Showing posts with label to do. Show all posts
Showing posts with label to do. Show all posts

TEN THINGS: TO DO.

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

I'm a serial list maker and I probably have been since someone first put a pen in my hand. (Or more accurately, a Crayola crayon.) I know this is true because not only am I a list maker, I'm also a hoarder, (oh, winner winner) and STILL have these lists stored away.

(Confession: These notes consist of all the boys in my class I consider "cute", what I want in my house when I grow up, and my favorite colors at the moment... Real deep stuff, of course. End confession.)

Anyway, my lists have gotten a little bit more substantial over the years. Just a little bit.  And I can't function throughout the day with out a good list made with pen and paper.  It's as if my brain is in constant info overload, and the only way to digest and comprehend anything new is in the form of lists. Complete sentences and grammar is totally pushing it.

One of my favorite bloggers, LOVELY INDEED, started a recent installment, "ten things." And yes, it is EXACTLY what it sounds like. She shares the lists she makes in her journal of ten random things. She is a lovely woman after my own heart, indeed. (See what I did there?)

Most recently, her list was of ten words that gross her out. And you know what, you should check it out because they weren't so obvious. MOIST WASN'T EVEN ON IT. By the way, have you read this hilarious suicide note from the word "moist"? If you haven't, you must click this and read now. (Oh, and that was probably the only appropriate time I could use the word "hilarious" and "suicide" in the same sentence. I don't know how I feel about that.)

But I digress...

Being able to completely resonate with LOVELY INDEED and her addiction to lists, I decided to share mine as well! (: Except it isn't gross words, it's my to-do list.

*Also, for all you list makers out there,  is it just me, or do you also have MULTIPLE to-do lists occurring at the same time? For example. I have a list for things that must be done that day, a separate one for the month, and a separate one for things that should be done eventually. Sometimes the lists break up even further based on the role -- student, work, church, etc. Is there a better way to do this? Please do tell.

HERE IS A PEEK INTO MY LIST LIFE (+ doodles from my journal.)

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Being a Tourist in Chicago

Friday, June 14, 2013

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I brought my camera to work the other day, so during my lunch break I went for a little stroll - tourist style. (: Chicago is so BLUE and beautiful! To be honest, I never liked bringing my camera into the city because I didn't want to give off an impression as a tourist. This is my house and I'm going to put my feet up on the coffee table if I want, kinda thing. But I realize that mindset is pretentious and not to mention, stupid. Because when you're a tourist, you look at the town with a different pair of lenses and you're a lot more open-minded to do things that are out of your comfort zone. Suddenly all those free, crowded events don't sound so lame, and the new restaurants popping in look enticing, and sitting in Millennium park after a food truck makes for the perfect Saturday afternoon.

My motto for this summer: 
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What does that mean for me? Run a 5k, attend a summer festival for a different city/state, have a picnic, make a video, go on a road trip, host a board game night, make s'mores, watch a movie at a drive-in, play sports regularly, go fishing, win free tix from a radio show, rent a bicycle for the day, purge my closet, find a hike path, run a 100 miles, frisbee on a beach... just to name a few. Hold me to it? 
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Being a tourist in Europe was great and so fun. But this, this is the beautiful town I live in and am so proud to call home. (: And I'm ready to unlock its secrets the same way.


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What's on your summer bucket list?

XO.
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