And in 5 years time...

Carrying on from my last post talking about the past and the future I've come with a list (we all love lists right?!) of the .... things I want to have achieved in the next 5 years:

1. Have done well enough in my A-Levels to get into the University of Cumbria
2. To have graduated from said university
3. To be in a teaching job - not too fussed what type in the short term
4. To finally own a car - preferably a small pink one but beggars can't be choosers
5. Own two rabbits called Flopsy and Fumbles *cute*
6. Have a house and have it all decorated like a proper interior designer making it look all adulty and grown-up like
7. Have taken Rob to Switzerland because it is the most beautiful place in the whole wide world
8. Gone on a hot air balloon flight
9. Know a lot more than 'Bonjour' in French
10. This blog being more successful and reaching a wider audience
11. Be able to last more than 2 hours without my room being a tip
12. Go on a proper skydive (Maybe! Undecided yet, think I would bottle it)
13. Be able to run more than 10 minutes without feeling I am about to die
14. Maybe even be engaged.. who knows what the future brings?
15. Have happiness, true proper happiness

Memories - what makes them special?

I spend my whole life in the past: what I could have done better, what days I enjoyed most, what I would change if I could start over again etc. And so many people tell you not to live in the past but to look forward to what the future may bring but I say 'screw that'.

The past is the only thing that you are certain of, for all you know your future may be shocking and there may you may not be your happiest for a few months - I know I definitely felt that way this time last year. But the past always has so many fantastic memories that you can look back on and feel happy. Memories allow you to be transported back into a time when you were so content and things felt perfect. You can remember all the laughs you had and people who you may not have seen for a while.

It got me thinking what makes memories so special and the answer is obviously the people that you spend it with. Not one of my favourite memories has been of just me, it's been times that I have spent with the people that I care about most: my family, friends and of course Rob. It doesn't matter where you are, what the weather's like, what you're doing, but as long as you're surrounded by people you love I will guarantee you will look back on that time and cherish the memory forever.

But the thing is, moments end but memories will stay forever and I can't wait to make more memories with the people I love. Who knows what the future will hold.

Moll xx