50 Things...

Every so often something appeals to me and I think "ooh, that would be a GREAT blog theme" but I know I don't have time to contribute to my one blog regularly let alone more than one. Even the thought of an other blog theme distracts me and leads me to wonder if I should drop the current blog and just start a new one... Oh dear; how can one not be inspired by a theme such as that of Challenge #50 at Blog This "50 Things..." I am a lover of lists, shopping lists, reading lists, wish lists, Christmas lists, things to do lists, I could so easily write a weekly (or at least monthly) entry with a list of 50 Things... and come back to it to update what had happened to the items within those lists. I just know I couldn't commit to it long term though!

Without further ado...

50 Things I Wish to Have Learned by the Time I'm 50...

1. To be vocal in my appreciation of good things, and
2. To send thank you cards, every time.
3. To be an electrician.
4. That it was NOT my fault.
5. To crochet more than a granny square, and
6. To knit more than a scarf.
7. To cook a Roast Dinner and not ruin any of it.
8. To define goals and achieve them.
9. To save money rather than just having a "savings" account.
10. To love freely and give fully
11. To accept that I may never really know or understand my mother.
12. To believe in my dreams
13. To do the things that I write on my to do list, and
14. To buy only the things that are on my shopping list.
15. To learn enough about one thing to gain a university qualification.
16. To learn a little about a lot of things.
17. To be more assertive, speak up and defend myself, as I already do for others.
18. To learn that no matter how much stuff I have, none of it will fill the void within me.
19. To write, well enough to be publishable.
20. To dance.
21. To find joy in the little things.
22. To conquer my chronic depression
23. To cook and decorate a children's birthday cake
24. To sew something wearable.
25. To say "No".
26. To fly a small aircraft
27. To maintain regular sleep patterns
28. To sing karaoke and not care what the audience thinks
29. To listen to my instincts
30. To kayak, well enough to go on an expedition
31. To turn one of my creative avenues into a money making venture.
32. To do the things that I write on my "To Do Lists"
33. To overcome my anxieties such that they no longer control my life.
34. To grow enough fruit and vegetables to sustain my family.
35. To find faith and a spiritual "home"
36. To host a dinner party
37. To appreciate fashion, and
38. To be able to dress myself stylishly.
39. To maintain my home; not so it looks like a display house, just neat
40. To stop using "collections" as an excuse for hoarding
41. To do things as they need to be done, stop procrastinating
42. To always take advantage of opportunities to try new things.
43. To shop and buy only things I really like and need (rather than collecting clothes with tags on them)
44. To buy only what is on my grocery list.
45. To put down a book which is uninteresting.
46. To take a great photo, using manual settings, and
47. To develop my own photos.
48. To appreciate wine, rather than taking the lead of others.
49. To breastfeed, 'til self-weaning
50. To believe in myself and know that I am worth it.