So, a few posts down, I was talking about lists. I'm not kidding that I'm a list lover. Its actually kind of embarassing to even type this blog entry because of the extremely ridiculous amounts of lists that I create and keep around the house. These lists are found mostly in my planner or on my bulletin board. One of them is kept in a notebook that I add all my favorite quotations and is in our living room. I personally find it easier to get things done when I can cross it out and feel accomplished. So, in an effort to a) inspire others and b) truly show what a nerd I am; here are a few of the lists around our house...
"To do before 30th Birthday"
- visit Thailand
- Grow "Mermaid" hair
- Have a signature dish
- Go topless on the beach
- Learn to golf
- Learn to drive stick
- Become certified in CPR
- Become fluent in Spanish (again)
- Grow a garden
- Become a mother
"Shopping List (today)"
- wedding gifts (2)
- cards (wedding (2), sympathy (2))
- Fly ty stuff (table, organizer)
- PRINTER INK!!!!!
- Book: East of Eden
"Ways to take advantage of Erie:"
- Erie Times on Thursday = Showcase (local events)
- Bayhawks Basketball/Seahawks Baseball
- Chatauqua, NY...nice?
- Erie Chamber Orchestra
- Mercyhurst movie night
- Tom Ridge Center = IMAX!!
- Presque Isle
- Waldameer <3>
- Wine Festival in September!!
Books to look up:
- The Bonesetter's Daughter
- Lottery - Patricia Woods
- The Color of Water
- A Walk in the Woods
- The Zookeeper's Wife
- Peace like a River
- Bell Canto (spell check?!)
- Prayer for Owen Meenie (spch?)
Non-profit Checklist-To do:
- Create a plan
- Research competition
- How will it measure success?
Brandon&Tabitha's Forever List (made in 2005)
- Take a gandala through Venice
- Surf in Hawaii
- Outback tour in Austrailia
- African safari trip
- See pyramids in Egypt
- French kiss at the top of the Eiffel Tower<3>
- run with teh bulls in Spain
- scuba-dive in the caribbean
- wine-tasting tour in Italy
- zipcord through the Costa Rican rainforest
- go to a rodeo in Texas
- Love parade in Prague
- eat real thai food in Thailand
- Carnival in Trinidad
- Gamble in Las Vegas
- Drink tequila in Mexico
- visit the Statue of Liberty
- Go to the top of the Empire state building
- bungee-jump
- visit Israel
- Go to a final four basketball game
- eat waffles in Belgium
- kiss the Blarney stone
- whale-watching in Alaska
- visit the Grand Canyon
- visit/drive through every state of USA
- sky dive
- travel the Amazon by boat
- visit Santarinni
- Oktoberfest in Germany
- Visit the Great Wall of China
"Green Me:"
- Lower thermostat; wear a sweater
- check electric bill for type of power
- send back junk mail
- get a bike
- RECYCLE
- byob(ag) shopping
- Green shopping:
http://www.ecobunga.com/
http://www.sustainlane.com/
"the to do list you can actually do" (from Real Simple Magazine)-on my bulletin board
- Hit snooze
- Shampoo, rinse, repeat
- Forget to floss
- Eat a bagel
- Forget to put laundry in the dryer. Clothes can be permanently pressed (whatever that means) tomorrow!
- Screen phone calls
- See mailman coming and realize Netflix and bills are still on the kitchen counter
- Get sucked into a movie on Lifetime
- Grow anxious as Meredith Baxter murders the dad from 7th Heaven
- Put off remaining duties while reading celebrity gossip
- Decide for youself "Who Wore It Best"
- Skip Pilates
- Eat a burrito
- Pick up The World Is Flat on nightstand
- Read paragraph; put down
- Leave eye makeup on
- Lights out
