA

• learn how to drive and get a license (this is a necessity now!)
• OD Manager/Executive job (quantum leap pay from Sg i.e. 3-4x)
• new place for me and Yuri (near the sea or the city - long shot)
• close at least one profitable real estate deal (vendor financing)
• buy first investment property (maybe in Phils)
• learn how to surf
• learn how to set-up commercial website
• learn how to trade in eBay
• sponsor a child again for WorldVision
• register business in Oz and/or Singapore
• have my dance studio and teach exotic dancing for fitness
• get certified NLP Master Practitioner or Advanced Coaching (from the orginator of NLP, John Grinder)
• get married -- getting there in Feb 5 :)
• honeymoon at Camiguin Island or Palawan!

MEL

• publish as first author in a scientific journal
• find a reasonable apartment in the california bay area
• buy a hybrid car
• drag Josh out to CA otherwise find a new bf
• do one push up