My Life List

I like lists a lot. I like to mark items off my lists so much that if I do something that wasn’t on the list I will sometimes add it retroactively just so I can mark it off. It is possible I have a problem.

Anyway…I’ve been thinking of what I want to do in life and figured I’d make a list. Like you do. In no particular order…

1. Write a book
2. Collect Grandma’s stories
3. Sell something I made
4. Visit Oregon
5. Take kids to Disney World
6. Run a mile
7. Organize Grandma’s pictures
8. Host Thanksgiving dinner
9. Donate money to my public library
10. Donate money to PBS
11. Donate money to NPR
12. Say thank you
13. Read Maya Angelou
14. Dance every day, even if it’s in my chair
15. Find my father
16. Send birthday wishes
17. Paint
18. Volunteer for a political campaign
19. Grow vegetables
20. Write a letter a month for a year
21. Own a home
22. Pay off student loan
23. Get out of credit card debt
24. Take the kids to a concert
25. Take the kids camping
26. Do yoga
27. Learn to meditate
28. Take an art class
29. Forgive
30. Plant a cutting garden
31. Visit North Carolina
32. Learn to grill outside
33. Learn/create/discover a signature dish
34. Take the kids to a play
35. Become a Librarian
36. Learn to swim really well

There isn’t a “should” on the list. These are all wants and some needs, but not a single should.