• live in the country, near the woods
  • eat fruit and fresh-made bread for breakfast
  • crochet lace covers for all my pillows
  • own a red cloak
  • have at least one room covered in old-fashioned floral wallpaper
  • plant a garden, and grow my own food
  • collect a library of wonderful books with beautiful pictures
  • paint murals on my walls
  • hang tapestried curtains somewhere in my house, and probably not over a window
  • go for daily walks and picnics in the forest
  • wear lockets and pocket watches and charming antique jewelry
  • sew a star quilt for my first born child
  • hang photos of nature and my favorite paintings on the walls
  • tromp around in floral rainboots
  • make or thrift most of my belongings
  • travel to exotic lands
  • grow red and white roses around my door, and windowboxes full of flowers
  • keep a rabbit or a songbird as a pet
  • have a windowseat to curl up in
  • collect plants and nuts and press flowers and keep them in a field journal
  • take afternoon tea every day
  • grow my hair long and wear it in braids, or loose and wavy
  • never wake up to an alarm clock again
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