40 things before I’m 40

 

I love writing lists. I write them most days to keep me organised and I like the feeling of achievement when you tick them off. I’m naturally quite a lazy person but it motivates me  to get all my jobs done, life admin, exercise if I write it down. 

I have previously talked about my ‘Live the life you love’ list which is something I wrote a few years ago and have been adding to and crossing off ever since. It’s not really a bucket list as some of the items on there are as non significant as a coffee shop I want to visit but I think it is important to get it on paper (or iPhone notes whatever you prefer) and then you can make sure it gets ticked off. 

When Mr Poachie and I started dating I shared this list with him and he has made a massive dent in it! We have had a lot of good dates and he tries to make sure that we go and visit the places I have always wanted to see. I have been very lucky to have done a lot of travel in my life and seen some incredible places but I have no desire to slow down or stop! 

I turned 35 in June and I thought it might be fun to combine this list I already have and write something more that I can hopefully achieve over the next five years. 

Like I said, It doesn’t have to be bungee jumps and whale watching in New Zealand. This list should only be genuine to what you want to do. As I’m not an adrenaline junkie my list will be much more about European travel and restaurants I want to please my belly at. I do have life goals (be happy) and personal achievements (have one of my photos used by Conde Nast) but this is more about life experiences. 

So here goes;

1. The Pig at Combe

2. The Pig on the beach 

3. 50 Cheyne 

4. Lisbon, Portugal

5. Mallorca

6. Ibiza 

7. Crazy Horse, Paris

8. Cycle Versailles 

9. Tulip fields, Amsterdam 

10. Daylesford farm shop/cafe 

11.  Anne Hatheways cottage 

12. Punting in Cambridge 

13. Castle Combe 

14. Upper & Lower slaughter, Cotswolds 

15.  Istanbul 

16.  Cappadocia, hot air balloons 

17. Corsica

18. Tulum, Mexico 

19. Salcombe, Devon 

20. Hallstatt, Austria

21. Sri Lanka 

22. Norfolk

23. Cinque Terre, Italy 

24. Squerryes vineyard 

25. Bath Christmas markets

26. Bruges 

27. Confetti flower fields, Warwickshire 

28. Hole Park Gardens, Rolvenden 

29. Colmar, France 

30. Boating at Hever Castle 

31. Scenic train journey 

32. Stow on the wold 

33. Weekend in Oxford 

34. Cecconis 

35. Polo game at Cirencester

36. Little Venice/London Canals

37. Belmond Le Manoir

38. Palm Springs, California 

39. Flatford Mill, National Trust 

40. Big Mamma, London 

So that’s it! Nothing to wacky or wild but things that I can hopefully achieve in the next 5 years... buckle up Mr Poachie!