• $10,000 into KiwiSaver
• Attend open homes, auctions - buy property if the right place shows up
• Become a more consistent friend/better at replying
• Cycle syncing
• Emetophobia exposure therapy
• Explore most of the suburbs of Wellington
• Get A+ on my course
• Join a local club/group
• Learn 10 new recipes
• Learn basic sewing/repairing skills
• Make new local friends (attend at least 4 more local events w/ strangers/new friends)
• No takeout/drinks
• Build a cardio habit
• Read 40 books (18/40)
• Second hand furniture/clothes only
• Sort out my hair

• Movies / Docos
  • Inside Out 2
  • Pride & Prejudice
  • Carry-On
  • Little Women
  • Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy
  • Leave the World Behind
  • Greenland
  • The Truman Show (rewatch)
  • The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
  • Inglorious Basterdss
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
• Shows
  • superstore s1
  • Superstore s2
  • Superstore s3
  • Superstore s4
  • Superstore s5
  • Superstore s6

♡ = Before June 2028

• Live in another country for at least four months ♡
• Buy property ♡
• Get married
• Meet Jez IRL ♡
• Get a second degree ♡
• Teaching English in another country ♡
• Beat my emetophobia and agoraphobia completely
• Do the "Big Lap" of Australia + Uluru
• Fully understand and diversify my investment portfolio ♡
• Write a novella
• Travel to 20+ countries
• Read 50 classic novels
• Donate blood 5+ times
• Go on a dream honeymoon
• Learn how to sew my own clothes ♡
• Travel internationally with a friend ♡
• Clear my student debt

• Analog photography
• Baby names
• Board games
• Book collecting
• Cleaning
• Crafting
• Figure skating
• Formula 1
• Geography
• Geology
• Investing
• Jigsaw puzzles
• Minecraft
• Pole dancing
• Reading
• Travel
• Writing

• Bedside tables in white (x2)
• Bedside lamps (x2)
• Comfy rug for the lounge
• Cat tree for Bianca
• 35mm camera + film
• Apple watch
• White bedding set
• Sewing kit
• Battery operated waterproof lamp
• Essential oil kit
• Washing basket
• Walking pad
• Nutribullet
• Weights
• Keyboard
• Humidifier
• Tea total ultimate sample box

• Dahlia Christine
• Jasper Michael
• Oscar Atilio
• Leonie Florence

Dahlia, Jasper, Oscar, & Leonie

CURRENT TOP 10, ORDERED

• Jasper
• Oscar
• Ivor
• Leonid
• Pierre
• Isander
• Viktor
• Osiris
• Franco
• Beckett

REMAINING LONG LIST

• Alaric
• Armin
• August
• Berlin
• Caspian
• Denver
• Eden
• Emmett

CURRENT TOP 10, ORDERED

• Dahlia (since 2018)
• Briar (never to be used, always to be loved)
• Lucia
• Olive
• Murphy
• Leonie
• Sylvia
• Sólveig
• Florence
• Kenya

REMAINING LONG LIST

• Emuna
• Christine
• Angelisa
• Daisy
• Elvana
• Esther
• Evaluna

• Alaska Maeve
• Dahlia Winter
• Daisy Anouk
• Delilah Sonnet
• Evaluna Francis
• Evangeline Winter
• Fleur Nightingale
• Octavia Iris
• Calloway Maple
• Kenya Wilhelmina
• Lunara Giselle
• Isadora Grace
• Xenia Violet
• Leonie Florence
• Dahlia Christine
• Zelda Jean
• Finn Sebastian
• August Fox
• Jeremiah Hart
• Isaiah Samuel
• Jasper Michael

The names I noted from books I've read in 2025.

Books read so far this year: 18 2025 reading goal: 30

• Winston (1984)
• Julia (1984)
• O'Brien (1984)
• Rachel (The Girl on the Train)
• Megan (The Girl on the Train)
• Scott (The Girl on the Train)
• Kamal (The Girl on the Train)
• Tom (The Girl on the Train)
• Anna (The Girl on the Train)
• Mateo (They Both Die at the End)
• Rufus (They Both Die at the End)
• Lidia (They Both Die at the End)
• Zuva (Ndima Ndima)
• Nyeredzi (Ndima Ndima)
• Abigail (Ndima Ndima)
• Ruth (Ndima Ndima)
• Hannah (Ndima Ndima)
• Catherine "Kya" (Where the Crawdads Sing)...

