Yesterday I told you that my birthday is coming up and I have decided to make a list of things to aim for before the big 4-0 coming up in 4 years. I shared half my list yesterday so today I best tell you the other half!
40 before 40 - part the second.
21. Visit Paris for a day.
Basically, I want to go somewhere on the Eurostar and this seems the best place to pick as I've never been to Paris!
22. Take madam to Disneyland.
I have wanted to visit Disney with madam for a couple of years. She is such a fan and if we make it there before she turns 8 it'll be sooooo much cheaper!
23. Write the first draft of a novel.
Because I have started so many books that I have never quite finished...
24. Have a full body massage.
I have never had one. I think I need to remedy this. Possibly whilst also being at some form of spa...
25. Dye my hair a bright colour.
I have wanted blue hair since I was about 14. I have several friends who have blue hair at the moment and I am hideously jealous of them. I've just never quite been brave enough to take the plunge and I know my parents would hate it...
26. Own a diamond!
I'm an April baby which means diamond is actually my birthstone. I think it's about time I owned one in some way.
27. Give away one thing each month.
Because I think it would be good for me to try and be less selfish.
28. Always have a notebook with me and keep them when full.
I've usually got a notebook on me somewhere, but I want to underline how important that has started to become for me. I think keeping my notebooks to look back on will help me to see my growth as well.
29. Keep a folder for madam's schoolwork.
I've usually got a notebook on me somewhere, but I want to underline how important that has started to become for me. I think keeping my notebooks to look back on will help me to see my growth as well.
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| Finally finished my clouds notebook and moved on to my new one the other week... |
I want to remember all those rubbish pictures that she's done. Because she's getting better all the time and I sort of miss them!
30. Get a good photo of madam and I together :)
I don't have one! So many pictures of madam, none of us together :(
I don't have one! So many pictures of madam, none of us together :(
31. Learn to make a selection of cocktails.
Everyone should be able to make a few cocktails, surely!
Everyone should be able to make a few cocktails, surely!
32. Walk along the whole of Hadrian's wall.
This has been a dream of mine since I was quite young. I've always fancied a walking holiday and this seems a good place to start.
This has been a dream of mine since I was quite young. I've always fancied a walking holiday and this seems a good place to start.
33. Teach madam to knit or crochet.
These skills have come to mean so much to me and I think part of the joy I have in them is that I share them with most of the females in my family. They unite generations and they have a wonderful community around them. Plus they're both such great ways to help find inner peace.
34. Learn to use a camera properly.
These skills have come to mean so much to me and I think part of the joy I have in them is that I share them with most of the females in my family. They unite generations and they have a wonderful community around them. Plus they're both such great ways to help find inner peace.
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| some of my latest crochet projects... |
Rather than my "point and shoot and hope for the best" technique!
35. Visit the Natural History Museum.
Another place I've always wanted to visit. Really want a major museum binge in London at some point the Natural History museum is just top of that list.
Another place I've always wanted to visit. Really want a major museum binge in London at some point the Natural History museum is just top of that list.
36. Have breakfast in bed!
That someone else has made for me. Just once would be nice...
That someone else has made for me. Just once would be nice...
37. Grow my own food.
Um, because things taste better when you grow them yourself.
Um, because things taste better when you grow them yourself.
38. Sort out the DVD collection.
As we have no TV we watch endless DVDs. They have a habit of migrating from where they are supposed to be and getting into the wrong boxes. It drives me insane. Must sort them out properly!
As we have no TV we watch endless DVDs. They have a habit of migrating from where they are supposed to be and getting into the wrong boxes. It drives me insane. Must sort them out properly!
39. Make a Christmas tradition just for madam and I.
Because every family needs a Christmas tradition.
Because every family needs a Christmas tradition.
40. Create a work of art that I'm proud of and display it in my home.
I've had a plan to make a canvas for a few years and never got around to it as I'm worried it won't be good enough. I need to take the plunge and have some fun. And displaying it will help with my "everything must be perfect" issues!
So that's it! All 40 things I want to aim for in the next 4 years. Do you think I've missed anything?
Love, Pearl.
I've had a plan to make a canvas for a few years and never got around to it as I'm worried it won't be good enough. I need to take the plunge and have some fun. And displaying it will help with my "everything must be perfect" issues!
So that's it! All 40 things I want to aim for in the next 4 years. Do you think I've missed anything?
Love, Pearl.
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