2020 hasn’t been the best year for most, me included. It started with me losing Mommy on 9th of Jan. Then the pandemic happened, the Philippine vacation I planned for 2 years was crushed. Good thing I got my refunds on the plane tickets I purchased. Husband lost his job and I got so busy with work because we have to do pandemic-related projects.
I have to be thankful though, we are still blessed beyond measure. I stil have my job, we get to stay home with our family. Everyone is healthy and I have a thriving garden in my backyard.
So I’m not going to focus on the negativity around me but instead count my blessings and move forward.
Today I want to spend a few minutes of my day envisioning the year 2030. I’ve read scary predictions of 2030 – more wildfires, another pandemic, effects of global warming, etc. But if I have everything under control, how do I envision 2030?
By then I will be 47 (gasp!!!). That’s 3 years before my target retirement from my corporate job. I plan to still stay with my current company (Yeah, I know, I’m an old soul.. despite being in the IT world, job hopping doesn’t sound ideal to me). I dream to be a senior manager by then. I think being an associate manager now, that doesn’t really seem far fetched. This means that I should start building my IT managerial skills now.
My daughter will be 14 by then (OMG, a teenager!). I plan for her to be in a really good school around here. I hope she gets a scholarship. I want her to grow secure and loved. Hopefully she’s not yet into boys by that time but if she is, I’ll make sure to guide her. This means I need to continue to build a relationship with her, spend time with her and mold her into a smart, loving, responsible adult.
My husband would be 45! I hope by then he would have established his career, probably still in the food industry. Maybe we own a restaurant/food truck by then? Not certain, but I think that’s the goal. I will continue to support him in his endeavors.
My family back home, I envision in 10 years, a lot would change. My brothers and sister would have kids – I mean, right now only one of my brothers isn’t married yet. My parents would still be healthy at their 70’s and I will continue to support them. I plan to go home every year, if I can. One thing I realized about this pandemic and losing Mommy this year, is that life is short and money can be earned. Jobs can be found but life, once lost, can not be regained. I plan to save and be intentional about going home, even if it’s only 2 weeks.
The house (I think we’ll stay here, if we can.. I love this property), which I’m refinancing to be only 25 years to pay, should be almost paid. Hopefully I have considerable stocks with the company, I intend not to touch them for my daughter’s college fund and maybe to either help pay off the house/start up husband’s food truck/restaurant/stay as retirement funds. I still think my daughter is smart enough to get scholarships 🙂
As for my hobbies – gardening and crafts, I think I would have a mini nursery (note to self: look into legally propagating plants) and the Etsy shop with Mom would still be thriving – maybe on other platforms?
So 10 years into the future… not much changes with my own life but it seems it will be a lot different for the people I love. The world will be a lot different then. And I would be putting my energy by then on preparing for my retirement. I hope I am still healthy and able to unlock these goals. After I leave the corporate life, I would still be working as a consultant but I want to own my time. For me to do that, I need to build my credibility. I have a lot of work to do. Haha.
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