Dreams Achieved...

 My 11 year old self's toe shoes...

Week two of  "Creating Dreams Come True..." and our assignment is to create a follow up list to our creative dreams by writing down our dreams come true...I've gone pretty far back...to kindergarten, actually:

1. I Learned how to Ballet Dance
2. I Learned how to play the Violin
3. Tried almost every type of art and craft
   
4. I graduated from college 
5. I live in New York City (it was a dream at one point :) )
   
6. I met Terrence Mann (twice) and got a photo and autograph
7. Saw Paul McCartney in concert (3 times!)
8. I did a magical road trip through England, Scotland and Wales...
9. I  found myself in  Scotland
10. I spent a month in Italy
    
11. I dreamed up my current apt for years without realizing it...and it fell into my lap.
12. I started getting Reiki treatments
13. I was attuned to level II Reiki
14. I took my first herbal medicine making classes
15. Learned how to Tango
    
16. I returned to Scotland for my 30th birthday
17. I travel on my own
18. I navigated buses, trains, ferries etc in Scotland on my own
    
19. I travelled on my own all the way out to Iona to meet a large group of strangers
20. I have friends in Scotland and England and Canada and...all over!!!
    
21. I swam in the ocean in October while on Iona
22. Danced at a Ceilidh
    
23. I have gotten much more social
24. I started The Lion's Share
25. I create healthy, creative and easy meals
26. I use my blog as an outlet for my photography
27. I have written some recaps for HBO's True Blood on TV Guide Magazine's Website
28. Bought my first laptop
    
29. I wrote The Lion's Share while in Scotland
30. Climbed to the top of Arthur's Seat
31. Conquered eating and having a pint alone in the pubs
32. I'm consolidating my debt
33. I've learned how to save up for trips etc instead of charging everything
34. Thrown dinner parties at my home (Muppet Party!)
35. I am doing an Herbal Apprenticeship
36. I've pretty much gone off all prescription and over the counter medication
37. I am more in tune with the Earth
    
38. Feel more balanced
39. Learning to let go of negative emotional and physical "stuff"
    
40. Bought tickets to go see The Waterboys in Dublin this March back in July...with no real plan
41. Just bought my plane ticket and hotel room for Dublin
42. Gotten more spontaneous and stopped procrastinating...going for things
    
43. I purchased a square-foot of land in The Highlands to help protect the area :)
44. I set up a new Etsy shop

That's what I have come up with so far...
XO