• ‘We’ve Got Everything’ by Modest Mouse
• ‘Monkey Gone To Heaven’ by the Pixies
• ‘November’ by Azure Ray
• ‘Sleeping Lessons’ by the Shins
• ‘Get Me Away From Here, I’m Dying’ by Belle & Sebastian
• ‘Where Is Home?’ by Bloc Party
• ‘Let Me Sign’ by Rob Pattinson
• ‘Congratulations’ by Blue October
• ‘Fly Trapped In A Jar’ by Modest Mouse
• ‘President Of What?’ by Death Cab For Cutie
• ‘Cinder and Smoke’ by Iron & Wine
• ‘Lovecats’ by The Cure
• ‘Supermassive Black Hole’ by Muse
• ‘Satin In A Coffin’ by Modest Mouse
• ‘No You Girls’ by Franz Ferdinand
• ‘Never Think’ by Rob Pattinson

• Christopher
• My family and all their support
• My friends
• My music
• My job
• My possessions
• My health
• My good fortune
• My sense of humour
• My skills
• Being English
• Sunshine
• Animals
• My free time
• My happiness

• I am wearing so much grey right now. But it looks nice!
• I got Facebook
• I get post all the time…
• I have a job!
• I get out more
• I listen to an even wider variety of music
• I own way more shoes than I used to
• I'm ordering more stuff over the internet these days

• The ability to fly
• The ability to grant wishes (including my own!)
• Teleportation
• Invisibility
• The ability to read minds (as and when I choose, not all the time)
• Healing (everyone, plus myself)
• The ability to understand animals

If I'm thinking anything at all, it goes something like this:

• “I wonder where all these people are going”
• “I wonder if any of these people are truly happy with their lives”
• “I wonder where [he/she] got [his/her] [shirt/jeans/coat/scarf, etc] from”
• “I really hope that weirdo gets off at the next stop”
• “Why is [he/she] staring at me?”
• “I wonder what the driver’s thinking”
• “I hope I can squeeze through all these people when I’m getting off the bus before the driver closes his doors and drives off”
• “I wonder what that baby will grow up to be”
• “I seriously need to learn to drive...”

• Living in a beautiful, bright cottage full of flowers and comfy pieces of furniture and all sorts of other lovely things.
• Living with someone who loves you more than anything and you feel the same way about
• Having a job which makes you wake up excited in the morning, keeps you happy and content all day and leaves you enough energy to have a perfectly pleasant evening when you get home.
• Having enough money to live comfortably, go shopping with friends at the weekend, eat out whenever you like, throw big parties, buy people random gifts, go on holiday to beautiful foreign locations, save up for the future and give generously to all your favourite charities.
• Having a totally adorable car that you love to drive around in, listening to music.

• Tea
• Starbucks’ Dark Cherry Mocha with whipped cream
• Chocolate Frijj milkshake
• Dandelion and burdock drink
• Starbucks’ Caramel Hot Chocolate topped with whipped cream and chocolate & vanilla powder
• Strawberry Frijj milkshakes
• Diet Coca Cola
• Hot, sweet almond milk
• Cherry-flavoured Diet Coke
• Lemonade
• Starbucks' Mochas
• Yogurt, vanilla bean and honey Innocent Fresh Yogurt Thickie
• Strawberry and banana Innocent Smoothies
• Apple juice
• Cherry cola

• The full moon
• Flowers
• Stars
• Golden autumn leaves
• Frost on spider webs
• Sunsets when the sky goes pink, lilac and gold
• Water
• Fluffy white clouds against a turquoise sky
• Jacaranda and willow trees
• Feathers
• Shells
• Lightning

• My perfume
• Melting chocolate
• Roses
• The shower gel Chris used to use
• Baking cupcakes
• My strawberry shampoo
• Lavender
• Aaron’s body spray
• Freesias
• Warm doughnuts
• Rain in the soil and on the leaves of trees
• Tea
• Candles or matches after they’ve been blown out
• The warm, popcorn smell you get in cinemas
• Freshly cut grass

