Listalicious {1/52}

I got totally inspired last week after stumbling across a gorgeous blog by a photographer who recently embarked on a list project: one list every week for a year. You probably don’t know this about me, but I am a longtime maker and lover of lists. My most important lists are of course my ‘to-do’ lists (a weekly one kept in my iphone notes, and a monthly one stuck on the wall next to my desk), but I have written dozens and dozens of lists written about big, small, silly and serious things in my life since I started keeping a diary back in the dark ages. True. I love lists. So I’m going to be taking on this project myself, and posting one list every Friday for the next 52 weeks, just for fun!

50 things I love in the world

1. The smell of freshly ground coffee. (I like drinking it too, but I’m picky and sometimes it can be a big disappointment. Whereas the smell is never disappointing and always beeeooootiful.)
2. Kisses and cuddles from my gorgeous little boy.
3. Summer nights.
4. Scarves.
5. Sunflowers.
6. Home-grown vegetables.
7. Great conversation.
8. Vintage, retro anything. Just old things; their character and history.
9. John Fluevog shoes.
10. Paper.
11. Floaty dresses.
12. Dutch pastries.
13. French accents.
14. Pasta.
15. Arriving in a place I’ve never been.
16. Big chunky boots.
17. People’s stories.
18. Chocolate covered licorice.
19. Authenticity.
20. Books.
21. Kitty-cats.
22. Frozen blueberries.
23. Singing.
24. Hot showers.
25. Slipping into bed in the middle of winter when my electric blanket is on 9.
26. Gelato.
27. The colour red.
28. ‘Distressed’ furniture
29. Hysterical laughter. The kind that almost makes you throw up.
30. Passion.
31. 8 month old babies.
32. Beige. Although I prefer to call it ‘sand’ or ‘wheat’.
33. Shades of grey. In life and in a colour palette.
34. Live music.
35. Bruschetta. (But please pronounce it correctly – it’s a hard c.)
36. Courage.
37. Men wearing colourful socks underneath ordinary pants.
38. Jarmies.
39. Toddler mispronunciations.
40. Sticky wine.
41. Openness.
42. Handmade clothes on little kids.
43. Enid Blyton and the gift she gave to my childhood.
44. When people follow their dreams.
45. Red hair.
46. Pregnant women, especially when they’re beloved friends.
47. The beach at sunset.
48. Watching or listening to my son and my husband playing together and enjoying each other’s company.
49. Love. And the fact that it really is the most important thing in the world.
50. Lists.