I was going to title this post “My Bucket List”, but I think the concept is a bit morbid, so I prefer to call it what is really is – a list of things I dream and desire to do.

1. Visit the sloth sanctuary in Costa Rica.
2. Visit the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania.
3. Publish a book of my photography.
4. Have my photography exhibited in a gallery.
5. Start a family with Alec.
6. Climb Machu Pichu.
7. Teach my daughter that I hope to have, to dance like no-one’s watching.
8. Touch people with my photographs.
9. Set up a small animal sanctuary and take in all the reject animals no-one else wants.
10. Learn to cook a decent risotto.
11. Start my own business.
12. Ogle penguins in Antartica.
13. See a polar bear in the wild.
14. Visit the Galapagos Islands and swim with seal lions, watch giant turtles.
15. Never stop dancing.
16. Find a stronger sense of inner calm.
17. Be braver and stronger. Take more risks.
18. Support animal charities and welfare groups.
19. Help support animal legislation to bring about real change.
20. Renew my wedding vows on a Kauai’an Beach.
21. Stay young at heart.

I’m sure there are more, which I will post about later when I think of them.

I can’t believe it’s already into the first week of March. The year so far has been consumed with wedding – post-wedding – moving house. We’re close to being settled in the new place, with the exception of a few little things, and finalising everything for the arrival of the pooches. I’m hoping they can move in this weekend if everything goes to plan. Last weekend we put up a pergola-type thing and a fence to dog proof off an area. This weekend is constructing the dog kennel, setting up their area, getting the lawn mown (it’s a jungle out there!) and a few little other things. I’ll be so glad when it’s all done and we are settled with the dogs (and cat!). It’s been a busy, stressful start to the year.

The rest of the year is already looking busy, with some travel locked in; Hawaii in April for our belated honeymoon, an undecided location in Asia in June for a work offsite and possibly a North America trip around the end of the year for another work offsite.

I’ve also signed up for Saturday netball comp with the Chatswood Rangers. I played in the winter night comp and thought that this year I would commit to playing Saturdays to give it a go. I love playing in a proper league and have seen the benefits to my skills already from playing with a new group of people who are all really dedicated to the sport, not just doing it occasionally for a social thing.

My work netball team will be competing in the NSW corporate games in a few weeks – we came fourth last year with an average team, so with our stronger team this year I’m hoping we will medal if not win.