Positive vibes
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In all the depressing news, I thought I would share some personal news as a reminder that life continues. Would encourage any of you to do the same! Good time to catch up on everyone!
I just had my 2nd kid about a month ago! Baby girl. Got one of each now, but living the 2-kids under 3 life. Its been a lot of fun. Got to spend a lot of time with my son while out on parental leave. Took him to his first Royals game (that he remembers) and now he won’t stop talking about baseball.
Also, sold my house about a year ago this time. It was a bit of fixer-upper when we bought it. I put a lot of my savings into that house to fix it up, and even more sweat equity. Sold it for more than I would have ever imagined after only being in it for 5 years. Was able to pay off all of mine and the wife’s student loan debts and are probably 3-4 months away from moving into our “dream” home!
I got my Master’s Degree about a year ago. I just started working on my CPA finally. About 10-years later than I should have but we can only look forward!
Hope most of you are doing well in life and you’re staying grounded in the stuff that matters most.
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@Kcmatt7 I’m so happy for you! way to go!
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Wow, congratulations on the 2nd child. You certainly have had a lot of big changes in life recently and it’s probably pretty cool to look back on them.
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I’ve had some hardships over the past year and life can be a complicated mess but everyone has their ups and downs.
I got a big promotion a year ago but the benefits haven’t outweighed the negatives so I’m at a crossroads. It has brought me financial stability in these hard times though which I’m thankful for but I know I’m going to have to make a decision one way or the other at some point.
My son has become fully invested in baseball this year and the journey still continues. He went from Little League to All Stars to now travel ball and will pitch in his first 9U kid pitch game tomorrow so that’s very exciting. I’m a nervous wreck but can’t wait to see him perform. We have lived at the baseball field since April, and it’s been an honor to watch him grow as a person and player. I don’t think we’ll know what to do with ourselves when the travel season ends next month but basketball is next up for him and he’s excited for that. Hopefully this year I can get him into watching some KU games with me as he was curious at times last season.
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@BeddieKU23 said in Positive vibes:
I’ve had some hardships over the past year and life can be a complicated mess but everyone has their ups and downs.
I got a big promotion a year ago but the benefits haven’t outweighed the negatives so I’m at a crossroads. It has brought me financial stability in these hard times though which I’m thankful for but I know I’m going to have to make a decision one way or the other at some point.
My son has become fully invested in baseball this year and the journey still continues. He went from Little League to All Stars to now travel ball and will pitch in his first 9U kid pitch game tomorrow so that’s very exciting. I’m a nervous wreck but can’t wait to see him perform. We have lived at the baseball field since April, and it’s been an honor to watch him grow as a person and player. I don’t think we’ll know what to do with ourselves when the travel season ends next month but basketball is next up for him and he’s excited for that. Hopefully this year I can get him into watching some KU games with me as he was curious at times last season.
With work - similarly I got a promotion about a year ago. Then immediately we were (are) and industry current administration is going after. Caused a ton of stress. Went to therapy to help me understand why I was hating work so much. It very much helped keep things in perspective. Just a thought if you haven’t tried it first before leaving.
Congrats on the baseball! Good luck to him pitching! I miss playing baseball at that age more than any other competitive sports I played.
