https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:02:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-pre-ttc-bucket-list#post-2297272 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 13:29:49 +0000 Synchronicity 2297272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: love this list! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-pre-ttc-bucket-list#post-2297256 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 13:18:39 +0000 Mrs. Blush 2297256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: so glad you posted that - I was just sitting here getting mopey as usual about baby fever (happens at least once a day). I needed someone to yell some sense back into me! Back to work! :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-pre-ttc-bucket-list#post-2297253 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 13:15:29 +0000 Mrs. Blush 2297253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@starlitsky: yep - waiting until later next summer. We both want to wait until after the wedding next June, although I'm not sure how long... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-pre-ttc-bucket-list#post-2296409 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 15:01:59 +0000 regberadaisy 2296409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mom of two here.<br /> Go on lots of date nights outside of the house. Seriously, put on a fancy dress, put makeup on, get some killer heels on those feet and go out!<br /> Go to a movie, at the theatre!<br /> Go on a impromptu weekend trip<br /> Go to sleep naked (haha) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-pre-ttc-bucket-list#post-2296399 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 14:45:09 +0000 starlitsky 2296399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Blush: sorry just saw this! And yes we are currently TTC. :grin: we just started earlier this year! Are you going to wait until next year? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-pre-ttc-bucket-list#post-2294685 Fri, 18 Sep 2015 09:55:47 +0000 catlady 2294685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first time around, my bucket list was:<br /> - Eat healthier and start working out (I ended up losing a bunch of weight too).<br /> - Be at full time job for at least one year<br /> - Buy a house<br /> - Take one last amazing vacation with just me and DH (we ended up doing 2 weeks in Hawaii)</p> <p>Pre-TTC #2, our list was:<br /> - Wait until LO was sleeping through the night for at least one year so we could work off our sleep deficit from her newborn days.</p> <p>Lol how things change. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-pre-ttc-bucket-list#post-2294676 Fri, 18 Sep 2015 09:50:45 +0000 Mrs. Blush 2294676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@starlitsky: are planning to ttc this year? No need to share if you don't want to... but just wondering since I am a "pea" on hellobee too! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-pre-ttc-bucket-list#post-2294669 Fri, 18 Sep 2015 09:46:05 +0000 Mrs. Blush 2294669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ms. Jellen: I would never make fun of that! My best friend and I were making lists of things we want to do, and hers included serious things about her parents, life dreams, etc, and then she added "go to a strip club" and "go to a Katy Perry concert" so I get it! haha Those things are just as important! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-pre-ttc-bucket-list#post-2294653 Fri, 18 Sep 2015 09:31:27 +0000 ms.line 2294653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Blush: Haha, thanks, I really think baby fever is a great motivator!! :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-pre-ttc-bucket-list#post-2294651 Fri, 18 Sep 2015 09:30:23 +0000 starlitsky 2294651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine:</p> <p>-Take a big trip (to Asia?) but I'm okay with it turning into a baby moon if we end up getting pregnant before we have the chance to go! :silly: </p> <p>-I just got a promotion at work, and I'm relieved about the timing because I think it would have been more difficult to try to get it after I got pregnant or had a baby.</p> <p>-The other big thing is to clean out stuff around the house and get it ready. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-pre-ttc-bucket-list#post-2294323 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 22:30:15 +0000 ms.jellen 2294323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD was a surprise pregnancy about a year into our engagement (save the dates were actually just dropped off to be mailed earlier the day we found out hahha) so I never got to think of a bucket list. I do have one for before baby 2 though..<br /> 1. Buy a house<br /> 2. Date nights as a married couple without me being pregnant during them<br /> 3. Coachella (don't make fun! Move never been and we said we would go after we got married and never got to. We have tickets for next year though!<br /> 4. DD on his way to being potty trained </p> <p>So it looks like maybe next year after coachella. DH is already talking about baby 2 though hahah </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-pre-ttc-bucket-list#post-2294002 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 17:31:08 +0000 mrs.kiwi 2294002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Vacation and Sleep in with your hubby and lazy Saturdays 😉 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-pre-ttc-bucket-list#post-2293865 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:39:05 +0000 ModernDayJibarita 2293865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>̶I'm glad to say that I did most of what was on my pre-TTC Bucket list before getting pregnant and some things are works in progress. We prioritized travel rather than home renovations or building up our savings.<br /> B̶̶u̶̶y̶ ̶a̶ ̶H̶̶o̶̶u̶̶s̶̶e̶ - Feb 2013<br /> T̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶3̶ ̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶e̶r̶n̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶a̶l̶ ̶t̶r̶i̶p̶s̶:̶ ̶M̶e̶x̶i̶c̶o̶-̶M̶a̶y̶'̶1̶4̶,̶ ̶P̶a̶r̶i̶s̶/̶L̶o̶n̶d̶o̶n̶/̶B̶a̶r̶c̶e̶l̶o̶n̶a̶-̶N̶o̶v̶'̶1̶4̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶S̶o̶u̶t̶h̶e̶a̶s̶t̶ ̶A̶s̶i̶a̶-̶M̶a̶y̶'̶1̶5̶.<br /> Refinance car &amp; house - Refinanced car in April 2015 and in process of refinancing the house<br /> Have X amount in savings by the time baby arrives - On track<br /> Get promotion - On track for promotion in Dec 2015<br /> Lose weight - Didn't happen<br /> Replace carpet w/ hardwoods in said house - Didn't happen </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-pre-ttc-bucket-list#post-2293803 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:53:28 +0000 Mrs. Blush 2293803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ms. Line: WOW! Those are awesome accomplishments. I was thinking of making my "big" trip to Africa... