This year for spring break we've decided to just stay home. In the past, we had some goals for spring break 2012.
The first was to be moved back to Bangkok for a few years. Yeah, I had it in my head over a year ago that by spring 2012 we'd be moving and ready to start the new Thai school year that commences in May. That certainly never happened! Funny how things change... My husband doesn't want to go now because of possible political upheaval. He says the country is on the brink of some major sh!t going down and wants to say far, far away.
Another idea I had in my head was to go visit my sister in Chicago. I've always wanted to see Chicago. I never pursued it fully and now spring break is here and it's not going to happen this time around. This is mostly because we're still just getting better in our finances and more sure footing would be better before taking a "real" vacation.
And speaking of a real vacation, if the job scene is looking better for my husband and my online business continues to improve, then we may consider going back to Thailand for a visit. I would love for Aidan to attend Daroonpat for a few weeks and take some trips this time. I'd like him to visit the beach and to take a day trip to Ayutthaya.
I feel very stagnant, but I do not dwell on this. I've been working more on improving income so that we don't HAVE to be stagnant any longer - got to work on goals in the right order after all! That is a mistake I've made in the past and it gets a person nowhere.
What is your story with goals that never materialize? How do you deal with feeling stagnant?
1 comment:
Amy, living in Thailand I have a long list of goals that never happened. When I first arrived I used to get frustrated at thwarted plans but after 7 years I've learned to just go with the flow.
Putting your finances first is an excellent idea. Too many spend spend spend, living paycheck to paycheck, and pretty soon the years have whoooshed by and they have no safety net to speak of.
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