100 – Having absolutely transparent and loving conversation that makes me realize that how deep our relationships are
99-Counchsurfing and having couch surfers
98-Finding quiet places
97-New hair colors and style
96-Creating a “Coming Alive List”
95 – Figuring out a way to take pictures of your breath when its cold out
94 – Pulling over on the side of the road to take picture of natural inspirations
93- A Chilly Autumn Morning, A hot cup of coffee, and an interesting novel
92 – New Guys! That bring new surprising interests into my life.
91 – An afternoon sorting things out with Kendra!!!!
90 – Fluffy, soft blankets!
89 – Taking pictures of myself (naked and not) and sharing them
88 – Excellent Lifetime Movies
87 – Halloween
86 – Letting down my guard and allowing you all to take the opportunity to get to know me
85 – Fun eye color
84 – Musicals!!!
83 – Random Monday Night Hook Ups…
82 – Pedro – I know another person isn’t supposed to make me happy….but he does….he is good.
81 – Hearing new and exciting was of making change for the better in our world
80 – Not watching TV
79 – Sitting under my tree – Lately, because the heat inside has been unbearable…I have found that I sit under the tree in the shade and read for hours….Its perfect…I hear the birds and the leaves and the traffic….
78 – I love to Volunteer for small projects…right now I am volunteering for SUNY Brockport’s ADP, Sample Soap & I’m gonna start volunteering for Cool Kids! I’m so excited to keep doing good for people other than myself.
77 – Free Hugs! Yesterday, at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Rochester, NY, I gave free hugs. I wore a sign, and it made not only me, but everyone around me happy!
76 – Having a psychic reading is the greatest thing ever.
75 – An “Aha” (I get it) moment
74 – Learning
73 – Watching
72 – Listening
71 – Rereading my list of 100 things that make me happy!
70 – Confidence
69 – Snowball fights
68 – Water Fights
67 – Festival Season
65 – Watching my plants flourish in the sunlight
64 – Everytime my cuz says, “I can’t do anything without you” and I know deep down she means it even though she says it jokingly
63 – Gettin’ cheers on 43 Things
62 – Myspace
61 – Dreaming…in general
60 – Walking
59 – Bike riding
58 – Driving
57 – Visiting friends and family outside of Upstate NY
56 – Spending a day with my Dad or Mom
55 – Having a dream in which my little sister comes to me and tells me it’s all okay and so is she
54- Being proud of myself
53- Feeling happy about where I am today
52 – Summer Vacation: I may only get three weeks off but I still get time off…
51 – Mind blowing Sex
50 – Feeling Sexy!!!
49 – Eating Good Food in Fancy or Off Beat Restaurants
48 – Vacationing
47 – Feeling Safe
46 – Feeling Needed
45 – Cooking
44 – Being inside of an old house…one with personality
43 – Singing really loud in the car with the windows down (someday someone will discover my beautiful voice)
42 – Taking control of a bad/out of control situation
41 – Checking something off my to do list
40 – Getting a Pedicure (which I try to do once a month)
39 – Shopping at the Public Market
38 – Visiting Large Zoo’s
37 – Tanning … The Real thing or Fake-N-Bake
36 – Watching Happy Families Interact (mine is not so happy)
35 – Trying Anything New
34 – Haircuts / Trying New Hair Colors
33 – Touring (alone or with friends) Old Historic Cities
32 – Professionals Massages & Baths….
31 – Drugs…Smoking a joint, every once in a long while, with some friends is always nice…And I have to admit…in the past…I did love…acid, extacy and shrooms…..
30 – Amusement Parks – Rollercoasters and food…mmm…
29 – Garage Sales or Garbage Sales… I like either, I am always able to find something wonderful even at a crappy garbage sale…
28 – The first snow…Big white flakes that sparkle in the sunshine
27 – Listening to wind blowing through the trees….and watching a weeping willow sway in the wind…
26 – Laughter…I have a contagious laugh and I love to make me start laughing with me and just fall into that uncontrollable silly laughter…
25 – Long drives with no real destination
24 – Flowers…daisies, sunflowers, fresh wildflowers
23 – Sharing a bottle of Wine with my girlfriends…Tammy and Rena…We always have great times over a bottle or three…
22 – Unconditional Love It’s very few in my life who offer unconditional love…but those that do make it so easy for me to be myself because I don’t have to worry that I will upset them and they will pull away.
21 – A dream that my sister is alive. I like to believe that when I dream these dreams they are simple messages from her that she is okay and that there really is a life after death. I have only had two of these dreams and the first freaked me out but last night when i dreamt it I was thrilled. I talked with her and it felt normal. I would sleep all the time if my dreams were of a life with her.
