Bea

Happy endings make the best photos

Break out the champagne, it's been 365 days since you were first subjected Bea. To celebrate, I'm working in my p.j.'s ALL DAY. 

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In other news, Barbara over at JoBart has tagged me in what is likely one of the more enjoyable meme's I have encountered. Her favourite photo is such a beautiful one that you should really go over to see it.

Like most who have been tagged in this task, I've found it hard to find a favourite photo that I really like but came up with this one:

I love this photo because of how long it took us to get here. This is my wonderful brother, if you couldn't tell by the alarmingly similar genetic material, and it was taken the night before his wedding. 

Now, I'm not one to force others to show me theirs, so I'm going to buck the trend and NOT tag any of you to show your favourite photo. Those sirens you are hearing are the BLOGGING POLICE who are now coming to get me.

BUT, if you have a favourite photo and are planning to show it on your blog (or already have done so), all I ask you to do is to leave a comment with a link to your blog and your favourite photo.

I need some new reading material, so I'd love to read what you've been up to lately!

Life List - a good excuse to ignore resolutions

I'm crap at resolutions, how about you? After 2 weeks (plus!) of eating what ever looks good, drinking what ever is given, staying up and sleeping in late, anyone would feel like a little more clean living would do them some good. This is how I suspect New Years Resolutions were born. 

And then it's days (hours?, minutes?, weeks?) later that resolutions look hard. You're back at work, kids are at school, and life carries on in its' usual busy manner. Sticking to resolutions then? Pretty hard.

(As an aside: I once spent a Christmas season so full of merry Christmas drinks, that I resolved to stay sober for 6 weeks of the New Year. I made it 5 weeks and 6 days, which I was pretty proud of.)

I think this is why I love the Life List so much more. It's about long-term things, things you want to do but you'll do when you find the time, motivation and opportunity to do so. It's not about putting them off, but it is about not cramming them into the first few weeks of the new year.

New things on my list so far?

- Own a house in my own name

- Own a pair of diamond earrings (small!)

- Do a (tandem) skydive

Ok, so it's not many. But it's something I need to think about. That, and the fact that my life list looks barely touched. While I can cross the first one off my list, I have some work to do. The challenge for me is twofold:

1. Start crossing things off the list

2. Keeping building the list - because 23 seems like a short life list

What I love about the interwebs is the instant support you can get for Life List items. Friends who support you in new ventures, recent accomplishments, and life's little surprises. Let's do that here too, k?

What's come up on your Life List recently? I'd like to know, if only because I think I might like to try that too!

Happy 2010 everyone! Here's to a GREAT new year!