• I’m named after a song my parents heard in a pub
• I have always lived in Oxfordshire
• I want to live either in Washington or Summertown (in Oxford) in the future
• I’ve been a vegetarian my entire life
• I’m quite short with very dark brown hair and colour-changing eyes (green/blue/grey)
• I’m left-handed
• I strongly dislike mornings. I can be very anti-social before my first cup of coffee.
• I have a beautiful boyfriend named Christopher
• I’m in love with music of all kinds; my favourite instrument is the guitar and my favourite band is Modest Mouse
• I adore reading! Recently I’ve become addicted to First World War literature
• I love taking photographs of my friends a...

• Passed all my GCSE’s
• Passed all my A-Levels
• Performed my own song onstage in a talent show
• Had a fairly large part in a stage production that ran for five nights at a proper theatre
• Got into the Arts University College at Bournemouth to study architecture
• Had a small part in a play in school and in a theatre
• Been in love
• Had two short stories and one poem published
• Lived in three houses and one flat
• Come runner-up in two poetry contests
• Had one work placement and three different jobs
• Had a piece of my artwork displayed in a gallery
• Travelled to:

• My favourite songs
• Chris’ voice, particularly when he’s telling me he loves me
• The rustling of wind in the trees
• Rain on windows (if I don’t have to go out in it!)
• Guitars
• Laughter
• Pianos
• Flames crackling
• “Kayleigh, there’s a parcel for you!”
• Drums
• The “hiss” of my Diet Cherry Coke when I twist open the lid
• My cat purring

• A good cup of tea
• Wonderful, warm sunshine
• Hugs
• Watching Gilmore Girls!!
• Having nothing to do
• Flowers that smell pretty
• Being healthy
• Compliments
• Making my cat purr
• Having a nice dream
• Listening to my favourite songs
• Going crazy with some friends on a dancefloor
• Succeeding in things
• Finishing projects/work
• Discovering a new band that I like
• Taking a really awesome photo
• Strangers smiling at me or being polite to me
• Feeling wanted
• Inside jokes

• I always have someone to call when I need to chat/moan/impart my problems to someone
• I receive frequent compliments
• Cuddles! Long, comforting, snuggly hugs
• Kisses
• I have someone that will answer all my stupid questions without getting annoyed
• I can get to know someone else’s family quite well
• I get taken new places
• I have someone that I can tell absolutely anything to
• I have someone who’ll stick up for me
• I have someone who’ll come out with me almost whenever I ask
• Quiet, affectionate moments
• I have someone strong to take me through dangerous places
• Cute nicknames! (So long as it’s nothing gross like “snugglekins” or whateve...

Not that I plan to write one...

• The Complex Story Of A Simple Mind
• Never Mind, I Meant Well
• Cupcakes And Cuddles: An Autobiography
• If You Hadn’t Expected So Much, You Wouldn’t Have Been Disappointed
• And, my personal favourite, The Sugar-Frosted Fairytale Of A Poisoned Apple

• Kindness, first and foremost
• A sense of humour similar to my own so we can make each other laugh
• Likes having their photograph taken because I love taking photos of people I love
• Supportiveness
• Intelligence
• Enjoys giving and receiving compliments
• I tend to worry a lot, so I need friends that can calm me down and prove that there’s no need to worry
• Likes my boyfriend
• Can hold an intelligent conversation
• Enjoys doing the same stuff as I do, so then we can do things together
• Likes my music
• Enjoys books
• Doesn’t get jealous or bitchy towards me or people I like
• Doesn’t try and take over everything
• Laid-back

Girls:

• Alice
• Cherokee (Cherry for short)
• Esme
• Chloé
• Summer
• Catherine
• Phoebe
• Alyssa
• Lola
• Rose
• Lilly
• Ella

Boys:

