This list has been written and re-written for a long time in the form of journal entries made in hastily scribbled handwriting. I went through those entries and consolidated them into one, legible, list. This is what I want, and I know it is true because every journal entry, even between months and years, includes the same things. These things seem to be my recurring wants for my life, and I am realizing that creating them is my life’s work for now.

• conscious parenting, living homeschooling, learn/snuggle/read/chill/make/do/be together
• time outside– camping, water, woods, walking, garden, beach, picnics, playing, sunshine
• friendships– for me, matt and kids, creative community, neighbors to play and visit with
• creating– photography, blog, knit/sewing, garden/compost, read, learn, less computer
• food– proper diet, water, garden, farmer’s market, finding local food
• health– lift and jog, mobility, diet, supplements, water, sleep
• photography– generate business, clients, income; learn to take and edit photos
• home– windows, light, space, yard
• yard– space, playground, fence, treehouse, swing, tramp, fire, garden, flowers, chickens
• visiting family– CA, MT, Mays, Asheville, others; calling and connecting with family
• family vacations– festivals, camping, traveling, doing things/having fun/relaxing together
• self-time– walks, processing, stretching, reading, meditating, thrifting, learning
• lifestyle like Alan and Sarah’s– all these things, beautiful place to live, creative, community
• being with Matt– intimacy, snuggle, talk, date, connect
• future with Matt– work, school, living in cool place like Asheville/Missoula, home, money, being together