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-pre-ttc-bucket-list#post-2293776 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:29:24 +0000 ms.line 2293776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pre-TTC, I got married, bought a house, lost 100 pounds, traveled to Africa, got a job with a salary boost and FMLA coverage, and saved $20K in my personal account. Took about 2.5 years after getting engaged. Now that I'm pregnant my list consists of cleaning out the house and enjoying lots of fine dining! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-pre-ttc-bucket-list#post-2293573 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:00:47 +0000 Mrs. Blush 2293573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@synchronicity: yeah I feel like the mental prep part of pre-ttc isn't going to hit me until we actually start trying - you know, omg am I ready? Excitement is overriding my sensibilities right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-pre-ttc-bucket-list#post-2293564 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 10:57:20 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2293564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After I got married (sort of pre-TTC) your number 5 was on my list. I was determined to bring more money in the household and worked really hard to earn a raise/promotion. Being responsible for someone else created a focus in me that I hadn't had before.</p> <p>I liked doing things we definitely wouldn't have been able to do last minute with a babu at home. For me going to see Dave Chapelle in Miami (about a hour from home) and staying at a swanky boutique hotel that night was super exciting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-pre-ttc-bucket-list#post-2293535 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 10:42:35 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2293535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Before TTC we wanted to pay off debt, feel confident with our finances, be married at least a year, and go on a vacation together. We didn't have a timeline to accomplish them. We started trying after we had been married a little over a year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-pre-ttc-bucket-list#post-2293532 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 10:41:02 +0000 Synchronicity 2293532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a long list, including getting married and buying a new car and finishing school... Now it's just down to saving money and mentally preparing. Not quite there yet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-pre-ttc-bucket-list#post-2293526 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 10:38:48 +0000 Mrs. Blush 2293526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi Bees,</p> <p>Do you have baby fever? I do! I recently wrote the post 'Baby Fever' and the responses really helped me to feel less crazy/obsessive and get on with my life. So thanks ladies!</p> <p>In that spirit, I want to post my pre-TTC bucket list. What do you think? Do you have one? If so, please share! :)</p> <p>1. Continue wedding planning and get married! next June!<br /> 2. Establish a household budget with DH-to-be<br /> 3. Establish a sustainable fitness routine<br /> 4. Rid the house of extra stuff - clean out wardrobe and closets<br /> 5. Kick butt at work!<br /> 6. Lots of camping with DH-to-be<br /> 7. Trek around Europe with mom, who currently lives there<br /> 8. Roadtrip around home and potentially across country<br /> 9. Visit one new "big" place, like Australia or Asia</p> <p>Lots to do, huh? :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/summer-bucket-list#post-1600465 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:47:46 +0000 rattles 1600465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wonderstruck: good point about roller coasters! Along those lines, I've missed water skiing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/summer-bucket-list#post-1600452 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:36:50 +0000 Cole 1600452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree on the theme park if you like them, I was so sad when I realized we are going to a wedding near a theme park I haven't been to but it would be pointless to go since I can't do the rides. </p> <p>Lots of planned and spontaneous cookouts with margaritas or beers and friends. And just go sit at the pool or beach with a great book and enjoy the sun! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/summer-bucket-list#post-1600436 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 18:22:36 +0000 turquoisemama 1600436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Go for a girls trip! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/summer-bucket-list#post-1600059 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:04:34 +0000 wonderstruck 1600059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you like roller coasters hit up a theme park! DH and I usually go to Cedar Point every summer, but this summer I'll be pregnant and last summer I had a newborn and was recovering from a c-section, so it hasn't happened in quite a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/summer-bucket-list#post-1600055 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:03:31 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1600055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The two things I wish I would have done is take a vacation with DH before TTC and get to a better weight. </p> <p>It would have been nice to buy a house but I'm glad we didn't cause we didn't really want to be tied down to one spot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/summer-bucket-list#post-1600048 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:02:21 +0000 MrsPastryLady 1600048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rattles that sounds delicious </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/summer-bucket-list#post-1599968 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:41:16 +0000 rattles 1599968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: It was cold summer shandy and frozen margaritas for me :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/summer-bucket-list#post-1599958 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:38:08 +0000 regberadaisy 1599958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rattles: haha god am I going to miss a ice cold Corona in the backyard this summer with some awesome BBQ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/summer-bucket-list#post-1599953 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:37:16 +0000 rattles 1599953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As someone who's been pregnant two of three summers, I miss wearing non-nursing friendly sun dresses, drinking summer beers on patios, stretch-mark free swimsuit days and spontaneous day trips and evenings out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/summer-bucket-list#post-1599940 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:33:16 +0000 MrsPastryLady 1599940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama we are going to Italy in a couple weeks with DHs family which I am really looking forward to. </p> <p>@mrslion good call on the chapter books ;) </p>