The thing about dreams… @SBI winners announced

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The thing about dreams…

Last week while cleaning I found my dreams list from 2014 which prompted the post Are you a dreamer? and the associated game of guessing which of the 76 I had completed in the last four years.

Please note that like humans dreams change, they need to adapt to fit in with the new you as you change and adapt to what life throws at you. So lets have a look back over these dreams as I have now updated them with achievements, changes and completed scratch that idea.
I hope you get a laugh out of it and take some time to go back over your dreams as dreams of past can be amusing at the best of times.


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Cinderella's Castle, Tink flew from the top before it exploded with fireworks!

Dreams list updated for real life! I apoligise in advance for the shitty formatting but you add anything in and it breaks the numbers, which breaks my head! There are photos at the end and winners I promise.


  1. New Bedroom Suite Nope still have the same one I bought when I was in my early twenties, I have bought a new mattress, but in all honesty what does it matter what it looks like so long as it works.
  2. New TV Unit #DONE Only cause I never had one and we needed one for the new house
  3. New Computer Desk/Set Up Still waiting! – TBC this year sometime as I will be working from home with the new bub, joys of being an accountant.
  4. Ducati 600cc – Yellow Nope, not ever, safety first now, I do love motorbikes through so maybe will just ride a friends around the block once in a while for fun
  5. Electric Hybrid Car with cruise control/back support – Automatic Not yet, I have the same car I brought back in 2009 which was not a hybrid.
  6. Parachute - Made to order (Green/Pink) OMG I miss parachuting, but not a high priority now so probabaly never, unless we win lotto money and I can also afford my own plane!
  7. Jump out of a Helicopter (In Europe) Just for the weightlessness feeling when you jump out, I almost jumped out of a helicopter in OZ but was too sick so missed out 
  8. Diamond Earrings 3/4 carat My hubby @shai-hulud offered to buy these for me, even picked some out but I thought of a million better ways to spend our money so said no.
  9. Hot Air Balloon Ride *Still to come this will be on my dreams list until it happens)
  10. Go to Outer Space - Feel weightlessness and come home! Lotto money wish, although much more doable than when I first put it on the list.
  11. Go to Heston's Restaurant Don’t even know where this is but I will get there if I am ever in the right country.
  12. Get Heston to cater a dinner party Lotto money required
  13. White Christmas Need to leave Australia for this one but never say never!
  14. Dog Sled Ride Would love to still do this
  15. Sing song with someone famous back in the day I can’t sing so fat chance of this ever happening, lol!
  16. Learn to sing Required for the one above but unlikely, unless a voice box transplant exists?
  17. Volunteer at Circle-A-Ranch (send our children if we have any) Not likely but still possible
  18. Complete a tough mother/mudslide event This is very doable and we even planned on it last year but our friends bailed and we double booked, so another year it is.
  19. Buy my sister a new car I never bought her a new car as we never had spare cash, I did give her my old car through.
  20. Purple Gold – Earrings/bracelet & necklace Not worth the money to buy them, but if I had lotto money I would consider it.
  21. Renew Vows in the snow – 10 years 12/4/2023 Coming up so fast, still doable.
  22. Go to the Olympics (See the open/close ceremonies and gymnastics/diving events) Maybe one day!
  23. Go to Melbourne Cup (New dress/shoes) Oh to dress up pretty for the races, not a high priority these days but could be done if I truly desired it in the future. Melbourne is only 4 hours away by plane…
  24. Take my mum/dad/sister/niece and husband on a cruise Still hope we will be financially secure to do this in the future.
  25. Retire by 40 - Financially free Come on STEEMIT!!!
  26. Climb Mount Kinabalu *We hope to get back to Koto Kinabalu one day to do this and the next two, all which got added to our dreams list after visiting Gaya Island for our honeymoon
  27. Go to Turtle Island As above
  28. Do a Jungle River Cruise As above
  29. Learn another language We still hope to do this, our son will be Thai but the Thai language is so hard to learn…
  30. Take my sudo grandparents on a holiday On the lotto list
  31. Take my niece on a trip with me #DONE I took my niece to Sydney with me to meet her cousin, my nephew, it was just the two of us for a week, we had a lot of fun!
  32. Learn to play the drums Not something I really care much about these days
  33. Buy and electrical drum kit Not needed if I’m not going to play the drums
  34. Buy a family home – See Appendix A #DONE Not to Appendix A specifications as that was lotto money dreams but we do have a second home in a great school zone we can move into at anytime, we till at this stage choose to live in out tiny house as why not if the other one is paying itself off while we live it up here.
