What is your dream? What would you do?

I was thinking about this today, and thought it might be interesting to ask you all ...If you had the financial resources and ability to realise your dream, what would you do?

Me? I'd own a small bookshop/cafe. I love books and reading, and I couldn't imagine something I'd love more than to have a small shop with books ceiling to floor with a hung ladder for getting at the top levels, old leather smoking chairs dotted around so people could enjoy a coffee and sommething yummy like a muffin or brownie. I'd also love to have a fireplace in there, and preferably the building would be old. I could probably even convert an old cottage. I'd probably lose any number of books to coffee spills of course, but that's where I'd keep a section of damaged books that people were absolutely welcome to flick through. I'd keep more unusual books probably, maybe even rare books ... that sort of thing. It would be a place where people could seek sanctuary, but it'd also be a place where mums could meet with their children. It'd be an everyone's bookshop.

Anyway, that's my heart's desire, and has been for many years. What's yours?

Mmmmm my dream I would have an old Victorian type house or an Old Dutch Capetonian home with an large piece of land and have my own little bit of lifestock ect and my own vegatable and fruit orchard. I will have hubby working from home and going in about once a week.

Simple style of life. And I will have another baby and after that perhaps adopt one from China.

My dream is to one day own/host a B&B... I kinda picture it, after our youngest (at the time) is 2 or 3, ie I don't have a baby on my hands, that I could have a simple and private B&B on our land (which means we'd need a bigger home and section too ) and I can still raise kids, homeschool, and do the B&B thing.... of course I'd have hired help cause you said money is not a prob

I would love to have a big piece of land with a big huge house for us and kind of seperated I would have an old style (but modern) barn which would have bar and food facilities and I would hire it out for weddings/conferences etc... but mainly weddings. I would also have a big beautiful garden with waterfall and trees, the perfect ceremony setting and also have some sort of accommodation, cabins and places to pitch a tent but it would be nice but affordable. Somewhere you can hire for the whole weekend and have people stay so they dont have to drive home afterwards and it could be a real weekend occassion. We did that with my brothers wedding down south but it had really yucky camp bunk style accommodation but it was right by a beautiful lake and in the morning everyone just sort of rolled out of bed and we had a huge cooked breakfast and just relaxed with the family and friends, kids running all over the place playing, was soooo cool.
Also I would love to have a one stop wedding shop. You could get everything you need in one place rather than having to go onto the internet and a hundred different shops. It would have a coffee machine and big couches that you could sit in and read books, gather ideas and plan.... If you havent guessed already I love weddings hehe.

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Awesome thread Ginger. I love your dream - I could come in and read Katherine's book after visiting the scrapbook shop next door, while on a weekend staying at Busymum's B&B!

I have so many dreams! As I get older, I want different things. I envy those who have a long-term dream/passion, how wonderful to know what you want.

Most recently, if I had the financial resources etc., I would love to create a huge commune like community for my extended family, providing housing for everyone and big communal areas for kids to play and childcare and gardens - a self-sufficient type place, finding a good mix of individual living with the benefits of a close community. Gosh, that sounds like some sort of crazy cult, doesn't it?
My intention would be to give the people in my large family a place to settle, as there are many who are struggling and I would love to see them thrive in their goals without having to worry about a place to live/food/bills etc.   Running a place like that, and potentially opening it up to others, would be wonderful. That is of course assuming my family would be interested in it!

Otherwise, living at the beach in a simple house with a boat and room for the kids to run around. Really making a go of my fledgling PR/wedding planning/special event co-ordination business, getting completely set up and being able to pick and choose the jobs to fit around family. Magic!

My ultimate dream would be to have a photography studio with ALL the trimmings and do pregnancy/children/family photography. Of course, I'd first get qualified to do so!

Ginger, have you read Bookends?

I would love to not have to work, and live on a sustainable piece of land in an eco house, probably somewhere around where we are now. Huge vege garden and fruit trees, barter with someone for meat etc etc. I was going to say I would love it to be with other family members, but dont know if I could handle my ILs!!

aimeejoy wrote: Ginger, have you read Bookends?

Yes, I have! And DH can attest that I was incensed that Jane Green stole my idea! Very rude of her!

I would love to live on a lifestyle block but just a bit bigger than a lifestyle block (more than just a few arces, I would like at least 10). Have a huge vege/fruit garden and glasshouses so things can be grown all year round. Have a few animals (some I don't get attached to, so we can eat them) chickens, cows, sheep and pigs so we can have all sorts of different meats. Have people come and go to look after the animals and the areas they live (have things like fences fixed when needed and shearing done etc). Have a huge house that has about 5 bedrooms 2 bathrooms, an ensuite off the master. Log burner and heat transfer to all bedrooms so heat is nicely transfered. All the kitchen appliances and all with their own space were they can be on the bench and not have to be moved to use, or moved to have bench space. A huge lounge room with a TV of DH's choice and entertainment system. Decks of the living areas with outdoor furniture and a private deck off the master. Also have a few cars, a 4WD, a holden and a people mover of some sort.

One day I will get this i'm sure.

I would live in a huge period house just like Wuthering Heights and write poetry all day. And probably drink myself into an early grave as all the great writers seem to do, but hey, it's romantic!
At the moment the only romance in my life is my illegitimate love children