Stealing this idea from Austin Kleon. You can see 2023’s post here and 2022’s post here.

1. Beach swims
2. Completing puzzles … lots of puzzles
3. Our puzzle board
4. Homemade Sweet Chilli Sauce
5. Cool Bloggers Book Club
6. Hiking at Ferny Creek
7. Post Carmen’s fun run brunch at our place … the start of a new tradition?
8. Repairing things
9. A long weekend on the Tasman Peninsula with our friends who have moved to Tasmania
   
   
   
   
   
10. Seeing some Tasmanian Devils—they are wild
11. Dinner at Aloft in Hobart
12. Marshalling at cross country races when I couldn’t run.
13. Long bike rides when I couldn’t run
14. Having my school friends over
15. Monday family dinners and Friday Takeout nights
16. Three Capes Hike. The views. The company. Time in Nature. Multi-day Hiking.
    
    
    
    
17. Anniversary dinner at Smith St Bistrot
18. A weekend in Noosa
19. The Bible Project Podcast: Sermon on the Mount
20. S graduating …
21. And getting her first full-time job. A good fit, and they gave her a 10% pay rise after her 6-month probation ended.
22. Getting our mainly music group up and running. I’ve got a good team and co-leader.
23. The Ready State – mobility training
24. Wicked the musical. I loved it. I’d like to see the movie too.
25. Celebrating H’s birthday at Vaporetto
26. Gold Coast Marathon weekend. Cheering on our friends. Being out of the boot.
    
    
    
    
27. Good quality wet weather gear
28. Chai Latte—a decent coffee substitute when we are at a cafe
29. Celebrating the hard-earned results of our daughter’s consistent training. A sub-45 min 10K and an 8 min PB in the HM.
30. Joining the gym. It allowed me to keep some fitness when I had my stress fracture
31. Watching the Olympics and watching Annabelle from our running group run at the Paralympics
32. Finally getting a sensible diagnosis for my vertigo—vestibular migraines, and getting some medication that helps.
33. Celebrating G’s birthday at Entrecote.
34. Pharoah at the NGV
35. Mum’s 80th birthday. Catching up with some people we haven’t seen for a while.
36. Frankie and Harry’s Jelly Cake
    
    
    
    
37. Lettuce and kale from the garden
38. The Mirena treated my daily bleeding (planned) but also had the bonus of reducing the frequency and severity of my migraines.
39. Weekend in Sydney for the City to Surf. My foot being good enough to walk from our accommodation to the finish line in Bondi.
40. Dinner at Bennelong with our running mates.
41. Borrowing books from my libraries
42. Buying artwork—for our dining and bedroom
43. Helping mum and dad move out of their city apartment
44. Scoring some of my parent’s excess household goods, and packing some more away for E when he moves out
    
    
    
    
45. Going to a musical E did the sound design for.
46. Celebrating S’s birthday at Mya Tiger
47. Bianco Latte Gelato in Elwood. Yummy gelato in walking distance
48. Meeting my friend for prayer semi-regularly
49. Chocolate Mousse from Gum Tree
50. Updating our wills, POA’s and ICOD file. Going through them all with the kids.
51. The worms in my worm farm are thriving
52. Eating dairy again. I don’t feel any worse so that’s a good thing.
53. Moving Riley’s kennel and him actually using it instead of lying in the rain
    
    
    
    
54. Being in Paris again
55. Duolingo for brushing up my French and Italian and learning a bit of Spanish
56. My multi-day patisserie crawl around Paris … and all the other Parisian food
57. Perching on a stool at Les Enfants du Marche counter enjoying fabulous food with a glass of wine.
58. Seeing Monet’s Garden
59. Visiting Paris museums by myself
60. Walking the Labyrinth at Chartres
61. Hiking over the Pyrenees
    
    
    
    
62. Making friends with the “Ladies from Shep” while walking the Camino
63. Pintxos crawl in Pamplona
64. Getting a blessing in Roncavalles
65. Being inspired by the volunteer and prayer service at Zubiri
66. Looking for St James all along the Camino route
67. Steak and Rice in Leon
68. Hiking through Spain. Little villages. Beautiful countryside
69. Eating Ensalada Mixta or Caldo Gallego for lunch in Spain, and lots of tortillas for breakfast or morning tea.
70. Fresh orange juice or hot chocolate along the trail
71. Walking into the ‎⁨Plaza del Obradoiro⁩ and seeing the Cathedral at the end of our Camino
    
    
    
    
72. Seeing the Botafumeiro swing during the pilgrim’s mass in Santiago
73. Dinner at Casa Marcelo
74. Great neighbours who look out for each other. Hosting them for Christmas drinks.
75. Celebrating E’s 21st birthday with a party.
76. Dad taking us all to lunch at Chauncey’s
77. Home-grown broad beans
    
    
    
    
78. Beach days in November
79. Upgrading my tech. I’m not a big upgrader but this year I upgraded my phone and my Garmin. I love not having to constantly charge them now, and also the zoom lens on my phone.
80. Celebrating my birthday at Tulum
81. H getting a promotion to 2IC with a raise and still loving her work
82. E getting great feedback while working in production for the Red Hot Summer Tour
83. Ministry Leadership Team
84. Remembering how good being able to run is
85. Breakfasts with our running group
86. Dad’s successful ankle fuse.
87. Walks along the beach
    
    
    
    
88. Dad and mum starting Pilates
89. NaBloPoMo
90. Lots of good TV – Slow Horses, The Diplomat, Ted Lasso, The Umbrella Academy, Shogun, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Gentlemen, Mr and Mrs Smith, Deutschland series
91. And our guilty pleasure watch—Married at First Sight
92. Pop and Pour. Time with friends, remembering how much fun dancing is.
93. Christmas lunch for work at Movida
94. Getting a strength assessment and starting with a targeted plan.
95. Engrossing fiction reads: The Ministry of Time, Too Much Lip, The Fourth Wing, Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens, Breath, Skyward Series, Troubled Blood
96. Fascinating non-fiction: Ground Breaking: Soil Security and Climate Change
97. Thought-provoking and inspirational theology: In the Midst of Much Doing: Cultivating a Missional Spirituality, The Art of Prayer: An Orthodox Anthology, Rainbow Spirit Theology, Living the sabbath: discovering the rhythms of rest and delight by norman wirzba
98. Having my family over for an early Christmas, and only having to go to one meal on Christmas Day.
    
    
    
    
99. E and K getting engaged.
100. Scanning the kid’s artwork, memorabilia, and photos. It was a trip down memory lane.

What things would make your top 100 list?