20 – Dating – Or rather the first few dates…I think dating and getting to know new people is so exciting…my best date…a picnic with a security guard of an abandoned building…we went to the top floor overlooking the city and had a picnic….and watched the sunset over the city…it was so romantic….hmmm…i can’t remember his name…hehehe
19 – Watching Live Theaters & The Ballet
18 –Long Steamy Hot Showers
17 – Having friends who really love me
16 – Working Out
15 – Sleeping In
14 – Waking up without an Alarm Clock
13 – Preparing for new courses at school. I love the excitement of learning new things.
12 – Sunshine in my window in the morning
11 – The WB Shows – Gilmore Girls, Everwood and Charmed and now 90210 and Privileged
10 – Classic Films—-Gone with the Wind, Casablanca & It happened One Night are some of my favorites…!
9 – Unemployment in the Summer—I am being laid off on June 3rd. I get to collect unemployment for the summer and get some time to myself.
8 – Staying Up All Night Long Having a Great Phone Conversation
7 – School
6 – Watching the sunrise or set…or just a “god” moment in the sky-a blue sky, fluffy clouds-I have been watching the sunrise on my drive to school-I really enjoy it——But my favorite sun memory was last summer…I had gone away with Jason to his families cottage on the Lake and we sat in the sand for hours and talked and just watched the sky…It was amazing!
5 – Reading a good book
4-Writing
3-Wheel Throwing – I’m taking my second class in wheel throwing and it’s so calming for me. I love it!!!
2-Live Music – doesn’t matter the type just to see it live
1-The Water – the ocean, Lake Ontario, rivers, streams, waterfalls, a bubble bath, jacuzzi, pool…
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Wow… I’ve really abandoned this list. Bad bad. I’m reviving this for Thing-A-Day
The context has changed a lot; it’s been 2 years since I started this list. We’ve moved from the Netherlands to Italy, I finished graduate school, traveled a bit around Italy with the husband, started freelancing, my father had a life-saving operation (he’s fine now), took a big 7-week trip to India-Singapore-Indonesia with the husband. Although sometimes I wish some things were easier, I love our life!
71. being greeted by name in the local cafes/bakeries/fruit sellers/pizzeria in our Milan neighbourhood
72. touching a very soft hank of woolly yarn
73. swimming in Italian lakes in the summer
74. sunbathing in the park with the husband
75. staying over at a friend’s house and they prepare your bed for you while you brush your teeth: all crisp fresh sheets for you to sink into
76. looking at handsome Italian men on the metro/train :)
77. window-shopping in Milan
78. aperitivo with friends
79. receiving emails from people who have stumbled upon my blog/portfolio and want to get to know me for work/fun
80. receiving emails from online and offline publications who want to use my photography
Ugh. I will ignore the last entry I made under this goal and consider that a happy memory
53. frozen dinners
54. the ice cream that’s on the counter…melting…crap, i forgot I took it out
55.”Contagious” by the Isley Brothers. I don’t know why
56. Album: Till the Sun Turns Black by Ray LaMontagne
57. comfortable jeans
58. jeans that fit me properly
65. My ex-husband’s beer belly – I know this sounds a little on the petty and childish side, but he was always so proud of his fast metabolism and so critical of my weight. I guess it all finally caught up with him!
66. Real Mexican food – Taco Bell may have its good points, but there is nothing like real authentic Mexican food, especially chilaquiles. Yummy!
67. Improv comedy – The people that do this are so clever and funny. Love Whose Line is it Anyway, both the US and UK version. Tony Slattery is da bomb!
68. Poetry – Reading poetry is one of my great passions. I’ve dabbled in writing it myself for years. It’s hard for me to name a favorite poet, there are so many good ones. But here is my favorite poem ever.
When You are Old by William Butler Yeats
WHEN you are old and gray and full of sleep
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;
How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true;
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face.
And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead,
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.
69. Thunderstorms – Lightning flashes and thunder echoes across the sky. Mother Nature sure has a spectacular way of showing us who’s in charge. Sometimes it’s nice to feel small and insignificant.
54. Online friends – it’s always nice logging in and finding a comment from one of my online friends, or seeing a familiar name in chat and being greeted with virtual hugs and kisses. Sometimes its hard with the varied schedules and family obligations to keep in contact as much as I’d like with my offline friends, and even harder to find the opportunity to make new friends offline. But being part of this online world has certainly broadened my horizons, and I can say that I care for my online friends just as much as I do my offline ones.
55. Yahoo voice trivia – I love playing trivia games. I do play Trivial Pursuit and those sorts of games with my family and friends, but sometimes our schedules just don’t mesh. Besides, they don’t like it when I win. LOL
56. Weddings – To be more specific, I like to plan weddings. Maybe it’s a control-freak thing, but I like being in charge of everything, and I like to find creative ways to pull the whole thing off without breaking the budget too much. Which I guess makes it a good thing that I’m the one the family always turns to for help in planning the next wedding/birthday party/family reunion.
