<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287479243699497856</id><updated>2024-10-09T10:25:52.907+08:00</updated><category term="Family"/><title type='text'>KATIYAY</title><subtitle type='html'>To write well, you have to write what you know. This is what I know... - Josie Geller (Never Been Kissed)</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiyay.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1287479243699497856/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiyay.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>CDP</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08575651931225478377</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZo_ty4n-WTGJVFVOjS8KCxROo2-ZHCE485fY-y-F4cRxDut0zjWcNIELOePtUQqjVG7VenQqqAamrqIIXTpA7S_Ky8FjicJv76HtANjDUx14lGXOeBPGFaT-B5gbIiQ/s113/DSC_0657.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287479243699497856.post-4584665272604076446</id><published>2017-01-19T23:53:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2017-01-19T23:59:21.405+08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Family"/><title type='text'>THE GOAL</title><content type='html'>The goal is to be a stay at home mom by 45 years old, I once told my husband. On one of those days that I wanted to quit my job, not because I don&#39;t like it (I love my job!) but I&#39;m just being lazy. My very supportive husband just said, ok. No argument.&lt;br /&gt;
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A few days later, a clearer mind and a happier mood, I will take it back. I&#39;ll work for as long as I can.&lt;br /&gt;
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At 45, our daughter is only 14. A sophomore in high school. 8 more years before she graduates from college. What if she wanted to be a doctor? Another 4 or 5 years maybe?&lt;br /&gt;
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I also wanted to travel the world with my Jeng and Indigo - preferably now, while we&#39;re younger. Plus, I know there will come a time that our daughter will choose to travel with her friends and cousins instead of us.&lt;br /&gt;
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So no, I&#39;m very far from the goal.&lt;br /&gt;
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But maybe, I can be a work-at-home mom by 45. I can still be working and earning, and at the same time spending more quality time with my family. Jeng practically works from home. He&#39;s a freelance photographer and more. He works at his own pace. I envy him sometimes. Well, fine, a lot.&lt;br /&gt;
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Realistically, the goal is to 🎶work, work, work, work, work 🎶 and save. Well honestly, I have been doing these two for as long as I can remember. I must learn how to not-spend-much-on-wants and focus on the needs only. I need to earn extra on the side. Should I bake cookies? Hahaha. Why not?&lt;br /&gt;
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Well I still have 9.5years before I turn 45. Anything can happen. I might win the lottery, you know? That is when I started betting.&lt;br /&gt;
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Anyway, happy 2017!&lt;br /&gt;
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Cheers to the (not so) new year!!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://katiyay.blogspot.com/feeds/4584665272604076446/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/1287479243699497856/4584665272604076446?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1287479243699497856/posts/default/4584665272604076446'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1287479243699497856/posts/default/4584665272604076446'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://katiyay.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-goal.html' title='THE GOAL'/><author><name>CDP</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08575651931225478377</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZo_ty4n-WTGJVFVOjS8KCxROo2-ZHCE485fY-y-F4cRxDut0zjWcNIELOePtUQqjVG7VenQqqAamrqIIXTpA7S_Ky8FjicJv76HtANjDUx14lGXOeBPGFaT-B5gbIiQ/s113/DSC_0657.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>