My life in lists - 45

Today I turn 45.

My life in lists
9 x 5 = 45

People

1. mom and dad
2. husband and three daughters
3. sister, brother-in-law and two nephews
4. students
5. colleagues - friends

Things that matter to me the most at this point of my life

1. Family
2. Health
3. Home
4. Learning
5. Leadership

Learning

1. Tallinn 21. School 
2. Tallinn Pedagogical University
3. Junior year abroad at Smith College
4. CEESA/ECIS Literacy Coach training program
5. Tallinn Education Innovation Center Education for Future program

Short summer jobs

1. babysitting
2. tour guide in medieval Town Hall
3. delivering mail by bike in five little country villages
4. working in a gardening school
5. selling handicraft in a little shop

Countries

1. Estonia (Tallinn, Kohila, Kolga-Aabla)
2. USA (Northampton MA, Seattle WA, Washington DC, Bowling Green KY)
3. Norway 
4. Netherlands 
5. China

Hobbies

1. Reading
2. Dancing
3. Blogging
4. Photography
5. Walking

Areas to improve  (working on each to some degree)

1. mindfulness
2. nutrition
3. strength
4. decluttering
5. meal planning

Favorite times and places

1. Drinking tea and reading a book on a living room sofa on Saturday
2. Sitting on a quiet sandy beach on a warm summer evening
3. Enjoying a day off with my daughters in a cafe followed by a trip to a bookstore
4. Walking to work through Tallinn Old Town early in the morning
5. Watching a play or a ballet on Thursday evening with friends

Surprising moments 

1. cherry blossom parade in Washington DC
2. lunch with French ambassador's wife
3. drinking tea with a Buddhist monk, two school directors and one school owner
4. standing on the Great Wall of China
5. listening to Barack Obama from the first row of a balcony in Tallinn

I could have written different lists. I could have written longer list. I could have written more lists. Today I wrote them like this.

Here is my little gift to you on my birthday: