I've been making a lot of "progress" on my list. My struggle is that I don't want to turn the list into a checklist - I want to use it as a guide to turning my life into what I want it to be. It feels a little icky to feel like I made my "goal" for spending time with friends, you know? Especially since what I wanted to foster was the connection that I want with friends and family. And yet, I want to chronicle this year, as a way to maintain momentum. Hmmm. So here's the list for December:
1. Spent a lot of time with friends - we had an impromptu dinner party, I went to Vegas, we had at least one overnight guest every week, my old friend and roommate visited, and we spent time with family and friends in CT.
2. Read Eat Pray Love. I have mixed feelings about the book, It's well written, and I loved the characters, but I really struggled with how self centered the author seemed. But shouldn't someone writing about self discovery and exploration be centered on herself? Hmm.
3. Went to two Furthur shows, and had an amazing time at both. This wasn't on my list, but it totally should have been. I think I'm going to add "Go to as many shows a possible" to the list.
So, there's the update. Let me know if you have any insight into how I can keep myself focused on my list without turning into a task master. Tomorrow I'm meeting with the woman who is going to tattoo me. I'm really excited to start working on it!
Happy New Year. It's going to be really wonderful.
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Happy New Year! I am very excited for your updates and very curious about your new tattoo.
ReplyDeletexoxo,
Jenny
Eat Pray Love - I'm just wrapping up the final section, and, hell yeah, I feel the same. I enjoy her writing style (and of course her adventures!), but am not sure I actually *like* her. She's not only a self-centered, but also a bit... um, neurotic? That said, I think I've learned a lot from her because of it - many of her emotional impulses are examples of how I *don't* want to be. If that makes sense. ;)
ReplyDeleteAs for not being a list-master... I imagine that many of the items on this list are part of desires that you've had for awhile, and you'd know them (and feel drawn to fulfill them) even without having them committed to paper/blog. Or checked-off regularly. So, I say: just flow with it, baby! Do what feels right at the time, just make sure you're getting the most out of each day. Keep us posted on your experiences, of course, just don't worry about boxes or lists more than once every few weeks or so. Maybe? :)
Anyway, happy New Year!!