My Life List

I first realised the power of list-making when I was twenty two. I was cleaning out some papers and found a list I'd made a year or so earlier with a few short term, mid term and long term goals scribbled down. I can't remember everything on the list, just two of my long term goals, two things I thought wouldn't happen for years:

• Live by the sea
• Have my own company

Of course, the reason I remember them is that they had already come true, just a few months after I'd written them down. Owen and I were living in our first home together which was literally across the road from the beach, and after a couple of months being a self-employed event organiser I'd incorporated my own company. Since then I've become a little obsessed with lists...

When I first started this blog I wrote a 101 in 1001 list and for the first year or so I was quite diligent about crossing goals off. My interest waned in the second half of the project, but by the time the 1001 days were up I still managed to cross off 64 goals. When I took another look at the list a few days ago I realised that without even thinking about it another 8 goals were also complete. It would seem that lists work even when you don't pay attention to them!

Now I get excited whenever I sit down to write a list of things I want to have/be/do because just the act of putting them down makes me feel that it's only a matter of time before they come true. I've recently been revising my Life List and getting excited about the possibilities, I'm always thinking about new things to add!

Brighton Fireworks

Last night Owen & I headed down to the beach to watch the annual fireworks display. We brought the camera along and Owen took some pretty amazing photos. A few of my favourites:

The beach gets pretty crowded, and while waiting for the main event to start people all along the shore set off their own little fireworks. Once the display finishes everyone claps and cheers, then there's a mad rush to try and beat the traffic home!

Camping at Lake Benmore

Following tradition, we spent the long weekend at Lake Benmore with some friends for a few days of camping, boating, reading and lazing in the sun.

Feathers in My Cap

• Keeping our yearly camping tradition going (this is the third year we've all made the trip)
• Lots of time for doing nothing much
• Trying damper cooked on the camp fire for the first time
• Riding on the motorbike with Owen while the dog tried to keep up
• Barbecue breakfasts
• Spending afternoons down by the lake napping in the sun

Black Eyes

• The temperature really dropping as soon as the sun went down
• Deciding it was too cold for water skiing (I should have given it a go anyway!)
• Watching the rugby world cup final. I had to hide my eyes for the last ten minutes it was so tense!