Plans and schemes and things
8 months ago
I spend far too much time thinking of all the great things I could/should be doing and far too little time actually doing those things. I’d like to stop doing that.
| 1. |
learn to meditate
24 cheers |
1,268 people |
| 2. |
collect an oral history of my family
25 cheers |
19 people |
| 3. |
volunteer more
3 entries . 18 cheers |
989 people |
| 4. |
Learn to scuba dive
1 entry . 15 cheers |
2,203 people |
| 5. |
Go white water rafting
10 cheers |
983 people |
| 6. |
Create a circle of true, close friends
22 cheers |
52 people |
| 7. |
Pay off all my debt
3 entries . 20 cheers |
301 people |
| 8. |
memorize poetry
14 cheers |
67 people |
| 9. |
have lasik eye surgery
1 entry . 3 cheers |
43 people |
| 10. |
Live in France
5 cheers |
382 people |
| 11. |
Travel around the world.
9 cheers |
3,903 people |
| 12. |
meet the Dalai Lama
1 entry . 18 cheers |
328 people |
| 13. |
learn to tango
1 entry . 7 cheers |
1,009 people |
| 14. |
Learn French.
1 entry . 7 cheers |
8,318 people |
| 15. |
find peace
1 entry . 10 cheers |
279 people |
| 16. |
Digitalize all old, inherited family photos
12 cheers |
39 people |
| 17. |
Save money
2 entries . 3 cheers |
11,923 people |
| 18. |
start drawing again
1 entry . 11 cheers |
354 people |
| 19. |
Learn to knit
1 entry . 7 cheers |
2,976 people |
| 20. |
Learn Spanish
2 entries . 4 cheers |
12,561 people |
| 21. |
Have a book published
10 cheers |
123 people |
| 22. |
Learn to play a string instrument
7 entries . 8 cheers |
13 people |
| 23. |
Visit Ireland
7 cheers |
2,015 people |
| 24. |
Learn to rock climb
1 entry . 12 cheers |
364 people |
| 25. |
Learn massage therapy
2 entries . 4 cheers |
93 people |
| 26. |
learn to fly a plane
1 entry . 5 cheers |
910 people |
| 27. |
learn how to bake
1 entry . 7 cheers |
34 people |
| 28. |
Visit Lily Dale
1 entry . 1 cheer |
1 person |
| 29. |
Laugh. A lot. Genuinely.
14 cheers |
344 people |
| 30. |
Design and build my own house
4 cheers |
1,327 people |
| 31. |
not to take part in office gossip
2 entries . 10 cheers |
2 people |
| 32. |
learn to ice skate
1 entry . 3 cheers |
396 people |
| 33. |
Learn how to do capoeira
1 entry . 3 cheers |
31 people |
| 34. |
Learn to Salsa
2 entries . 1 cheer |
1,197 people |
| 35. |
learn moderation
1 entry . 1 cheer |
17 people |
| 36. |
participate in the Tomato Fight in Bunol, Spain
1 entry . 2 cheers |
83 people |
| 37. |
See a movie in a drive-in
1 entry . 1 cheer |
227 people |
| 38. |
Have a late night rooftop conversation while drinking wine and looking at the stars
3 cheers |
20 people |
| 39. |
Buy a House
1 cheer |
10,235 people |
| 40. |
Have a dinner party
1 cheer |
214 people |
| 41. |
make a smaller ecological footprint
1 cheer |
1,007 people |
| 42. |
do more, think less.
1 entry |
11 people |
I spend far too much time thinking of all the great things I could/should be doing and far too little time actually doing those things. I’d like to stop doing that.
I’ve pulled out my old sketch books and I’ve started drawing a bit here and there. I hope to do a lot more as winter hits and the weather is less inviting than it is at present. Right now the outdoors beckon!