  35. Talk on stage with my husband #DONE We have done this together and I have spoken on stage many times by myself, I am a nervous sweaty mess everytime…*
  36. New Clothes – Shopping in New York with my sister I went to NY but not with my sister, I did shop at Macy’s though and still love my jeggings.
  37. Get my best friend new teeth and boobs Lotto money wish, she still needs/wants them
  38. Quit Work – Traditional Job I still work in my traditional job but I hope that will change with things like Steemit etc.
  39. Renovate my sudo grandparent’s house (De-clutter) Still to do, they are such hoarders…
  40. More storage in our home #DONE This was a must of living in a small home, good storage and it’s the first thing I did when we moved in.
  41. Finish my garden beds #DONE But you would know if you follow me that I had to pull them all up again
  42. Go to India on a charity event my cousin runs yearly I sent my little brother but was too sick to go myself, he enjoyed it a lot.
  43. Help my cousin set up charity in India She did it all by herself while I was in and out of hospital.
  44. Take my brother on holiday and leadership training He still needs it but unlikely to do it ever
  45. Learn to draw/paint I’m not all that talented at either but it never stops me trying.
  46. Learn how to bake/decorate cakes I made my engagement cake but haven’t tried again since, still on the list, just need more time!
  47. Learn how to look better/ be healthier #DONE I have learnt to love myself which is what this is all about!
  48. Learn how to take photos and manipulate them into art Again more time is needed, I have started the basics.
  49. Volunteer Work/Help Aid #DONE I have been volunteering for years, setting up support groups and breaking stigmas associated with having an ostomy bag, I wont stop this.
  50. Have or adopt a baby/children #DONE We recently got matched with a little boy from Thailand, we hope to meet him in the coming months, so excited!!!
  51. Travel the world – See Appendix B #DONE While I haven’t travelled everywhere I want to go, I have ticked off a few of them so I think this deserves to be on the accomplished list.
  52. Tattoo redone in Hong Kong The wait list was like 2-4 years so we never signed up, I do still want my tattoo redone but it doesn’t have to be done in Hong Kong.
  53. Take my niece to Disney World We went to Disney World and Universal Studios while in Florida in 2017 but we didn’t take my niece, lotto money required so we can take the whole family.
  54. Visit Theme Parks around the World #DONE As I said above we made it
  55. Go to Cirque Du Soleil in Las Vegas This was on my list until the mass shooting last year, not sure I want to put myself in that situation, plus I can see them here and have every year for the last ten or so.
  56. See Pink Lakes Still to do
  57. See the Rainbow Mountains in China Still to do, these are awesome by the way and really exist.
  58. Buy an Island Cheaper than you may think only half a million for an island in Canada, lotto money but not impossible.
  59. See the Grand Canyon #DONE We flew over the Grand Canyon while travelling, its huge, I would love to spend some time there but still consider this done as all I said was see it.*
  60. See the Northern Lights show Still on the OMG wouldn’t this be amazeballs list.
  61. Cruise through Alaska Still on the OMG wouldn’t this be amazeballs list.
  62. Train through the Rockies Still on the OMG wouldn’t this be amazeballs list.
  63. Stay at the Palm (Atlantis Island) Resort in Dubai Still on the OMG wouldn’t this be amazeballs list, my mother in law is in Dubai as we speak, not at the Atlantis though.
  64. Walk/Hike Cradle Mountain in Tasmania I still haven’t got to Tasmania, the only state in Australia I haven’t seen yet, planning on going in 2020.
  65. Go Skiing/Learn to Ski We went skiing and I was too sick to ski, so my hubby went out daily to the lessons and told me how I wasn’t missing a thing cause it was shite anyway, I knew he was lying but it was nice he tried to make me feel better.
  66. Learn to Snow Board As above
  67. Maintain a healthy weight at 65kg (Fit & Toned) #DONE *For the last two I have stayed at the same level.
  68. Gardner for our new house and garden Need a giant garden first
  69. Go on a Safari Haven’t got to Africa yet but I hope too.
  70. Go shopping at Kookai #DONE *Just a random shop that I liked to buy clothes from.
  71. Go to Peter Island – in Hawaii I still hope to visit Hawaii one day.
  72. Go on a rewards cruise We went on a nude cruise but it wasn’t as a reward for anything other than we wanted to go and do it.
  73. **Take my mother in law on a trip with us #DONE We took her to Penang in 2017, she broke her shoulder, the one she didn’t already have broken when we left OZ, wasn’t the trip we envisioned.
  74. Pet Snake with Terrarium I love snakes and this will happen one day, but not if @shai-hulud had anything to say about it, lol…
  75. Pet Turtle with Terrarium I had a turtle when I was a teenager, I would love another one as when I went travelling my aunty looked after him and after one long trip she refused to give him back 
  76. Go in a submarine for a ride Nope Not EVER… MUST of ran out of ideas on the way to 100…
  77. ………….

