Five things...

Whilst browsing through other people's '52 lists' yesterday I came across this post on the Lariats and Lavender blog. It was started off by Angie at my so called chaos and it was so much fun that I decided to post my own 5 things too. 

So here are five things that...

...you’ll find in my bag:
What bag?
I don’t carry one

...you’ll find in my bedroom:
-    my snuggly, red, pillow covered bed with Bear sitting waiting to give me cuddles
-    my Nan’s sewing machine, the one that made my school uniforms, my wedding dress and so many other things and memories
-    Damascus, my adorably cute chameleon
-    Felicity, my orchid who still refuses to flower
-    My Eiffel tower ring holder with all the rings that mean something to me resting on it

...I’ve always wanted to do:
-    live in a treehouse
-    visit the pyramids in Egypt and in Peru
-    own my own home (yes, a treehouse would count)
-    get a freefall licence
-    be able to draw

...I’m into right now:
-    Grey’s Anatomy
-    the amazing city that I live and work in
-    quilting, especially EPP and hand sewing
-    going to the gym and working ‘til my muscles scream at me to stop
-    dried mango

...quirks I have:
-    my bookcases and dvds are sorted by colour and by size, not in alphabetical order or by topic. And yes, that means that book 2 of the Lord of the Rings trilogy is not between books 1 and 3, because I lost book 2 and the replacement is a larger size
-    I like my cupboards to be sorted in a particular way: cup handles all the same direction, labels all to the front, clothes & towels neatly aligned. I don’t think that’s a quirk but the rest of my family seem to
-    I really, really dislike feet
-    some of my best friends are trees
-    some of my best friends are ex-boyfriends

52 Lists - Week 3

Moorea's week 3 list is "Things you should be proud of". That made me smile because the people who love me are forever telling me I have so many things I ~should~ be proud of, but I often just don't see them. Even when they are pointed out to me. 

You probably can't read the list too easily from the photo so here's what my third list says:

- my daughters (that's the bit in the heart: love them to pieces)

- making it through three and a half years of studying, whilst working a full time job for the first time in my life, bringing up four kids, leaving my marriage and starting again with nothing, having my heart broken and being totally financially unstable 

- forgiving my mum

- trusting someone again, even though it's scary and I can see so many reasons not to

- starting again everytime I think I've failed

- realising that little hiccups are NOT failure

- curl up on the sofa with coffee and a good movie

- bake all day

- walk through the rain with my good down just to feel the water on my skin

- jump in puddles

- have a long hot bath, then do all the pampering things I usually forget: face mask, body lotion, paint my toes pretty colours

- put on my favourite music and sew 

- play piano 

52 Lists - Week One

A whole new year and a whole lot of new starts, including actually posting here again. In an attempt to keep me on track I have decided to join in with not one, but two versions of 52 lists. The first is run by Moorea Seal - List One is words that touch your soul. Moorea has cute downloadable list sheets that you can add to your Project Life scrapbooks, or anything else that you use to keep memories. This is mine:

The second is run by UK bloggers Ema and Jen

For my body:

• Walk up the stairs at work instead of taking the lift (yes, I know I’m not going to walk up to the top floor straight away, but a floor extra every couple of weeks will get me there by Easter)
• Drink at least 4 pints of water a day
• Eat halthily. Or just regularly. Or even both!
• Lose weight. No change-my-diet or get-thin-quick plans. Just actually change my life, step by step, so it’s something I can live with forever
• Get those saggy muscles back in shape 

For my soul:

• Accept that people love me for who I am – they’re good people so trust their judgement
• Spend one-on-one time with each of my daughters at least once a week
• Make time to be creative every day
• Don’t put off ‘til tomorrow what can easily be done today
• STOP MAKING EXCUSES!

And just things I want to achieve:

• Look after my garden & extend the planting so it is always a place of beauty & peace
• Learn to bake bread as easily as I bake cakes
• Finish at least six quilts over the year
• Update my blog every week
• Learn to play Bach on the piano again