• Edward
• Christopher
• James
• Sebastian
• Jasper
• Owen

• Affection, art
• Baking & decorating cupcakes, bed linen, being feminine, being helpful, being spontaneous, big hair, big sunglasses, bright nail polish, brown eyes, bubbles
• Candles, cappuccinos, cherry-flavoured Diet Coke, Chris, chocolate, clothes, colourfulness, compliments, cushions
• Dandelion and burdock drink, Dark Cherry Mochas, day-dreaming, Death Cab For Cutie, diamonds, dressing up
• Eating cupcakes
• Family, fireworks, flowers, friends, French manicures, French songs, free delivery, free texts, Frijj milkshakes
• Gentlemen, gentle music, Gilmore Girls, girly nights in, glitter, good surprises
• Handwritten letters, happiness, helium balloons, hot bubble baths, hugs
• Incense, Innocent Smoothies
• Jewellery

My top ten books/book series'. I plan to keep editing this list as my tastes change. These are in no particular order (apart from the first three, which I _adore_):

• ‘Birdsong’ by Sebastian Faulks
• ‘The Twilight Series’ by Stephenie Meyer
• ‘Dangerous Angels’ by Francesca Lia Block
• ‘The Regeneration Trilogy’ by Pat Barker
• 'Life After God' by Douglas Coupland
• ‘Pretty Things’ by Sarra Manning
• ‘All Quiet On The Western Front’ by Erich Maria Remarque
• ‘Witch Week’ by Diana Wynne Jones
• ‘Necklace Of Kisses’ by Francesca Lia Block
• ‘The Return Of The Vampire’ by Caroline B. Cooney

• Talking & laughing with my friends
• Hugs
• Dry socks
• Sunshine
• Tea and cookies
• Kisses on the forehead
• Handwritten letters
• Compliments
• Painting my nails pretty colours
• Smiles
• Making my cat purr
• Not being ill
• The feeling of having “butterflies” in my stomach
• Laughing
• Sleeping
• Affection
• Good books that I can get lost in for hours
• Pleasant dreams
• Music

• Fluff
• Lush
• Kerfuffle
• Grace
• Fabulous
• Silhouette
• Fizzy
• Pneumatic
• Boudoir
• Splendid
• Elegance
• Sublime
• Translucent
• Delicious
• Squidgy
• Nostalgia
• Mellifluous

• I love painting my nails
• My bedroom is pink
• I never go out without make-up on
• I love shopping!!
• I love to sing and dance
• I love it when people call me “princess”
• I like to wear dresses and skirts
• I like pink/fluffy/sparkly things
• I love shoes
• I love all kinds of flowers
• I cry at books, songs and movies
• I get as happy as a 4-year-old girl when I see a rainbow
• I love Vogue
• I truly believe that Gilmore Girls is the best show ever
• Dressing up is wonderful
• I giggle way too much
• I bake too much
• I clean when stressed or anxious

• He makes really stupid noises that I’ve never heard before when he runs around the house
• He loves cheese and lemon
• He’s the most beautiful cat I’ve ever seen!
• He likes to hang out in my bedroom because it’s the sunniest
• He lives up to his name; he can be as quiet as a shadow and he blends into shadows- you can barely see him in the dark
• He doesn’t scratch or bite you if you annoy him, he just waits patiently for you to stop (e.g. when you pick him up and he wants to be put down)
• He wakes you up at ridiculous hours of the night just for some affection
• He purrs a lot when he first wakes up
• When I play-fight with him he doesn’t bite or scratch me hard enough to hurt me. He must know I’m a wimp…

• He loves me and lets me know it every day
• His name
• He is so sweet to me!
• He doesn’t mind shopping and even helps me choose outfits!
• His hugs are fantastic
• He’s even stronger than he looks
• He doesn’t follow any sports
• He worries about me, which I think is really cute.
• He makes me giggle. A lot.
• He calls me every day without fail at around 8:00pm just to check up on me, even if he’s already seen me that same day.
• Everyone likes him. Even my parents.
• He has beautiful dark-brown eyes which go hazel sometimes
• Whenever I text him he calls me back
• He can do crazy, energetic things like running up walls and jumping over high thin...

