tracy_at_peace : MyBlogHer Profile

Hi. I am Tracy and I live in Georgia. By day, I work as an administrator in a research department but I have a deep desire to write and edit others' writing. I am here because I am in the middle of a personal journey.... 1. I am nearing the end of my 40th year; I will be 41 in March. I have never been married and I don't have children. I have spent much of my 40th year contemplating the fact that my life isn't exactly what I had hoped for, dreamed of and prayed for. 2. A year ago I weighed 403 pounds. To date I have lost 60 pounds. I know that I have a long way to go, but I'm up for the challenge. 3. I am seeking financial peace. 2009 gave me a fiscal reality check and I have entered 2010 with great resolve to "get it together" financially. 4. I am learning how to negotiate a long-term relationship. I've known Pete for nearly 17 years and probably loved him for most of that time. He was out of my life for many years, but he's back and I am definitely in love with him. I'm not however, the same naive, inexperienced girl I was when I first met him. It's a whole new ball game now. My plan was to create a blog about my journey to financial peace. The problem with limiting my blog to fiscal issues is that all the entities of my life - the things I mentioned above, my family and friends, my faith and church activities, and my job, all impact my "pocketbook." So, I will speak to my financial journey, but will have to do so within the greater context of my life. I hope you'll read something here that speaks to your own situation. Here's to an awesome 2010 and moving toward financial peace! Cheers! Tracy