Dream Board

I have a lot of dreams I want to for-fill in my life time and I want to leave a wonderful legacy for my daughter. I want her to look around and see that dreams do come true.

Christmas craft shop

2021-My first dream of owning my own Christmas shop (for now online) is becoming a reality this week (long time coming-that’s a separate post though) I can’t remember when I thought how much I wanted to own my own Christmas shop but I remember when I decided to try and make it happen and my wonderful friends and my family particularly my husband who encouraged me without even questioning it! (This my first big step into the Christmas world and really committing to it! )

Christmas mobile shop

To go along side that I want to buy a VW camper van (vintage style-of course) and make it sparkly red with a Christmas tree on top and have that as my, My Christmas Emporium van for shows and events (my mobile office/shop if you will!) I’ve looked at the cost so this is definitely something to work towards! I love this idea of van life or tiny homes!

I’ve seen it trending a lot lately (obviously I have to do it slightly different from everyone else because well you know……. it’s me!)

I’ve noticed people aren’t being limited to the conventions of society any more, to let them achieve their goals by doing things differently or approaching it from an unconventional route! Even a tiny house /Christmas shop could be on the cards! I think by doing it differently it will set me apart! (I do need to work on my stuff though for tiny homes-I’m very sentimental and can’t throw away things!!) I would need to slim line “my stuff”!

Holidays

My holiday goals are: Italy again-Sicily or Sorrento, Mykonos or Santorini, Edinburgh, a treehouse stay somewhere and lastly the big trips Disney cruise or Disney World Florida, Wizarding World and Hawaii in one trip or a few different ones!! That would be for my 40th and our 15th wedding anniversary vow renewal! Of course who knows what will happen but this is my dream board so thats what I want! Oh and a festive trip to Disneyland for a Christmas birthday trip for Phoebe one day (ok and for me lol!)

Books

I want to write and self publish a book or two! I want to do some children's stories and my Fiction story which I recon could be turned into a hallmark movie one day (loosely based on me!)

Christmas Dinner Service

I want to finish my Christmas dinner set with more plates and goblets to match! I want to be able to host my family and have enough main plates at least! I also want to have more serving dishes that I designed, lemons for the summer and maybe a few pumpkins and snow scenery for my Christmas hosting (this is my next dream!)

Host Christmas

To host Christmas for my family on both sides! I love Christmas and for me having Christmas at home this year was so lovely (all though it was only the 3 of us!) I could have what I wanted, design and decorate how I wanted and most importantly choose the food I wanted! Although my mum and Aunty have hosted since I was a child, now we are all with our own little pods of family’s it’s too much to get us all together for a sit down dinner but I think a big Christmas party with a buffet and small gifts would be perfect at the start of December to kick off the season (again this is my dream board so no complaints will be excepted!)

UPDATE

So an exciting thing happened and for the first time hosted my in-laws for Christmas (2021). It was lovely and I had a lot of fun designing my themes and own decoration and I’m hoping to host my mum and brother one Christmas (hopefully soon)

Most decorations were toddler friendly this year!

Moving

Move to a bigger house and have another baby! I hoping that we will be able to move when all this pandemic is over and life can begin again! I want to do more to the next property as I didn’t really put a stamp on our first home because we bought it then I received my transplant and then had my daughter!

UPDATE

We have just put the house on the market and we are getting photos done on Monday! It’s exciting and scary! I’m getting loads of flowers to put all over the place and I bought some cute new vases and cushions! When we move I will be really focusing my passion of Interior Design again! I can't wait to really play with colour and patterns and prints!

I love this illustration style of both of these vases!

Christmas Tree Farm

One day buy land (a house with a bit of land)/farm which I can turn it to my permanent Christmas business, lodges to stay in, an all year round Christmas experience! Maybe a few reindeer! I know exactly how it would be! I think this is defiantly something that is more of a dream than to happen but never say never!

With that in mind a home I can then have a giant Christmas tree! I mean like 15-20 feet like the Hogwarts trees or the American Hallmark movies!

Family

Mostly though I want to capture more family moments and have them printed off and in frames! Like one of those gallery walls covered in photos!

I want to take part in at least one transplant games event and try and win a medal! But I would need to work out what sport and be much fitter which is a goal I’m already working towards!

UPDATE

I think I may give a go at archery which i have no idea if I'm any good!

For me my dream board is more about creating memories and achieving goals that people thought I would never be able to reach! Why not write a book or set up a business that people think might be odd or crazy!

They say by putting this out into the world, I will manifest my dreams and make them happen sooooooooooo Hallmark Watch this space LOL!

ToodlesXX