• Aahan (Sanskrit) "Dawn"
• Aaju (Greenlandc) "Older brother"
• Aajunnguaq (Greenlandic) "Dear older sibling"
• Aakkuluk (Greenlandic) "Sweet little one"
• Aamannguaq (Greenlandic) "Glowing coal"
• Aanarsi (Greenlandic) "Manly"
• Aarav (Sanskrit) "Peaceful"
• Aaron (Hebrew) "High mountain"
• Aarush (Hindi) "First ray of sun"
• Aatral (Tamil) "Wisdom"
• Abasi (Egyptian Arabic) "Male"
• Abbott "Father"
• Abdias (Biblical Latin) "Servant of God"
• Abdiel (Hebrew) "Servant of God"
• Abdukrahman (Arabic) "Servant of the most gracious"
• Abdul (Arabic) "Servant of the powerful"
• Abdullah (Arabic) "Servant of God"
• Abel (Hebrew) "Breath"

• Aadhya (Sanskrit) "The first"
• Aaliya (Arabic) "High
• Aaliyah (Arabic) "High"
• Aanisah (Arabic) "Good-natured"
• Aanya (Hebrew) "Grace"
• Aase (Norse) "Tree covered mountain"
• Aashma (Rumantsch) "Beautiful creator"
• Abbie (Hebrew) "Father's joy"
• Abby (Hebrew) "Father's joy"
• Abeke (Yoruba) "One who is begged to be cared for"
• Abeni (Yoruba) "We asked for her, now she is ours"
• Abha "Splendour, light"
• Abilene (English from Hebrew) "Grassy meadow"
• Abiodun (Yoruba) "Born during war"
• Abony (English) "Deep, black wood"
• Abrielle (French) "God is my strength)
• Abril (Portugese) "April"
• Acacia (Greek) "Thorny"

• Aletris (Greek) "Corn grinder"
• Alex (Greek) "Defending men"
• Alexander (Greek) "Defending men"
• Alexei (Russian) "Defending men"
• Lewin (English) "Dear friend"
• Alexis (German) "Helper"
• Alfie (English) "Wise counselor"
• Alfonso (Spanish & Italian) "Noble, ready"
• Alford (Old English) "Old river"
• Álfr (Norse) "Elf"
• Alfred (Old English) "Elf counselor"
• Artan (Irish) "Little bear"
• Algernon (French) "Moustached man"
• Ali (Arabic) "Supreme"
• Alistair (English) "Defending men"
• Itachi (Japanese) "Weasel"
• Itai (Hebrew) "With me"
• Allen (Celtic) "Handsome, cheerful"
• Alma (Latin) "Nurturing, soul"
• Álmos (Hungarian) "Sleepy, dreamy"

• Aadhirai (Tamil) "Literary name; star"
• Aatral (Tamil) "Wisdom"
• Abcde (Modern invented name)
• Adara (Hebrew) "Noble"
• Ejiroghene (Urhobo) "Praise God"
• Adeliza (Old Swedish) "Noble"
• Adrasteia (Greek)
• Vivette
• Itayetsi (Nahuatl) "Moon droplet"
• Aelia (Roman) "Sun"
• Aera (Korean) "Love"
• Agathe (French) "Good"
• Agnella (Greek) "Pure"
• Agnessa (Greek) "Pure"
• Ainslee (English, Scottish) "Alone, solitary"
• Ainsley (English, Scottish) "Alone, solitary"
• Airlie (Scottish) Place name
• Akiva (Hebrew) "Protect, shelter"
• Alari (Tamil) "Water"

• Itsasne / Itsaso (Basque) "Ocean"
• Leire (Basque) "Pertaining to a legion"
• Pastora (Spanish) "Shepherd"
• Vincenza (Italian) "To conquer"
• Osla (Faroese, Scots) "Bound in oath"
• Theonie (Greek) "Divine, Godly"
• Aberforth (Gaelic) "Mouth of the river Forth"
• Amory (German) "Industrious"
• Atilio (Portuguese) "Father"
• Itayetsi (Nahuatl) "Moon droplet"
• Katinka (Greek) "Pure"