Baby Bucket List

I've read many people post about all the things they want to do before they have a baby. Some people want to travel, others want to pay down or off debt, others want to change careers or finish school.

While I do like to travel- I have to say that we did all the traveling our budget allowed us to. Sure, we didn't visit exotic places or stay at a Waldorf Astoria, but we did pretty much what we wanted to, when we wanted to.

Our finances- I don't think Suze Orman would approve the way we handle our finances but i'd like to think that we are in a good financial position. We deposit money in to our savings account every single week and we pay all of our bills on time.  We've paid off several outstanding debts and are on track to be debt free (with the exception of those pesky student loans) within the next year, give or take a month.

As far as school goes, I started my last class a few weeks ago. I have exactly 5 more nights of class and graduate on December 17th, only 7 weeks away. When we got married- I promised my mom that i would finish school, no matter what. And with that ladies and gentlemen will come a very much deserved promotion at work =-)

Juju and I will be married shy of three years when we bring our sweet baby boy into this world and I think the timing is perfect. Hell- if i found out I was pregnant 3 days after the wedding- the timing would have been perfect then too.

There is/was a few things that I would like to take care of  before the baby is born. There is a few things that we hope to have done before Dec 31st, 2012.

Household-

1. Purchase a washer and dryer 
• Must be high efficiency
• Must have Sanitize/Steam cycle
2. Redo flooring in Nursery
• Natural/Eco/Baby friendly
3. Redo our closet kitchen situation
• Minimum- new sink
• Add counter space

Personal-

1. Learn CPR and First Aid  (Newborn + Infant)
• Both Juju & I
2. Upgrade point and shoot to DSLR
3. Stop frivolous spending (ha!)
• limit take out/dining out 
4. Begin using coupons [before they expire]
5. Maternity leave stash
• Food (non-perishable; frozen)
• Household goods (toilet paper, detergent, face wash, etc)

Finances-

1. Pay off debt (goal date is Nov 2012) 
• Be halfway July 30th
2. Pay off Juju's car
• Before June 1st
3. Save 2 months worth of supplemental income
• maternity leave pay

Im sure there are tons of things that I am missing off this list. And yes- sure there will always be something that i could have done, or places i could have visited... but isn't that how life is? This isn't to bash people who want and actually do all those things- this is just one persons opinion of what I feel is important, again, to me.