Milestones and Firsts
I’m enjoying the milestones that are occurring right now (or fixing to occur). Here are some that have been most exciting and creating the most anxiety today:
— First grandchild. Our oldest is two weeks out from delivery and looking like she’s going to bust today! It’s been incredible watching the buying start immediately after announcement of being pregnant, and I don’t even want to go back and figure out how much has been spent till now nor even think about what’s going to be spent once our granddaughter arrives.
— First new car for my daughter and son-in-law. They went out yesterday and bought their first new car. That’s always an exciting moment and an early milestone for many young couples.
— 200,000 miles on my car. I’m 40 miles away from hitting 200,000 on my Acura MDX. It’s a 2001, and I’ve driven it hard for just about 8 years now. We’re going to take some pictures when we hit this milestone, but my guess is that the car won’t last much longer…I’m certainly not looking to 300,000. I’m committed to not buying a new car till this one does blow up…but I sure see several cars I would love to drive right now!
— Son’s first job. He just got hired by the world’s largest retail chain…starts with a “W”. He looked at several other high profile retailers, but neither of them turned fast in offering jobs. I suggested he go to “W”, and sure enough, within 2 weeks he had a job. I’m excited for him, though he seems pretty numb about it all. I’m also excited about the 10% discount we can now leverage because he’s an employee!
— 14 year old entering high school. Oh boy. Here come several firsts…first real boy friend…first drive (she did that yesterday)…first date (oh my gosh). I have the advantage of having been through the boy and dating stuff with my oldest, but this is my youngest. The anxiety of the first is replaced with the anxiety of your last.
— Five years with one company. I never accomplished that before. I’m not sure I’ll ever accomplish it again. I live in a constant state of anxiety when it comes to jobs…I like change…challenge…growth…excitement…changing teams and then team building…winning.
— First I-Pod. This may not seem like much to some, but it was a pretty big step for me! I’m enjoying listening to my tunes everywhere I go. Of course, my daughter set it up for me!
This year I’m going to do something similar to a “bucket list” and then track my milestones and firsts against that list. Time is going by fast and that bucket list is going to be long!