Wednesday 19 May 2010

Me

Hi everyone! Thank you all so much for the lovely comments on the previous post - I'm glad that so many of you share my immense love for white walls! And because of that, I thought I'd do an extra long post about things which I hope that I'll be able to get up to in the future. I really, really hope that these things pan out for me, because your life should be exactly how you want it to be, etc etc etc. I'm gonna try and not be too cliché in all of this, because I am actually a really clichéd person. At least I think I am. It's not always a bad thing though, there's a reason why clichés are clichés. Anyway, I guess these are sort of my hopes and dreams or something: I hope you like them as much as I do!
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(A photo of myself in the beautiful sun - apologies for the vanity!)

I want to have a place fairly close to the city, close enough to feel like a part of the city, but also a little off the beaten track. Somewhere where I can call home, where I can feel safe and secluded from everyone else. I'm a natural introvert and I think this is perhaps what my inner introvert is telling me. It will be impeccably decorated and tidy, with white walls and large arced doorways, open plan and spacious.
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(More photos from the brilliant Light Locations)

I want an entire room for books. I want a whole library, with books of every kind. It will be alphabetised and even organised by genre, to aid my neurotic self. The shelves will cover the entire wall. I'll have a sliding step ladder to reach the books on the highest shelf. There will be blown up posters of my favourite books' covers and a comfy seat for me to sit in to while away the hours and lose track of the time.

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I want to be successful. I want a job in finance, one in which I'll be able to travel a lot and I'll be able to earn money to fund all of the things that I want to experience. I want one so I can be happy and repay my family for everything they've given me and also enough to create a new family of my own.
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I want to be a known 'regular' at a local coffee shop close to where I'll live. It'll be the Luke's Diner to my Lorelai Gilmore (reference to Gilmore Girls = love) and I will have tried every thing there is to try. I'll have my own tab, which I will frequently run up with lattes and tea and chai. I will sit in my usual seat with a good book/magazine/newspaper, my reading glasses and a drink.
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I want an old school bicycle. One with a little wicker basket. It won't be too big or too small for me -- it'll be just right. One which I can take for long rides in the sun. I will ride it too fast and feel dizzy, but the wind in my face and my hair will be so exhilarating that I won't care. I will take long bicycle rides on my own and with friends. I will teach my child how to ride a bike and it will be my proudest moment until the next time they choose to astound me even more.
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I want to host a moustache party, amongst many other differently-themed dinner parties. I'll get lots of recipes from cookery books and do the perfect hostess thing. There'll be amuse-bouches, canapés, starters, mains, desserts, a cheeseboard and coffee afterwards. I will be the Dinner Party Queen. Of course, this is all dependent on whether I can cook or not, but fingers crossed!
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I want to travel everywhere. I want to Canada, Australia, Thailand. I want to maybe live in New York City for a year or two; to quote Baz Luhrmann's Sunscreen Song:
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Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel." I can't wait to travel everywhere and experience new things. Things won't always go to plan, but the best thing will be going there, experiencing new things that I wouldn't otherwise have done and then going home to the place where you belong. That's what life should be about.
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I want to write something. I am essentially a very logical, Maths and Chemistry type girl, but I love reading books and this is kind of encouraging some sort of part of me to write something. Anything. Reviews or even a novel, something which I can pour my brains and my heart into (not literally, 'cause I mean.. that's slightly ridiculous and gory.) I don't know though, I think I'm the least creative person going..

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I want an old car. A really fantastic, old sports car. One which I can drive really quickly or just sit on the bonnet, when it's a nice sunny day, reading a book and sipping on a cold one. My top five consist of the:
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Porsche 964 Coupe
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BMW 507
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Porsche 550
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Jaguar E-type
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Ferrari 365 Daytona

