For the past 8 months of my pregnancy, it was a never ending rush to get things in order when the baby comes. There are still a few things that I need to address but for most of the time, we feel that we have prepared as much as we can.
With 4 weeks to go, the common advice is to enjoy the last few days of quiet and peace. Take things one day at a time. And so on.
Sage advice from women who have been there, done that.
I do feel slightly disoriented. You see, I am anal about my goals and my lists. It is almost end of the year, hence, I should already have drafted next year’s plans. For most of the year, all our plans and targets have been centered on November (for the delivery) and December (if things go well with the delivery, we use the money to finish off Pong’s debts).
Most of the assumptions we made are already ensured. It is just a matter of living out the next few weeks and execute. I am stumped though when thinking about what happens by next year. I usually have plans for the next 6 months ready at any time. And I definitely always know what to gun for the next year when 4th quarter comes.
Now though, I am not sure anymore of what I am running for. After a year of over-achieving on both our ends, I find myself in unfamiliar territory. With a baby in the picture, what happens next?
I ask myself what I want to achieve for myself next year. My answers have been surprising. I would want to get the Chevening, definitely, but right now I am not even sure if it will break my heart if I don’t. It is hard for me to imagine being away from my baby. I do know how much finally getting my postgraduate degree will help me and my family career-wise and finances-wise.
Workwise, I just want to continue the pace and the work I have done so far. Maybe handle two to three more projects of a similar nature. Financially, I want us to continue saving. Divide our savings into money for retirement and money for investment. Other than that, I like our simple lifestyle and I want us to just maintain it. As for Pong, he only wants to be able to live a debt-free life and to find a new job by next year.
Together, we just want to be able to care for the baby as best as we can for the next year.
