I'm having a bad April so far and I realized that I need to refocus on what my true goals are and how I'm going to get there. So this is my first attempt at any kind of blog or operation or anything of the sort. I'm hoping that by having a specific place where I plan to post hands and thoughts that I will do it more often.

So here's my quick story... I used to play a lot pre-act and did ok in my mind (like most people did) and then basically quit when the act passed. Well in November I quit my job as a financial advisor to go work for another firm when woops...the offer fell through and I found myself unemployed for the first time in my life. Well after several other interviews and a bunch of resumes nothing has come through (not a great time to be starting as a financial advisor). Well during this time I had quite a bit of time on my hands and started playing poker again. Deposited $100 on Stars to get the $50 reload bonus and for the first couple months played SnG's and 6-max and basically broke even. Then I think in January my friend said "didn't you used to play full ring, why don't you try that." So I did, and since then I've gone from $5 NL to $100 NL. And here I am. Still looking for a job, but now realizing that I can make decent money playing poker, with a chance at making really good money in the future. So for the time being, I'm playing poker to pay the bills (my wife has a good job and state benefits) and to see if I can make a real run at this. But before people say "don't just jump into thinking you can be a pro just because you've made some money", I say, I don't think that. But I do think of it as a job (I like to think of it as my business)...if only temporarily.

Ok, goals...
Short term
-Make enough to be able to pay da bills (and taxes) and grow my bankroll. Right now specifically I'd like to be able to withdraw about $2k/month. The next two months maybe less because of our tax return and rebate.
-Start moving up levels (mix in a couple tables) when I have 30 buy ins for that level.
-Move back down when I have 25 buy ins.
Long term (assuming I maintain my short term goals)
-By the end of June I'd like to be playing $200NL regularly. (edit: Fail) Did I say by the end of June? Lets go for end of September and reevaluate then.
-By next year I'd like be playing $400NL

Alright, well there's my first ever post in my first ever op/blog. More to come, I'll try to post some recent hands today to get started.