• the centenary centre, newcastle
• milkbar, launceston
• sunny's antiques, deloraine

• overhearing someone being rude to their waitstaff
• that someone always has to come last in a race
• that bakers have to throw out lots of unsold bread at the end of the day
• gigs that get cancelled due to low ticket sales
• baby tears
• that I'm often too busy to pay attention to my cats and our only interaction is me yelling at them for being naughty
• watching someone trip over in public
• empty open cafes and restaurants
• when goalkeepers have goals scored against them
• watching people run for and miss trains/buses
• goodbyes at the airport
• watching old people walk when you can tell that they're in pain

• a red olivetti valentine typewriter (or any colour for that matter)
• an eames rocker reproduction
• a chaise longue in velvet or brightly coloured floral
• cuckoo clocks
• old film posters
• sad children prints
• big framed maps
• enamel brooches esp. flowers
• 40s, 50s & 60s dresses in my size
• nice old suitcases, hat boxes and cosmetic cases

devonport:

• laneway cafe - steele st (coffee + food + live music]
• (on the way from dev > laun) house of anvers chocolate, ashgrove cheese farm & christmas hills raspberry farm.

launceston:

• milkbar cafe - st john st [coffee + cute stuff]
• nanna's coffee & vintage - coulter court [vintage + coffee + sweets]
• cataract gorge [pretty 15min walk from city + peacocks]
• city park [it has monkeys!]
• fresh - charles st [best veg/vegan food in town]
• the royal oak pub - brisbane st [live music + hipsters]
• evandale markets - sundays in evandale [cute markets just out of town]

• jeff buckley
• nick drake
• elliot smith
• nina simone

tbc

• 50/50 x
• restless
• extremely loud and incredibly close
• being elmo
• red state
• happenstance
• secretary

• generation war ♥♥♥♥
• ghost town ♥♥♥
• the book thief ♥♥♥
• enough said ♥♥♥♥
• murder by numbers ♥♥
• wedding crashers ♥♥
• what maisie knew ♥♥♥♥
• an education ♥♥♥
• stories we tell ♥♥♥♥♥
• inside llewyn davis ♥♥♥♥♥
• two for the road ♥♥♥♥
• fargo ♥♥♥

• miscellaneous line drawn items - eg. old fashioned TV, pile of books, wall duck, lamp, scissors, etc
• random coloured patterns in a line
• mandalas
• black background with coloured geometric shapes and leonard cohen quote
• scalloped pattern with varied colours
• map of launceston with 'you are here' symbol
• tiny little apartment block

• trying on a new perfume each time i'm in a department store
• perfect tasmanian weather
• library books
• theo smiling at (and engaging with) strangers
• new episodes of downton abbey & homeland
• bright yellow sandals with bright nail polish
• mail from strangers with encouraging words
• 01 sized pens
• feeding theo his first foods (a wonderful, messy experience)
• mac's sour apple fruit drink
• brightly coloured records
• baby leg rolls
• broccoli pies from wanderlust
• taking theo to his first gig (an acoustic show at fresh)
• spoonfuls of peanut butter

• digital download recipe cards
• collaborative zine with luke & sarah
• personal zine

• a stuffed rabbit toy from childhood (i remember being really frustrated as a kid not being able to find it again)
• my friend turk's clerks dvd (i put $40 in the case and gave it back to him without saying anything. He later said that $40 was way too much but that he spent it on food and has still never replaced the dvd)
• something like 10,000 bobby pins and hair bands
• my favourite doc martens from when I was a teenager (actually, a couple of pairs)
• a courtney love cd from the library that was really terrible and then i had to pay to replace it
• my friend sarah's digital camera while we were on the scooby doo rollercoaster ride at movie world on the gold coast in 2006 (i still feel really bad even though we're no longer friends).

