For Gallery 8, Bella at 52 Photos Project asks us to seek out a shadow...
me, with wings unfurled |
And for this weeks Wishcasting Wednesday, Jamie asks us:
What belongings do you wish for?
Although I considered approaching this question by interprtating the word "belonging" as "to feel a part of"...but then I read on in her blog post about this wish and saw:
"(Remember when you were a kid and allowed yourself to wish for things?
Let yourself do that today)"
So yes, I am going into my "materialistic I WANT mode", 'cause Jamie said I could (and should!)
This is a bit tough for me to "admit" in public, because I have SO VERY MUCH, it sometimes seems to me to be somehow wrong or selfish or greedy to want anything more! Howvere, that does not mean that I do not have a running (if private and gulit-inducing!) list of "oh how I would love to have's!" So here goes...!
The belongings I wish for right now are:
1. A big screen (at least 65 inch) flatscreen tv. My husband and I only watch about 4 shows on tv. But we LOVE to watch movies on DVD. We RARELY go out to see a movie (only Johnny Depp is worthy of me paying $12 to see on the big screen!), so that is my "justification" for this wish! Our 12 year old tube tv works just fine,but the 3-5 movies we watch every week would just look SO much better on a bigger tv!
2. A treehouse. And labyrinth. And vegetable garden. And hammock. And hot tub...in our already beautiful and amazing yard/woods.
3. A new mattress. King size, please. (we have 3 wide load doggies who somehow all end up in bed with us by about 5 am every morning!). Our bed is a weird between full & Queen size, and almost 12 years old. Can you say lumpy-bumpy?
4. And new fluffy soft thick pillows too please.
5.New carpeting throughout our hose. It's on the very long list of home decor/updates...but at the bottom and definitely last because of all the "dirty work" still to be done inside.
6. A great big'ol "garden tub" in our soon-to-be-gutted-and-totally-renovated master bathroom. A long deep one. 'cause I am 5' 11" tall,and have not had the pleasure of a relaxing soak for years...
7. A looooong (ie: leisurely) trip to France. Paris specifically. With my husband of course! Ooo la LA!
8. A Toyota Prius. Bright red or that cool blue color they come in.
9. A spiral staircase. I dunno (or care!) where, just somewhere in the house...which unfortunately may require A LOT of work (ie: impossible...but hey, as long as I am WISHING...!)
10. And along the same line of thought as wish # 9 above: a baby goat. Or two. Or five. Serious crush going on here... *sigh*
Ok, that's enough...MORE than enough! The only thing on that list that I really truly NEED is the new mattress! Well, and the pillows too...AND the carpeting! ;)
Happy wishing to you!
Happy Me-Laurie Z!
As you wish so I wish for you! Number 2 is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteWhat a good list. It truly was made as a child would. Love it. A Lauriez wishes for herself, so I wish for her also.
ReplyDeleteLove the spiral staircase!! As you wish for yourself Laurie, so do I wish for you as well.
ReplyDeleteGreat list Laurie! When you get number two fulfilled, I want to come and play in your back yard! :) As you wish for yourself, I wish for you also.
ReplyDeleteAs you wish for yourself Laurie, I wish for you also.
ReplyDeleteSuch an intriguing shadow pic!
ReplyDeleteI think it is a great exercise as we sometimes feel like we don't deserve things! As you wish for yourself Laurie, I wish for you too.
ReplyDeleteI have NO idea how you did that photo, but I love it! And the quote up on top of it, too. #6 would be on my wish list, and I like the idea of a spiral staircase. Does it have to go somewhere? I think of a great one in a corner. With a bookcase on either side, and I could climb halfway up and read a book on the staircase. =) Well lighted from above, of course!
ReplyDeleteSo many lists have mentioned beds/mattresses... imagine how much more creative we might all be if we were getting better sleep :)
ReplyDeleteAs you wish for yourself, I wish for you also!
I love the idea of having your own treehouse! As you wish for yourself, I wish for you also.
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great list!! Yes, I agree with Anita. I have certainly noticed a "need for good sleep" trend as well! As you wish for yourself, I wish for you as well!
ReplyDeleteGreat list Laurie, love the idea of a labyrinth and treehouse. As you wish for yourself, I wish for you also.
ReplyDeleteLove your shadowy picture. As you wish for yourself, I wish for you as well. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat list! As Laurie wishes for herself, so I wish for her also. ~diana
ReplyDeleteGreat shadow
ReplyDeleteYes, great list indeed! And yes, we should let ourselves wish for material things once in a while.
ReplyDeleteAs you wish for yourself, so I wish for you as well.
~Sunfire
Love the photo!
ReplyDeleteI love the way your wish created, right before our eyes, a vision of your home and land. I smiled with every one. As you wish for yourself, Laurie, I wish for you also. ((hugs))
ReplyDeleteBless your heart,you have taken us on a trip with your inner child and ours as well. I love your list and I couldn't have left a thing out if I had written that list as you have.... except the bed, I have that, but sometimes I sleep on the sofa, or on the screen porch listening to the fountain.. As you wish for yourself, I wish for you as well!
ReplyDeletegreat wishes ... you've got the wings ...
ReplyDeleteso go for it!
You look like a shadow of an angel!
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking up this week :)
I love number 2 especially - I wish it all for you Laurie :)
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