January 11th, 2010
Without a plan, goals are just dreams…
I have spent the last decade of my life dreaming. I understood there was a potential out there for something bigger for me, but I didn’t know what that something bigger might be. As I approach the dawn of my 4th decade, I decided it was time to look back and contemplate my life.
I can’t say I’m unhappy about where my life is at the moment. I have four wonderful children, an amazing husband, a roof over my head, and the kind of love people only dream of.
Yet, from a professional aspect, I have been restless for longer than I can remember. My teens were focused on boys and the beach. My twenties focused on my children. My thirties were a learning experience with real-life training on how I would want to run a professional life.
As the sun starts to glimmer on the horizon of my 40s, I realize that all these years have just been preparation for me. I have gone through the battle of wills with that internal voice telling me I’m not good enough or qualified for the avenues I wanted to pursue. I’m tired of that voice. I refuse to give it credibility. And I’ve decided it’s time to put everything I’ve learned in the past decade to reach my goals and pursue my dreams.
I put my goals in writing. They’re rather simple at the moment as I’ve just drafted an income goal for myself over the next 5 years. I did my research and the goals I’ve set are completely feasible. I broke those goals down into annual and quarterly incomes, and now I’m putting my schedule together on how I’ll reach those goals, because without a plan in place, those goals are just dreams. How will I reach those goals if I don’t have a plan?
I am so excited about this new journey I’m about to embark on. I may need to reevaluate in a year, but for today I see a whole new beginning for me and a new career that’s about to take flight. I won’t share all the details here… this is just about my journey… but I’m very excited about the prospects. It will mean a better quality of life for my family, more peace of mind for myself that I’m pursuing something for myself, and a huge sense of satisfaction when I meet those goals and hit my deadlines as I’ve outlined for myself.
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August 4th, 2009
When we first moved to Michigan, one of the first things I realized was how much lower the cost of real estate was. Living on 12 acres of wooded hills I can only speculate what the property value would be if we were to pick that up and place it in San Diego.
The economy hasn’t done anything to help the price of real estate, but how can I complain? We just ran into a deal that was just too good to pass up.
When I first posted these pictures on Facebook, I was a little embarrassed. Afterall, the house isn’t in the best condition. But then I realized no one realizes the deal we got. So let me take a moment to share. We found this house in the neighboring town for an asking price of $18,900. It was a foreclosure. By the time we went in to look at the house, the price had dropped to $14,900.
We’ve been wanting to move into town for a while now. While we both love our 12 acres of woods, it was time to move off the mountain. With the price so low, we were able to buy the house for cash. Unfortunately we took all available cash from our savings, but it is definitely worth it.
We now have a buyer biting on our 12 acres, which means we’ll be clear of a mortgage within the next 3 months, and completely debt free within the next 2 years.
While the house isn’t the most appealing, there’s a ton of potential, and the majority of the work is strictly cosmetic. Having handy and creative people in our family will definitely pay for itself as we start to take on these projects. It will definitely be worth it.
Check out the new house pictures.
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July 15th, 2009
I figured I’d write my first little blurb here about me and why I’m creating (or I should say re-creating) this blog. My name is Suzy, I’m a 39 year-old stay at home mom. I have four kids, three dogs, two cats and one husband. Needless to say, my life is insane more often than not, but finding the humor in each and every situation is my goal. Afterall, life is 10% of what happens to you, and 90% of how you handle it.
I’m a huge proponent of positive thinking and finding the lessons learned. I believe strongly in breathing through any painful experience (Lamaze is my miracle cure).
Suzy’s Place (this website) has been in existence for several years… unfortunately I had my head wrapped around the concept that I should only write for money, and not just for myself… Well, I finally woke up and smelled the coffee and realized that this is my world, my life, my writing, my website, and I’m tired of trying to create that alterior motive. So I’ve started from scratch writing what I want to write, how I want to write it. Hopefully others will enjoy it as much as I’m going to enjoy putting it all together.
I’ll get to the family introductions soon…
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July 14th, 2009
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
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