**WARNING: This post is about absolutely nothing, except the thoughts that randomly occupy my mind. You’ve been warned. Don’t be mad at me if you continue to read and then feel like you wasted 5 minutes of your day. I take no responsibility.**
I love lists. Absolutely love them. It is just so incredibly satisfying to cross things off of “the list”. For my fellow list makers out there, you know exactly what I’m talking about. I think my life would be a mess without lists. I think my brain only functions at maybe 75% capacity most days, and that 25% that just isn’t getting the job done, that’s the “remember important details/things I need to do” part of my brain. So fair warning: if you want me to remember to do something or be somewhere or whatever needs remembering, tell me to write it on my list. If you don’t, don’t be offended if I forget.
Today, I’d like to think that I’m at a “kick butt” level of list crossing off, pretty nearly a “total domination” level that began with a 6 AM wake up and a complete research abstract written by 7:30 AM. Well, this little post wasn’t on the list, so that’s kind of setting me back, but I can’t fight inspiration. When I get the itch to write, darn it I need to write! Now, if this post is inspiring you to write a list, let me give you a little pointer. Lists can become daunting and overwhelming. So to reduce the chance of panic at the thought of “list overload”, I like to plant a few easy ones on the list. For example, I just might find “Go to the vending machine and buy/consume some chocolate” after “Apply for graduation”. Equally important tasks right there, and skipping either would result in dire consequences. After “Read 3 Energy Nutrient articles and make online discussion comments for each” I might come across “Eat a bowl of ice cream”. Heck, I think I will cross that one off twice.
My list from this week has been one of those daunting and overwhelming lists. So after I’m done dominating this day, I think my list for the weekend will look a little like this:
*Don’t set an alarm (so done it’s not even funny)
*Snuggle with my boys (you may be thinking I’m a pimpette, but no dice. I’m talking about boys of the extra furry, four-legged variety)
*Sip coffee and work on a crossword puzzle
*Take Asher to the REAL dog park so that I can pretend like he’s not mine when he lifts his leg to mark some unsuspecting person’s leg out there whose clothes must really smell like their dog
*Cook up some extra awesome chili (I hope!) and participate in my first ever chili cook-off
*Drink beer and eat chili at said chili cook-off
Of course, I will probably need to study for the two exams I have on Monday, and I will spend some time selling shoes/taking abuse about my sad physical state/eating all of the leftover cookies from the morning group run, and I plan to spend a few hours fighting death by drowning, but those things didn’t really fit the theme of my list. Oh, that’s another thing, my future list-writers: always, ALWAYS have a theme. Does a theme have any real, working purpose, you might ask? Well, besides making your list totally fun and awesome, I suppose not. But isn’t that what we all truly strive for—totally fun and awesomeness?
Go ahead and try out a list once. It’s addicting. I’ll even help you start your list: 1) Have a totally fun and awesome weekend. J
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