World peace? Happiness for my children? Bullshark to make Admiral someday? Screw that -- writing about what I want here isn't magically gonna make those things happen. So, I'm gonna be selfish.
7. A new kitchen. Our house was built in 1961. The kitchen is original. It doesn't have to be high end fixtures, granite countertops & skylights. Just more modern and functional. At the same time, I have no interest in doing any half-assed temporary cosmetic fixes either. So, we've had an awful kitchen since we bought the house in 2003. I have a really long list of home improvements I'd love to do, actually. Bathrooms, re-stain the floors... *sigh* We probably could have done it all years ago, but I went to law school. Money priorities have put nonessential home improvements like these out of reach for the foreseeable future.
6. Shoes. I don't own a single pair of cute designer shoes that I can wear to work. See Lag Liv for an example of shoe-awesomeness. Also, purses.
5. A nicer work wardrobe. I bought a few serviceable suits at an outlet store for heavy women. They're ok for my job. But they're not nice suits -- hell, some of the suit jackets are not even lined. (Fail.) I didn't want to buy nice suits, even if I could have found them, because I was so heavy. I'm now well on my way back to ... well, much less overweight ... and I'd like some nice suits.
4. A Kindle or a Nook or an iPad or a smartphone. Shiny. But more avenues for me to escape into the internet and/or books is probably a very bad idea, so such purchase is unlikely anytime soon even if it were financially feasible.
3. A permanent job in the law with regular hours that allows me to cover my bills (and maybe even build a little savings) and spend time with my family. Working with sane people who like what they do (like I do now) would be a huge plus.
2. To be at peace with my choices. I was so sad/anxious to take maternity leave because I really enjoy my job and its over in July, so I wanted to make the most of it. Now I am so much sadder and more anxious about the prospect of going back. My baby is just a few weeks old. Every time I think about the logistics of childcare/pumping/commuting/working/not spending happy daytime hours with Angelfish ... I feel a little sick and have difficulty sleeping. Yeah. Peace would be great.
1. Fully funded college education savings account for each of my kids.
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