• monsieur lazhar ♥♥♥♥
• silver linings playbook ♥♥♥♥♥
• a royal affair ♥♥♥♥
• lore ♥♥♥
• low to lose friends and alienate people ♥♥♥
• anna karenina ♥♥♥♥
• searching for sugarman ♥♥♥♥♥
• catching fire ♥♥♥♥

• felt ball garland
• teardrop cushions from printed fabric
• painting a big wooden toy box
• fluffy cloud shaped rug from furry fabric from spotlight

• a teepee
• kites
• dollshouse
• big wooden toy box

this clever list belongs to sarah - posting here so that i can check things off the list :)

• smile at your own reflection every time you see it
• do something on your own
• send postcards; consider postcrossing
• leave an old book in a public place
• get eight hours sleep a night
• do one of those craft projects you've pinned or drooled over in a book
• play a board game
• try a new cafe or shop
• put the cheap chocolate down and buy the good stuff
• eat something you've never tried before
• set your camera to black and white and find a reason to use it
• cull your contacts lists; weed through your RSS feed
• that item of clothing you bought but are too scared to wear? wear it this week

• tape, fill & sand plasterboard
• paint white
• paint plasterboard on double doors a pastel colour
• fill gaps in double doors with something removable
• fill gaps above windows
• fill gaps where floor & walls meet (with cornice?)
• attach handle to outside door
• paint internal door a pastel colour
• mend/replace guttering

once work is done:

• hanging succulents
• organised storage

• take theo for his first swim at the beach
• host a housewarming party
• pick some of the beautiful flowers from our garden and press them
• take theo for lots of bicycle rides (we just bought a bike trailer and took it out for a spin on the weekend and it was so great).

• big cheeky grins
• one dimple
• raspberries
• rosy cheeks
• lots of goos and gahs and shrieks
• thrusting hips
• strong legs that kick (and often kick me in the chest during changes)
• very spitty
• dark blue eyes with little sprinklings of brown
• wispy little hair
• delicious leg rolls
• could spend hours doing tummy time (strongest neck ever)
• long legs that are almost outgrowing 3-6month suits
• about to outgrow little tomato hat
• happiest in the mornings when he wakes up
• loves to stand

• big dark blue eyes (slowly changing to grey)
• perfect little upturned nose
• rosebud lips
• cheeks dotted with milk spots
• long feet
• long blonde eyelashes
• a swirl of light brown hair
• skin that smells delicious
• snores
• big soft cheeks
• long fingers with sharp fingernails that grow too fast
• strong - holds his head up for long periods of time and if he wasn't unbalanced could probably support his own weight standing up!
• smiles in his sleep
• has many upsetting belly aches
• enjoys sleeping on top of me lying down on his belly

• i'd read books in single sittings
• travel everywhere with lots of aimless wandering
• obtain several varied degrees & try out lots of interesting jobs
• learn many languages & instruments & crafts
• take long, aimless walks/drives/bike rides
• have endless tv series marathons
• exhaustively research my family history
• record albums & write books
• read entire libraries
• follow my favourite bands as they tour
• live in each country for at least a year
• relax & take time to appreciate each day
• stay up late every night & sleep in every day (& not feel guilty!)

• what their handwriting looks like
• what their bedroom looks like
• stories from their childhood/youth
• bizarre facts about them
• favourite cafes/places to go
• politics/values/beliefs
• what they were like in high school
• what their parents look like
• their music taste
• their vice/s
• what makes them laugh
• what makes them cry

• keri smiths's 100 ideas
• vanessa berry's weird disasters
• sarah rooftop's out of the ordinary moments
• woody guthrie's 1942 resolutions list
• mocking bird's reasons i love record stores list
• susannah conway's abc of important things
• austin kleon's how to steal like an artist list
• all of hula seventy's lists - there's no way i could pick just one.
• her library adventures' 30 fabulous fun goals for 2012
• elsie's 28 before 29 list (because she gets the things on her lists done!)
• the oatmeal's the pro's and con's of making a pro's an...
• glossary's 101 things i like
• pantagraph.com's 100 best first lines from novels