There are pleanty of new dreams to be added to the list but that's for another post another day!


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We took mum to Penang in 2017, this is the upsidedown museum so much fun!


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This is the view from our room its what sparked the dream of climbing Mount Kinabulu.



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I told my niece if she could fit into the suitcase I would take her to Sydney with me, she didn't believe me but did it anyway. We had a ball together!


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I love the gym, my hubby and I got four to five times a week always before 7am.

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The Grand Canyon!

Now for the winners!



To win the 50% of the SBD you needed to guess all 15 I completed but to be in with a fighting chance for the @steembasicincome shares you only need to guess a minimum of five correct answers. While no one came close to all 15 we did 5 people get over 5 right:


@floxycool – 7 out of 15 correct
@kamiikazer – 8 out of 15 correct
@maverickinvictus – 7 out of 15 correct
@viking-ventures – 7 out of 15 on her second try, 3 the first time
@bmotives – 7 out of 15 correct

I had promised one @steembasicincome share but said I would consider up to three, given no one has won the SBD I will give away three via a random generator:

The Winners ARE!!!



@floxycool, @maverickinvictus & @kamiikazer

Thanks for reading and playing along.

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What a great list! I'll have to find mine that I've scribbled in a book from a few years back. Hopefully it didn't get lost when hubby & I moved out to our own place.

Jump out of a Helicopter (In Europe)

Too bad you felt sick before the jump. It would've been fun. I'd love to skydive over Europe as well. Maybe Swiss Alps? Or is that too extreme? 😅 I would definitely be afraid before jumping

Hot Air Balloon Ride

Imagine doing this in Turkey. #goals 😍 I'd better add this to my own list

Go to Outer Space

Definitely lotto money goals but I think I would be too afraid. Space is too vast and airless for me. If something was going to happen, it would happen on the spaceship I would be on. And I would just get lost in space.

White Christmas & Dog Sled Ride & See Northern Lights

I'm pretty sure these were all on my old bucket list. Perhaps in Norway so that Dog Sledding and seeing the Northern lights can all be crossed off the list at the same time

Go in a submarine for a ride Nope Not EVER

Something I would never do haha. Being in a confined space stuck underwater. No thanks


This is an awesome list and some great life goals to keep that motivation up. Thank you for sharing all your dreams. I'll have to go and find my own list now and update mine 😁

Thanks for taking the time to comment, I think combining those three would make it more possible, as for outta space, I think I would settle for somewhere I could float around weightless, I am sure you can do this on Earth lol... Swiss Alps would be amazing to jump into but OMG it would be cold. I live in Perth and our winter is nothing but I jumped out of a plane once and breathed in at the same time at 14,000 ft, I was sure my lungs froze for a second... So that may turn me off, or add breathing apparatus lol.. Have an awesome weekend!

Hmm, I never thought about how it would feel to inhale such cold air but it sounds painful! I've only done skydiving once but it was during the Summer in Brisbane so breathing in cold air was definitely not a problem. Have an awesome weekend too!

