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    What's on your 2019 list?

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    • canoeclubC
      canoeclub
      Joined:

      stop taking freelance jobs with clients who have no clue what they want
      stop chewing my nails
      paint more
      like myself more

      Menswear of Appreciation
      www.shopcanoeclub.com

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      • BloodnThunderB
        BloodnThunder
        Raw and Unwashed
        Joined:
        • 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.

        IG: Shadesofindig0

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        • mclaincauseyM
          mclaincausey
          見習いボス
          Joined:
          • Execute honey-do list on house

          • Stay out of debt

          • Get back to eating more healthily

          • Work out 5+ days / week

          • Honeymoon somewhere fun (Croatia is the leading contender)

          • Thru-hike / backpack overnight across Maroon Bells

          • Summit at least 1 14er (>4268 meter mountain)

          • 20+ days skiing (won't ski much until the Fall of '19)

          Think it, be it.

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          • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
            Filthy2123ozjunkie
            見習いボスー
            Joined:

            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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            • J
              Jett129
              見習いボス
              Joined:

              Really cool thread,with some pretty interesting responses. The one thing I’d really like to do this year,if possible,is play music with someone. In the mean time been selling off all sorts of stuff that I know longer need/use.

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              • Stuart.TS
                Stuart.T
                Raw and Unwashed
                Joined:

                @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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                • J
                  Jett129
                  見習いボス
                  Joined:

                  Congrats,Great news!

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                  • GilesG
                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
                    Joined:

                    Great news indeed.  Congrats….

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    • neph93N
                      neph93
                      見習いボス
                      Joined:

                      @Stuart.T:

                      also, today, achieved goal #1 on my 2019 list…new job! got the job I wanted after my interview last week. Beyond happy!

                      BOOM! Well done that man.

                      «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                      We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

                      • Dame Vera Lynn
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                      • Stuart.TS
                        Stuart.T
                        Raw and Unwashed
                        Joined:

                        Thanks folks…hmm, maybe a self congratulatory IH purchase is on the cards...

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                        • Clint_DC
                          Clint_D
                          啓蒙家
                          Joined:
                          • 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

                          ATX IH Hoarder

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                          • S
                            Steffen
                            Joined:

                            @Clint_D:

                            • 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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                            • Clint_DC
                              Clint_D
                              啓蒙家
                              Joined:

                              @Steffen I'm in the same boat.  I recently did some tidying up in the garage and in my closet and found some items that I completely forgot about.

                              ATX IH Hoarder

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                              • ChrisC
                                Chris
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined:

                                @Clint_D:

                                • 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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                                • Clint_DC
                                  Clint_D
                                  啓蒙家
                                  Joined:

                                  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  ::)

                                  ATX IH Hoarder

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                                  • GraemeG
                                    Graeme
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined:

                                    My list:

                                    • Get the girlfriend into work, and then move to wherever she is. I'm currently working in Brisbane and she's in Melbourne, so we're about 1500 miles / 2500 km apart. And I'm renting two places. 😞

                                    • Move out of IT contracting. It's not really going anywhere professionally.

                                    • I'm tracking OK with fitness. I'd like to lose about 5 kg / 10 lbs, and ideally add a similar amount of muscle. So continue with what I'm doing.

                                    • Buy a watch. I'm not sure what I'll get yet, and will probably make a decision after SIHH and Baselworld.

                                    • Replace my computer.

                                    • Ride my motorbike more. It's currently in Melbourne, and I'm not.

                                    • In terms of clothing, I really want a leather jacket. I'm lost in the queue with Good Wear, but should be able to get one fairly soon. Otherwise I like the Ship John x Langlitz piece.

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                                    • GraemeG
                                      Graeme
                                      啓蒙家
                                      Joined:

                                      Additionally, I need to find a new job. My contract wasn't extended, and I'll be joining the dole queue in a few weeks.

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                                      • Stuart.TS
                                        Stuart.T
                                        Raw and Unwashed
                                        Joined:

                                        @Graeme I'm sorry to hear that. The gig economy is so destabilising to the economy and makes any financial planning and commitment (mortgages) nigh on impossible. I hope you find something that suits you soon.

                                        I've just found out that the job I've been offered would likely require me to work weekends on a Rota. The whole point of changing jobs was to get better work life balance, not make it worse. This was never mentioned in the job description or interview. Really not sure what to do.

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                                        • GraemeG
                                          Graeme
                                          啓蒙家
                                          Joined:

                                          @Stuart.T thanks.

                                          I've chosen to work as a freelancer because the rates tend to be better. In this case I'd been told that paperwork was requested for an extension, but it fell through as there isn't enough work to keep us busy.

                                          It's not the end of the world. My girlfriend is black, and stayed in Melbourne because she'd had had experiences with racism here on a previous visit. Plus I didn't always get on with the place. (For the coders here, I had a prolonged argument about the necessity of fixing a null pointer exception.)

                                          The downsides are that I need to do the job hunt thing again, and I had a good lifting coach up here.

                                          As for mortgages, in Melbourne where a two bedroom inner city house in need of renovation can easily cost over a million dollars. Buying is off the agenda until the property bubble deflates. It's in the process of doing that at the moment.

                                          I'm sorry to hear about the weekend work rota. Not sure what to suggest there. 😞

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                                          • ROmanR
                                            ROman
                                            Haraki san Prodigy
                                            Joined:

                                            Redo my back small deck, which will include a bar, covered with a fan.
                                            Travel more.
                                            Wear more denim.

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