Have you ever had to come up with a list of things you love? It is pretty easy to name a few off the top of your head right? But this week, my lovely Friday Reflections co-host Janine decided to set a challenge as one of the prompts to name 99 things I love! Yes you read that right 99! So I have decided to give it a go, and see how hard or easy this is going to be. Why don’t you give it a try too? 

Here goes . . .

  1. My children (I could cheat and name them individually)
  2. my husband
  3. my family (this includes all family)
  4. my pets (they really have added so much chaos and joy to our lives)
  5. fireplace (keeping me warm as I type this)
  6. sunshine (streaming through my window right now)
  7. coffee
  8. tea
  9. Pasta
  10. Roast Dinner with Mint Sauce
  11. remembering making mint sauce with my Grandmother when I was little, fresh from her garden
  12. Girls weekends
  13. Books, real books, I love the feel and the smell
  14. my readers, it always makes my day that people read my writing
  15. my blog
  16. the fact I finished my first novel (still must edit though)
  17. Camping
  18. Luxury Hotels
  19. Swimming
  20. A really warm shower
  21. Eating cake
  22. Eating chocolate
  23. Photography
  24. Singing
  25. Helicopter rides
  26. Diamonds
  27. a beautiful garden
  28. bush walking
  29. new car smell
  30. listening to music
  31. my Apple watch
  32. shopping
  33. my mum talking about her childhood
  34. chatting with my bestie about the bachelor
  35. holidays (OK it’s starting to get hard now, must think . . . .)
  36. Christmas Eve
  37. Easter morning
  38. Giving gifts
  39. gifts that are wrapped really pretty
  40. flowers in the house
  41. coming home after a trip away
  42. putting my PJ’s on
  43. campfire stories
  44. laughter
  45. massages
  46. giving to charity
  47. a beautiful view from my window
  48. a clean kitchen
  49. the smell of freshly cleaned clothes
  50. the fact I’ve made it half way through this epic list!
  51. after school hugs with my cuties
  52. sushi
  53. homemade cookies with choc chips
  54. trees blowing in the wind
  55. native plants
  56. puppies (how could you not love puppies?)
  57. going to the movies (I hardly ever do)
  58. jet skiing
  59. smelling freshly baked bread
  60. cute shoes
  61. the smell of roses, especially fresh from my mums garden
  62. Birds singing
  63. hearing my daughter play the violin or sing
  64. school concerts
  65. gnocchi
  66. home movies
  67. Thai takeaway
  68. tears of happiness
  69. a comfy bed
  70. snuggling with my beautiful husband
  71. my daughter walking around the house in my high heels (she is obsessed)
  72. my boy telling me he loves me and smothering me with affection
  73. day trips (yep this is getting hard!)
  74. the colour pink
  75. dancing
  76. interior decorating and design
  77. snorkelling
  78. riding a bike
  79. watching a really good series on TV
  80. exploring rock pools (this really is a challenge, yet I know there are so many more things)
  81. Catching up with school mums
  82. snow
  83. electricity (as I need to be able to get warm on cold days and cool on hot days)
  84. Fresh breeze through an open window
  85. reading other blogs
  86. mashed potato and gravy (clearly I love food)
  87. beautiful hand creams, or body lotions
  88. meeting new and interesting people
  89. When my dogs are freshly groomed
  90. climbing a tree
  91. waterfalls
  92. being on a boat on a river
  93. dolphins (nearly there can’t believe it)
  94. memories
  95. decluttering
  96. haircuts
  97. art galleries
  98. parasailing
  99. seeing the positive side of things (yay I did it)

It is actually quite amazing, there were moments where I got stuck, I just couldn’t think of the next thing, and yet now it has come to an end I can already think of more! I am glad that I took this challenge. It really shows us how blessed we are, and it showed me how many things I really do love in my life. If I had have listed people the list would be double this length, and I could add so many places that I have visited. 

So what about you? Did you take the challenge, would you? If you do please let me know how you found it. 

Thanks for joining me, love Mackenzie xx

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Writing prompts for this week 25 September are as follows:

– Write a ’99 things I love’ list!
– Are you an introvert or an extravert? What difference has it made in your life? Discuss.
– What is your favorite thing in the world to do? Why?
– Reflect on the following quote: “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” – Aristotle
– Bonus prompt: Look back over the previous prompts and choose to write on one you haven’t written about yet.

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