To ask what your long and short term goals are?

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I'm feeling a bit lost. I'm 24, sahm, 2 children under 5. Eldest is off to school in September and youngest will be doing a couple of sessions at nursery then too. (For her benefit more than mine, she's been aching to go since her sister started but she was too young)

I don't really have any short or long term goals to work towards other than complete the decorating in our house.

I read that setting big or small things to work towards help with the 'lost' feeling and can help with depression.

We've got a holiday booked for next week, but after that the next thing is a birthday and then my eldest off to school. Then it's just birthdays and Christmas etc.

Does any of this ramble make sense? What are your goals?

I would start small.

For example start a fitness class.

Then could you retrain at something or do some exams from home to get you your dream job or at least a job that stimulates you when your kids are in school?

I have the decorating thing too lol but I think it’s becaise I’m in this ruddy house all the time it’s all I focus on x

Short term goals are to create my web site and stay financially afloat while DD is at University.
Long term is to stay fit and healthy into old age.

Short term goals are to stay sane whilst working and raising two (currently very frustrating) kids.
Also have enrolled onto a short course that is related to a field I want to work in. My long term goal is to get into that field but will likely have to wait until youngest is in school.

Short term - run a 10-mile race in July, lose weight
Medium term - get promoted at work

Short term - keep going (recently bereaved).

Long term - monitor ds's mental health and support him. Also would love to join a local history group when I have more energy and explore the history of an amazing local feature.

You've done so much already and you're so young! Really impressive.

Also - read War and Peace

Short term

• Write three books while I'm on maternity leave. I want to finish drafting by the end of May, then I have three months to edit them into something reasonable.

• Decorate/Declutter the house. If we can't move in the next couple of months, if not, I'll be working harder on this.

• Get DS into nursery and get back to work in September. A goal because it's a nightmare trying to even get a part time place around here.

• Take better care of myself.

Long Term

• Keep finding ways to build our business, so eventually I can maybe afford to give up work.

• Publish a book. Doesn't need to sell a single copy, or be successful.

• Buy a house.