My cousin welcomed her adorable baby girl on Sunday (yes, Mother's Day). Baby Girl now joins her equally adorable brother in the Botts' clan. This cousin of mine is a whole year younger than me, but she now has two kids, and I have none. Inevitably talk of babies gets my entire family inquiring about my own plans for children. I have mixed feelings about kids. Some days I see parents with their kids, and I want one. When I want one... I REALLY want one. Baby fever kicks into high gear. Then other days I am completely selfish and want to continue to live selfishly. Normally when I am questioned about having children I give a vague answer such as "we want to wait a few years" or "once student loans are paid off." The truth is I have absolutely NO idea when I want to have children. I just know that I have some things in life I would like to experience first. I also want to be in the best financial situation possible. There is no designated day, month, or year. I kind of like it that way. It will happen when it happens. Family planning can be difficult and stressful. This seems so unnecessary to me. I've decided to take a laid back approach. I have concocted a list of things that must be accomplished before children. Then we can get busy... :) No time frame, no pressure, just goals.
Baby Bucket List:
-Pay over half of student loans
-Travel out of the United States at least two times
-Go on a zip line
-Lose 50 pounds
-Go white water rafting
-Find a job I love (take risks)
-Spend an entire day watching movies with Dustin (maybe even a work day :)
-Spend at least a month in NYC
-Black Tie Dinner
-Rewatch every episode of friends
-Find a church to attend
-Try karaoke once
-Take a cooking class
-Write one children's book AND send to a publishing company
-Visit Vegas and hit the slots
-Learn to love myself
This seems completely doable... I've got this. :)
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