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-Save the amount of our insurance deductible (we have a high deductible plan) and the remaining hospital bill. It's not a ton, but I don't want to have to stress about it and I don't want to have to go into our current savings for it.
-Plus put a bit more into savings.
-Buy a house, or at least move into a proper house. This place is too small for us now, and there's not way I'd want to bring another child into it.
-Talk DH into it. He's still pretty firmly in the "one and done" camp, although he's keeping his mind open, and will be more willing to consider it once we meet the above.
-Lose 30 lbs.

@HLK208: LOL I wish the scale would tell me that!!!

And yeah, in one of our many recent conversations about I told him I didn't want to have another baby until he was excited about the idea. We wanted E so badly, and tried for much longer than we anticipated. I wouldn't want to try to bring a second child into the world without that same want...it just doesn't feel fair to said hypothetical second child.

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While we're currently TTC, we have a list of things we are working through while we try:
- buy a Digital TV receiver and recorder
- buy DH a digital piano (his 30th birthday gift)
- replace our phones
- buy a chest freezer
- get three months expenses in savings

I'm also going on work conference - something I've always wanted to do - and working on getting fitter. It's nice to have other things to focus on.

I've just had to unexpectedly put TTC on hold until October or so after trying for three cycles, so I decided, instead of moping, to set some goals I want to achieve before we ttc again! They are:

-replace all our flooring (this is in progress! starting in the next 2 weeks! So sick of our dumb carpet!)
-new window treatments (getting all white plantation shutters)
-tend to my very new flower garden
-get in the BEST SHAPE EVERRR well, or just lose weight and stop eating like crap. I've let myself go the past couple of months, this summer is for clean eating and working out hardcore.
-I'm seriously thinking about taking on this big project of painting our oak cabinets in the kitchen. I've read so many blogs and watched a lot of youtube videos about it and I think I might actually do it.
-same with @SweetMamaM: get 3 months of expenses in savings, we will put a dent in our savings after the floors and the window treatments, so basically replenish what we've lost.

I was really super bummed out about having to put ttc on hold, but I'm thinking this happened for a reason. Time to get my life together and act like an adult before we bring another human being into our lives!

Travel was one, and we already took care of that. The only other thing is to make going to the gym a habit. It's been working, but it's still a struggle every time.

Here's my list:
1. Lose about 20 pounds
2. Go to Oktoberfest in early October

We are going to start TTC in late October (I think). I keep pushing back the date.

Completed items:
Buy House
New car for me
New (and full-time) job for me

To-do:
Beef up savings

Things that would be nice, but aren't show-stoppers:
Dental work (I have a long and sordid dental history)
New flooring in future nursery

Nothing too outrageous. We're getting close!

@TurtleDoves: hahaha, I know! I'm soooo excited!