Ten things I wish I could bottle

…. for use when I desire.
1. The feeling I get when I watch animals running just for the joy of it.
2. The smell of Australia.
3. Dexter’s energy.
4. A good night’s sleep.
5. A scalp massage.
6. Time for doing nothing much at all, really.
7. Sunshine.
8. The sound and smell of the sea.
9. A sincere compliment.
10. A warm welcome home, by puppy and man.

10 things I love about my friends

1. When everyone else tells me that I look ‘tired’ (euphemism for ‘like shit’), they tell me I look great.
2. It doesn’t matter whether I saw them last week or last year, we’re still the same with each other and pick up where we left off.
3. They don’t mind when I get drunk. In fact, they get drunk with me.
4. They think I’m funny when I drunk. In fact, they even think I’m funny when I’m sober (sometimes).
5. They let me rant for hours about work and other stresses.
6. They let me talk for hours about Dexter and the latest cute things he’s done.
7. They dance with me.
8. They make me laugh.
9. They understand exactly where I’m coming from.
10. They don’t care if I slob round in my PJs when they come to visit.

10 things I hate about Summer

1. Days of sunshine punctuated with longer periods of rain.
2. Humidity.
3. Having to shave my legs and underarms almost every day.
4. Obsessing over not getting skin cancer from the sun.
5. Wasps.
6. Insects that bite me
7. Getting into the oven-like car after a hot day at work.
8. No air-con in the office.
9. Going to the gym when it’s hot so I look good in my summer clothes.
10. The battle to keep The Boy cool.

10 things I love about Summer

1. Lots of sunshine.
2. Warmth.
3. The smell of sun cream on warm skin.
4. Barbeques.
5. Beer drank outside in the evening.
6. Tanned skin.
7. Fit people not wearing much.
8. Wearing lovely summery clothes.
9. Flowers and lots of leaves everywhere.
10. The smell of sun drenched grass.

Ten things I want to do….

…before I die. Lifetime ambitions in other words that will take some effort. Hopefully recording them here will spur me on to achieve them

1. Visit the Galapagos Islands.
2. Learn to scuba dive.
3. Write a book.
4. Emigrate.
5. Learn another language, to conversational level.
6. Learn sign language.
7. Run my own business, preferably a kennels/doggy day care centre.
8. *Censored*
9. Overcome my fear of heights.
10. Learn to like who I am more.

10 things my mother doesn’t know…

…or at least I haven’t told her.

1. I have more than one tattoo.
2. I drink. A lot. Sometimes even on a school night.
3. How many pairs of shoes I have. Hell, *I* don’t know how many pairs of shoes I have.
4. How much my gym membership is.
5. I once drove her car to Arundel and back when she was away when I was 18. (Although she may have suspected if she’d looked at the mileage – about 300 miles each way.)
6. At what age I lost my virginity.
7. Ade appeared in court
8. Exactly what my job is (I’ve tried to tell her, she just doesn’t get it).
9. I stole £2 from her for sweets when I was 10.
10. I don’t really like the way she’s decorated her house.

This list isn’t exhaustive – but there are some things I can’t even share with you, dear reader