Most of all, I want to be happy. As happy as I can be by adhering to the supposed 'formula for happiness'. Apparently:
Happiness = P + (5xE) + (3xH)
To put it all into a little more context, P tands for Personal Characteristics, including outlook on life, adaptability and resilience. E stands for Existence and relates to health, financial stability and friendships. And H represents Higher Order needs, and covers self-esteem, expectations, ambitions and sense of humour. So it really is true that 'Money doesn't buy you happiness'. I think that it's really important to be happy and I think that most of us are so lucky. I know I may not sound it all the time, but I am really grateful for what I have. Everyone has their bad days, but hey, it's gotta become good at some point.
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When I think of all the things that I've shown above, I can't wait to grow up. Obviously, I'm not naive enough to think that everything will be plain sailing from here on in. But I am willing to work hard and fight hard for everything I want, because 'life's too short' and I want to do it for myself and also my family.
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed my rambling post about all things to do with me, me, me. Heck, even this post is called 'Me'. But I couldn't really think of any other title and I dunno, I guess this is all about me. Sorry for being selfish, but hey, it's not healthy being selfless all the time! A little 'me' time is as good as anything else. Bear that in mind for the next time you feel like being selfish for a little while. Anywho, I think I've rambled on long enough and you definitely don't have to endure this for much longer. Happy blogging!

Chloe xxx

19 comments:

  1. That all sounds so cool! Also liking the Gilmore Girls reference :) p.s, your hair looks very nice :)

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  2. I love the cup with the barb :)
    xx

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  3. hey, thanks for commenting on my blog, yours is really nice :) i've never been to new york but i wish i lived there too! x

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  4. Thank you for all the lovely comments Chloe.

    I love your post!

    Your not being selfish at all. I'm sure all your dreams will come true. I mostly want the same things too (apart form the career in financel) although I have a couple already cause I'm a wee bit older lol.

    Totally agree 'Life's too short'

    Keep the posts coming :)

    Laura xx

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  5. Chloe, I just read this and got very scared.
    I think you are actually my soul mate.
    OMGILOVETHEGILMOREGIRLSITSLIKEMEANDMYMOMMY!
    and i hate you for being able to put together all the things i love, cos i can never pin point it but now, i have something to show my future husband :)


    THIS POST IS WHY WE ARE FRIENDS :')
    YOU HAVE TO COME TO MY HOUSE AND HELP ME REVISE ONE OF THE DAYS- DONT WORRY ABOUT SCHOOL ITS BORING ANYWAY ;)
    Love you pongpong x

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  6. I think I'm the opposite... I never want to grow up! *cough*peterpansyndrome*cough*
    But I still look forward to doing the things I enjoy most when I finish high school (pretty soon!).
    By the way that moustache mug is the best!

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  7. I love the white rooms, so pretty!

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  8. seriously enjoying the photos. hi five to being cynics :) and yes i totally agree with the rooms! xx rena.

    please take a wander through the bloggy some time!

    http://innocentbirdy.blogspot.com

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  9. wow, i am shocked to see so much LOVE for the gilmores!! (i thought i was the only one!!). This is a lovely post. if you can have ambition and drive as well as consideration and lurve, then you'll go places! And I love how you refer to paying your family back, I really think that's a lovely incentive for achieving a successful and happy life :) thanks for the advice on my last post, (very selfishly written might I add), it got me thinking. Xxx

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  10. Beautiful post, your blog is so inspiring! :-o
    Panda xxx

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  11. It's not a selfish post at all. I like that you just put it out there: Right, this is what I want. I want this, and I'm going to get it. It was refreshing. =]
    I liked all of these and I'd quite them too please!
    And I love that little bike diagram to boot!

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  12. the book shelf is gorgeous!

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  13. Beautiful rooms!

    colormenana.blogspot.com

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  14. Thankyou so much for the comment & for following my blog! I love that moustache mug. I will happily swap ages with you. You can be turning 19 in 4 months and I'll be 14 again :D Deal? Haha.

    I'm following you back xx

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  15. I adore the mug with the 'stache, incredibly cute! :)

    x miss anonymous.

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  16. awwww i am like the same as you!! gilmore girls, I LOVE! jess logan jess logan!!! watching through a box set of it at the moment :)
    and that library, i need that in life hahaha!
    as well as an old car, preferably an old volkswagen beetle!! they are so adorable.
    love this post can totally relate to it!! :)
    xoxo

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  17. chloe, we should have babies.


    that is all.

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  18. Ah, I love this post. So many great things to aim for!

    I want a library like that one, with a ladder than runs along the floor and allows me to reach the topmost books (hey, I'm only 5'2!).

    I'm not a regular at a coffee shop, but I am a regular at a Vietnamese take away place in the city. Every time I go there the girl just smiles and says, "The usual?" Haha, it's awesome ... and also proves I eat far too much Vietnamese food :/

    x Jasmine

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  19. its my ultimate dream to have a library with a sliding ladder and a fireplace in my bedroom!
    I love all of your choices!
    xxx

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