What's on your 2019 list?
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Normally abstain from making such things public, but
a) it increases the inner "pressure" to actually do it all
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b) my friends here can know, and all others, what the heck!So here goes:
1. Keep caring for my ailing mum, keep getting better at it and caring enough for myself to keep going
2. Go on a rehab for caring relatives
3. Get my bathroom redone, at long last
4. Get major overhaul of my teeth (yikes…but it finally has to happen)
5. Get my apartment door more burglar proof
6. try yet again for a better job (though there seems to be nationwide urgent warning addressed to all HR people cautioning against hiring me ::))
7. Try to enjoy life, not least by way of things denim, in spite of the above
8. ...not least by spending some little time with my friends.There you have it!
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I'm pretty much tapped out on IH purchases for the time being. Filled out the wardrobe nicely last year, very few pieces left that I must have. Temped by the IH-555-XHSib, only reservation is that it'll be a bit too similar to the PIH5DCS. Will have to see the final measurements to be swayed. Still eyeing the black B-2 jacket, will likely have to wait until next winter, assuming Self Edge has any left by then. Cutting back on the IH addiction is much needed to fund my primary goal for this year, which is to move out of state. I'm in Utah now, looking at western Montana. The Wasatch Front is getting too big for its britches.
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my tentative list
- purge more of my personal belongings and donate/sell stuff I no longer use. I have too much stuff
- lose 10 lbs
- get a new/used car
- try to do more outdoor activities with my son. Thinking of trying my hand at archery and maybe picking up a compound bow
- buy a pair of IH jeans. Hard to believe I don't own any yet ???
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Good luck to all on your journey
for me its about:
family/wife/kids
money/self control
enjoying what I have
taking care of physical and mental self..
stop being a jerk -
- Switched from competitive running to cycling this year. Goal is to be Cat 3 or better by year end (Starting at Cat 5).
- Draw more and display at a few local shops/art walks.
- Continue saving for a house.
- Maintain a strong work/life balance.
- Beat the hell out of my current gear so I can justify new gear.
- Play guitar more.
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Execute honey-do list on house
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Stay out of debt
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Get back to eating more healthily
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Work out 5+ days / week
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Honeymoon somewhere fun (Croatia is the leading contender)
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Thru-hike / backpack overnight across Maroon Bells
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Summit at least 1 14er (>4268 meter mountain)
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20+ days skiing (won't ski much until the Fall of '19)
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Iron Heart-wise:
888-XHSIB
IHSH-219 western.Non-IH
Some sort of Simmons Bilt shearling jacket.
That's about all I can think of right now.
Goal-wise, I want to save at least 10 thousand dollars, so I can afford a down payment on a new truck. But I am leaning towards waiting to get a Ford Bronco.
All I have to go on is this leaked image. The yellow outline is the Bronco silhouette. The baby Bronco is in the foreground. And it looks like a Ford Flex. (Super underwhelming)
And lose about 5-10 pounds. But that is easy when I go back to work.
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@Max Power Orange 5 frame. This isn't my bike, but it is the same.
also, today, achieved goal #1 on my 2019 list…new job! got the job I wanted after my interview last week. Beyond happy!
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Thanks folks…hmm, maybe a self congratulatory IH purchase is on the cards...
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- Pay off my wife's car and my own
- Secure funding for the garage apartment project (obtained the building permit on NYE!) and begin construction before Q4
- Drink at a more moderate rate/less often
- Drop a minimum of 20 lbs
- Reduce wardrobe by half
- Explore new employment opportunities
- Set more firm limits in regards to live/work balance
- Get in the habit of cooking more often
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- Reduce wardrobe by half
I started that in the Fall of 2018 when I tidied up my wardobe and found some Clothes I had forgotten, not something years old but stuff i bought 4 Months before and just lost in the Piles of Clothing. I then basicly stopped buying Clothes and I am going to start again if I really need something or if Iron Heart releases seomthing i really want
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- Secure funding for the garage apartment project (obtained the building permit on NYE!) and begin construction before Q4
Congratulations! Everything else is easy by comparison, right?
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Should be! I've been told that new construction is significantly easier than remodeling an existing space so we'll find out if that holds true. In the end, the permit took 10 months and required multiple rounds with the city dealing with a non-standard corner lot with an existing, non-conforming structure. I now know more about City of Austin building codes than I would've ever imagined ::)
