Like most fellow bloggers... even I had the thought of summarising last year and also penning down my goals for this year....
2010 has been a great year for me..... probably one of the best years in my life....
Here are some quick recap of memorable events....
- The most important news of the year :) our junior is coming.....
- Early 2010, got a chance to visit back to my college alumni function with all my friends and brought out nice memories back to picture.
- Visited Mythree Farm..which gave me a whole different perspective about life and retirement days... I will probably post a seperate one on this...
- First time travelled on business class to PA & TX and again got a subsequent travel to FL (naan innum First A/C laye travel panninathu illa)
- Got a oppurtunity to stay at Leela kempinsiki, Kovalam- I dreamt staying in this hotel in 2000. Ofcourse I would be more happy if it was a personal trip but atleast got a chance to go there on business.
- Favorite Movie - Vinnaithaandi varuvaya & Inception
- Girivalam - I got oppurtunity to go three times this year.... and all the time the experience was great...
- Hyderabad Trip - Maapi Marriage & On the way back sat next to celebrity in flight (Vimala Raman)
- My desire to do something new out of the routine got fulfilled when I enrolled in Msc Psychology along with Sanjay.
- Speech at IIT madras about smile, Speech telecast at Gyaanavaani FM Radio about Smile
Puthiya thalamurai Interview and subsequent article about Smile were all memorable experiences.... - Finance Goals - I was able to track my expenses every month and bring them down at the end... I was consciously improving my savings methods and have a better emergency fund.
- Live Life Debt Free - As I dreamt I have closed all the loans. I have freed myself from loans totally. Now its tempting for me to look ahead and purchase new things and get into next phase of loan..but I am evaluating this desire and taking it slowly. I may end up in loans again..and I may come out of them. I may not take loans at all...I do not know :)
But overall its a great year.....
Now lets look at 2011 and how I visualise
- Well first biggest thing that I see for 2011 is that I will be a "Daddy". We are expecting our junior to come anytime during the first week of February.... so Sat & I (to some extent) will be busy with baby throughout this year...
- I am relocating to Trivandrum starting Mid January so obviously will take more time in settling down at this new place... it has already become a familiar place by now and ofcourse I will be involved in travelling a lot back and forth...(So a lot of time is going to be spent on Train, ABT Travels & ARC Travels and Kingfisher & Spice Jet)
- I may take it slow from a career prespective and focus more time with family and early years of our baby so I am hoping not to have any job hops/ career move but you never know.
- Financially..its going to be one income for entire year but I have already accomplished all the necessary steps in 2010...so we should be fine.... I might have to take a very cautious approach towards my impulse spending and getting back into loans.
- Travel has taken a back seat last year due to pregnancy and related travel restrictions... so this year.... that might take a few short trips along with baby...
- Ofcourse...my M.Sc degree will bring back some student life back to scene... so I will be having semesters, exams, hall ticket, question papers, additional sheets :D it is going to be fun...
- Guiding SMILE from a remote location... need to see how this goes for next year....
so 2011 is going to be equally challenging.... and wonderful with nappies, cerelac, and more and more of baby stuff....
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