• My eyes change colour. For instance, they go very blue when I cry
• I have dark brown hair which doesn’t straighten or curl properly and gets very messy in the rain
• I only have 2 piercings- once in each ear
• I like to keep my nails quite long but during long periods of stress they break or chip
• My feet are size 3 or 4, depending on the shop and the type of shoe
• I’m 5’1”ish and everyone makes fun of me for being so short! But I don’t mind it that much
• I have a mole almost perfectly in the centre of my chest just under my collar bone
• I’m ridiculously weak and can’t defend myself. It makes my boyfriend worry about me

• People:
  • Chris - with his lovely voice, his kindness, his cuddles, his kisses, his breath-taking good looks, his ability to cheer me up……. And so on
  • Aaron - he’s so sweet, generous, funny and has the ability to make me feel a little better about life (at the very least!!)
  • Helen - I basically spend every second I’m with her laughing my head off or absorbed in a fabulous (and usually hilarious or scandalous) anecdote. She always cheers me up!
  • Rukhsana - with her kindness and compliments
  • Sam - he seems to understand everyone and I thinks he’s so funny. And his taste in music is fabulous.
  • My parents - they know how to deal with basically everything! And they make me laugh
  • Shadow - I know my cat doesn’t really count as...

• My 18th birthday in June
• Mine & Chris’ four-year anniversary in December
• My trip to the WW1 trenches, battlefields and museums in France & Belgium in July
• The year 13 prom!
• The end of my A-Levels in June
• My trip to Barcelona in April
• Most of my friends are turning 18 which means parties !!

• Pearl necklaces
• Plain rings with a simple stone set into it
• Bead necklaces
• Pearl earrings
• Cameo necklaces
• Chunky wooden jewellery pieces
• Large, brightly-coloured rings
• Charm bracelets
• Jewelled drop earrings
• Thick, bright bangles
• Delicate chain necklaces with a simple pendant
• Brightly-coloured matching sets of rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings
• Metal jewellery that doesn't turn my skin green!

• The sound of my favourite song
• The way I feel about my darling Chris
• The warm, comforting closeness of a hug
• The taste of chocolate
• The feeling of sinking into a hot bubble-bath after a long, cold day
• The taste and smell of a good cup of tea
• The sound of laughter
• The overwhelming, indescribable, unmitigated sense of love and adoration I have for my friends
• The aroma of my favourite perfume
• What kisses feel like
• The funny sounds my cat makes
• The feeling of waking up and realising it’s the weekend and you can sleep a little longer
• The smell of baking cupcakes
• The wonderful warmth of pure, summer sunshine
• What laughter feels and sounds like

• A fairytale ball gown Please!!!!
  • I can't believe I actually own this!
• Some more of my favourite perfume
• “The Soldier's War”
• “Myths and Legends of the First World ...
• “Shots from the Front”
• “The Daily Telegraph, Dictionary Of To...
• “Le Fil”- Camille
• A Modest Mouse Tee
• A "Twilight" tee

• I wish… for the ability to be happy in any situation.
• I wish… that I could live in a beautiful white cottage with a big white door decorated with hand-painted pink roses, pink window frames, a pink tiled roof, hundreds of bushes of pink roses, lavender, clusters of white lilies & a grand old willow tree in the front garden and a pale gravel drive. It would fill with sunlight during the day and have two large-ish bedrooms with huge four poster beds shrouded with delicate white drapes; a bathroom containing a classic free-standing bath, a marble countertop with a circular sink that has a huge ornate mirror in front of it; a cosy living room with old-fashioned furniture, squashy velvet sofas and a massive LCD HD TV; a large, white & black tiled kitchen with a big oven and a double-door fridge and a long back garden with space for a...