57. Auctions – I grew up going to auctions with my parents and grandmother on a weekly basis. Here in Illinois we’re about to enter Community Sale season, which for those of you not familiar with the idea, is basically a townwide auction. Everybody will bring their unwanted stuff downtown and line the streets, and then it is auctioned off to whomever wants it. It’s definitely a unique experience, that’s for sure. Definitely a place for bargain hunters.
58. Learning a new skill – Even being out of school as long as I have, I enjoy learning to do something new, it makes me feel self-reliant (or maybe it’s that control freak thing again…)
59. Splashing in puddles after a rainstorm – Although I must say, it does make the neighbors look at me like I’m crazy.
60. Yahoo answers – Finally, a practical use for all the useless junk filling my head!
61. Fox News Channel – I like their balanced approach to the issues, and I’m a huge O’Reilly fan.
62. The Chicken Dance – Ok, the thing about the chicken dance is that no matter what level of dancing ability you have, you accept the fact right away that if you are over ten years old and doing the chicken dance, you will look like a dork. Which keeps us from taking ourselves too seriously. So c’mon and dance with me!
63. Watching snow fall – It’s just sooo pretty.
64. Winnie the Pooh – silly old bear. Very comforting image, no matter how old you are.
It’s been so long since I’ve worked on this list. I do want to try to finish this, because I think it’s a worthwhile task. I’m going to take some time first to review what I’ve already come up with, and then push on toward the finish!
52. Watching the X-files with my best friend!
I’ve been a fan since… ‘96? ‘97? I have to admit I stopped watching when Duchovny left, but cna you really blame me? Anyhow, I came upon this little store in Pasadena that sells used DVDs and I found the collectors editions of the X-Files seasons (which were about 80 bucks a pop – and up- when they came out) for $20 a season. I bought Seasons 1 – 6, and season 8. Apprently someone had sold the store the whole series, and then someone came in and bought just seasons 7 and 9. So I am on a mission to get those two seaons in the collectors editions.
About two or 3 weeks ago at most, my friend, who has only seen a handful of episodes, and the movie, said he’d be interested in watching with me. So we started on season one and as of last night, we are more than halfway through season 4. That’s a lot of X-files! But man, this is probably one of my favorite TV shows ever, if not my all-time fave, so it’s been great sharing it with my best friend
89. Hearing my kids shout, “Thanks, Mom!” at the top of their voices.
90. Having my parents move out of my house.
91. Remembering that my husband will not die from his medical condition.
92. Planning an exit strategy to sell our business.
93. That my son LOVES going to school!
94. Having come to terms (this is HUGE).
95. Similar to #89, hearing my kids say, “Guess what, Mom? I love you!” :)
96. The thought that living my dream may actually be possible.
97. That after 9 months, our 3-week bathroom remodel is almost finished, and when it is, the whole contractor mess will be OVER.
98. This is kind of an odd one, but the other day I was driving down the street and saw a bicyclist gesturing and yelling at a motorist who had stopped for a red light at a cross street. He was yelling because the car had stopped a couple of feet into the crosswalk. I’d heard about Seattle’s holier-than-thou bike riders but had never seen one in action. My first thought was, “Geez, you’re on a bicycle – you’re a VEHICLE and should be in the ROAD, not on the CROSSWALK anyway!” and my second thought was, “Life must be really awful for that guy, if he can get so upset about something so stupid. If that’s his worst problem, he’s a lucky guy!” So #98 is: I’m happy I’m not that guy! Maybe better said, “I’m happy that I don’t have a chip on my shoulder”? “Happy that I don’t have time to sweat the small stuff”? Something like that. :)
99. I’m happy that we’ve come as far as we have, given circumstances, and that things will be okay.
100. Really, really happy that the weather is not bothering me, and hasn’t for a number of years (it’s a Seattle Thing…)
84. maps
85. gassbagging on the phone to a friend
86. bookshops (particularly second hand ones)
87. being organised
88. but going with the flow if i’m not ;)
[guess i should put in some spring things even tho its not been very spring-ish…]
89. more than one sunny day in a row
90. sarcasm
91. barbeques
92. wine
93. watching or reading or listening to the news
94. NZ’s odd human interest stories, like a woman being saved from drowning in a flooded river by a cow and icebergs floating towards the south island!
95. fixing things
96. helping people
97. learning something new
98. growing plants
99. cuddles from toddlers
100. dreaming
yay i did it :) it’s been so long on my 43things it feels like an end of an era!!! hehe, i guess thats like most of my goals tho… i’m such a dreamer – had to put that on the list too ;)