Yes I couldnt see cold air being a problem in Brissy lol... I never got to jump over there but maybe one day, if I win the lotto I would do it everywhere lol.

Oooh congratulations @Kamiikazer @maverickinvictus @floxycool

The game was enjoyable and that was enough as a reward thank you @insideoutlet... Hahaha I'll win next time.

Sorry there couldnt be more winners. I appreciate you taking a guess. Next time 🤞

Wow!!! Your list is long. I have a list but is a quater the size of yours lol. Money sure does rule a lot of what we do, which is really sad. Hope you accomplish them all.

Thanks and hello, I have missed your interaction, but I also have not been as active, that pesky thing called life keeps getting in the way of my steeming... I don't mind if I don't like I said priorities change. I was trying to get to 100 dreams as a challenge, I will have to update as much has changed. I hope you and the family are travelling well. :)

I have missed you too :) I know you are busy preparing for your little one to arrive :) Can't wait until you post he is safe at home :)

When I was younger most of my dreams consisted of saving the universe, star wars influenced, as I grew they were just wanting to have a family, which is done. Now it has gotten more detailed. Traveling is at the top, getting my P.H.D, writing for a living is number one right now. Really never thought it was an option, thank you Steemit and hubby, but now in some way it might be :)

I love how they change with us. I have my fingers crossed for your current dreams. I would also like to write and retire from traditional job. Steemit does make that a little more possible.

I'll cross everything for us both :)

Ahhh missed this comp...looked like fun. Loved reading your list. I, like you, would love to be able to sing, I also want to see the northern lights, as we missed them when we went to Iceland. I would love to renew our vows in the snow also! Great list...❤️

Thank you for stopping by. Oh no you missed the lights. It so hard to line everything up when travelling. We wanted to see snow in Central Park in NY but it just rained lol.

Oh wow thank you so much and reading through the list of what you have done especially the themeparks haha that is just awesome.

It is nice to know that you volunteer for various causes. It doesn't need to be that you are rich to volunteer and help people.

Yes its good to know you can fulfill dreams without money. Ill get the sbi sharr off soon. Thanks for taking a good guess.

This is so awesome. My husband and I did a similar exercise like 12 years ago and now I'm on a mission to go find that list. We did look through it a few years ago and it was amazing to see how many things actually happened. First step to realising your dreams is to write them down.

Thats awesome. I was surprised i had achieved so many as I when I wrote them down I was trying to stretch my imagination. Also some happened but in different ways. Like i never won a rewards cruise but i did win an award for my blog that sent us to the US for an awards event. Id love to hear how many you have achieved.

I know what you mean. It's amazing how powerful these lists can be and I've heard so many stories about them.

Congratiulations for the winners ... and know that I had a good laugh on some of your dreams, but your post was also an inspiration for me to have a good look at my own dreams. So thanks for sharing and steem on.

I'm wating for Steemit too to get financial independent, even to have an income of my own

Im glad you could laugh along with me. Im looking forward to updating my list. Im sure there will be some that will be laughable in ten years. I hope Steem pays off for both of us.

Awesome list of dreams. You know, for a white Xmas, you can always come to Canada. It's Christmas in here for close to six months lol

Canada is on the dreams list, that is where we want to buy our island, then a white Christmas will be on the cards for sure. Maybe one day! If/When we go I will let you know so we can have a hot chocolate. :)

That would be lovely ;0)

wow, the upside down museum really got my attention... how does it work?

76 dreams, wow... what a dreamer you are.

I was aiming for a hundred at the time. Ran out ideas at 75.. the uoside down museum was awesome I really should do a post up about it. The entire house is built upside down so you place yourself in the room and they take pictures. You then flip the picture so in theory it looks like you are upside down and the house is the right way up.

Yeeeeeeees thank you so much @insideoutlet. People like you make steemit enjoyable. I am really excited as this is the first time i win on steemit though i dont compete much. I would say it has always been my DREAM to be amongst the winners and i win in a contest tagged DREAMS. Its really something. Thanks @bmotives.

U're welcome @Kamiikazer

Well how about that. Im glad I could help you achieve one of your dreams. Ill be sending off sbi share today as I just realised the market psid me overnight.