2014 – The halfway point

Can you believe it’s halfway through 2014 already? I feel like my mother when I say this year is flying by but it’s true. Do you think 2014 is fast or is it just us?

Back in January I shared this list on Hair Romance inspired by Styling You and Meet Me at Mike’s. Sam at The Annoyed Thyroid also updated her list for the mid-year point and I thought it was a great way to mark how 2014 is going for us.

By the way, we wrote our lists separately and just combined them for this post. I love how similar some of our responses are, and how random others are.

Making…

Mr: Mrs Romance breakfast when she’s not expecting it.
Mrs: More travel plans. Trying to tick some places off my bucket list.

Cooking…

Mr: On gas!
Mrs: My peanut butter choc chip cookies, and getting ready for a dinner party this Saturday night.

Drinking…

Mr: new Australian craft gins.
Mrs: Gin cocktails and making sure our fridge is stocked with champagne.

Reading…

Mr: Game of Thrones obsessively.
Mrs: Renegade collective magazine, Xero for Dummies and lots of blogs.

Wanting…

Mr: George R R Martin to hurry the hell up and finish writing Game of Thrones!
Mrs: The weather to warm up a little. I’m no good at winter. Even the mild Sydney winters are too cold for me.

Looking…

Mr: Forward to the next half of 2014!
Mrs: Forward to some big adventures ahead.

Playing…

Mr: The beer pundit with some amazing Australian craft beers recently!
Mrs: Around with my camera and trying to teach myself to take better still life / food photos.

Deciding…

Mr: Where our next travel destination will be…
Mrs: To listen to my body more, and take it a bit easier.

Wishing…

Mr: There were more hours in the day and that Red Bull did an intravenous version.
Mrs: Australia had made it past the group stage in the World Cup.

Enjoying…

Mr: Instagram!
Mrs: Life. Things are pretty good right now.

Waiting…

Mr: For the Sydney winter because the summer was so hot – now I’m cold, so I’m waiting for the summer again!
Mrs: For peony season.

Liking…

Mr: How Katrina from TheOrganisedHousewife.com.au dealt with her cybersquatting incident.
Mrs: Fat Mum Slim’s new Little Moments app. I think it may get us playing Photo A Day again.

Wondering…

Mr: If bellybutton fluff and pocket fluff are the same thing and where it all comes from.
Mrs: Where the first half of 2014 went!

Loving…

Mr: Working with Christina on Mr & Mrs Romance.
Mrs: That my friend just became a mum. It has been a very long journey. I cried when I saw the message that she had a baby girl.

Pondering…

Mr: Aforementioned bellybutton fluff.
Mrs: Some new goals for 2014 and beyond.

Considering…

Mr: A new ebook idea.
Mrs: Moving house…I love our place but considering a change.

Watching…

Mr: House of Cards and Orange is the New Black… and lots of great shows actually.
Mrs: Orange is the new black.

Hoping…

Mr: To finish writing my first fiction novel this year.
Mrs: That our new blog design will take shape soon.

Marvelling…

Mr: Mrs Romance’s genius every single day.
Mrs: How much fun it is to work together.

Needing…

Mr: More sleep – especially after this World Cup – but knowing I probably won’t get it!
Mrs: To get organised, and maybe hire someone to work with us on a few projects. It’s time to admit I need some help.

Smelling…

Mr: Those peanut butter choc chip cookies coming out of the oven! Thank you, Mrs Romance!
Mrs: The salty air during our weekend at the beach.

Wearing…

Mr: My new beard – pretty sure Mrs R still thinks of it as a surrogate pet.
Mrs: Stripes, stripes and more stripes. Note to self, buy some clothes that aren’t striped!

Following…

Mr: Mrs Romance around shops – it’s an art form!
Mrs: The World Cup.

Noticing…

Mr: how much Mrs Romance likes getting flowers. Always surprises me!
Mrs: The little things that Mr R does for me, like warming up my side of the bed, and really appreciating them.

Knowing…

Mr: The rest of this year’s going to be effin’ awesome!
Mrs: That the best is yet to come.

Thinking…

Mr: About last year’s trip to the States and all the food that’s been making my bathroom scales unhappy ever since!
Mrs: About friends overseas, and hoping to visit them soon.

Feeling…

Mr: So proud of Mrs Romance when her hardcopy book cracked the US and UK markets and then got picked up by Murdock Publishing for Australia! Incredible!
Mrs: Excited about the second half of 2014.

Admiring…

Mr: My amazing wife as she constantly breaks new ground in the hair industry with Hair Romance.
Mrs: Friends taking big chances and following their dreams.

Sorting…

Mr: Out our editorial calendar.
Mrs: Our house out. I’m on a mission to de-clutter everything.

Buying…

Mr: Flights up to Brisbane to spend this Australia Day with my brother – and visiting Nikki from Styling You in her new house! Time to buy tickets for a return trip.
Mrs: New shoes. That part of my wardrobe does not need de-cluttering 😉

Getting…

Mr: Published on ProBlogger!
Mrs: Up early for stair runs, though I have missed a few weeks lately.

Bookmarking…

Mr: All of Steph from LipstickAndCake.com’s recipes. Drool!
Mrs: Lots of inspiration on Pinterest.

Disliking…

Mr: Lots of things: Jamie Oliver, signs using ‘everyday’ when they mean ‘every day’, people not looking when they walk out of shops and bumping into me, a strange low subsonic rumble from nearby road works that wakes me up every morning… and being a ranter.
Mrs: The state of my inbox. Also disliking how much time I have to spend on emails.

Opening…

Mr: My birthday scotch! Thank you, Mrs Romance. X
Mrs: Champagne bottles!

Giggling…

Mr: At Smaggle.com’s daily dose of comic genius… and this pic below 🙂
Mrs: At Mr R’s jokes. I know I’ve heard a lot of them before but he still manages to come up with new ones to make me laugh.

Want to play along? Here’s a blank list for you to copy and paste. Maybe you’d like to answer just one or two in the comments below?

Making:
Cooking:
Drinking:
Reading:
Wanting:
Looking:
Playing:
Deciding:
Wishing:
Enjoying:
Waiting:
Liking:
Wondering:
Loving:
Pondering:
Considering:
Watching:
Hoping:
Marvelling:
Needing:
Smelling:
Wearing:
Following:
Noticing:
Knowing:
Thinking:
Feeling:
Admiring:
Sorting:
Buying:
Getting:
Bookmarking:
Disliking:
Opening:
Giggling: