I love making lists. To-do lists. Shopping lists. Bucket
lists. Lists of things that bring me joy. Daily gratitude lists. Lists of the
books I read each year. Sometimes I get Carried away with my lists (with a name like Carrie I have to embrace the puns!). I think one of the reasons I love making lists so much
is –might as well start off my first post with a…list!
- Lists are often still created on paper with a pen (at least mine are). I do sometimes use my phone to make lists but only if pen and paper aren’t available. I love technology most of the time and typing is so much faster (and results in less hand cramps) than writing when it comes to long things, but there is something about holding that pen in your hand and watching the ink transform into something beautiful on the page. It results in something unique and specially created. No two written things are exactly the same. The handwriting is different, the spacing between words and letters is different; it’s pure beauty!
- Lists create order by bringing everything together in one place. Sometimes my thoughts are so scattered and random that I need those lists to keep everything together!
- Lists are fun to look back at! For the past few
years I thought I had lost the journal with my bucket list. Amongst cleaning
and moving, I found it! While I still have many things to do, (I still have
never been golfing, touched a penguin, or learned the Thriller dance, among
many other things!) I was able to cross a few things off! I have now
accomplished my life goals to:
a. “Graduate from college with a degree” (Can you graduate from college without a degree…?)
b. “Go to a KFC in Kentucky!” (Thank you Cadiz, KY for being a convenient stop on the way to Nashville!)
c. “Go to Harry Potter Theme Park” (Mmm…commence cravings for butterbeer) - Lists allow for quick and enjoyable trips down memory lane! Almost two years ago I started keeping a daily gratification journal. Each page has a date and I use one line of the page each year to record positive things that happened that day. It has been fun to look back at what I was up to a year ago as I make my second round through my journal! It only takes me about 30 seconds to record something each day and forces me to find the positive in every day! Usually that is not hard for me, but there have been a few days where, if it weren’t for my journal, I may not have noticed the positive.
I have always loved to write and have had interest in
starting a blog for awhile, but I never knew what to blog about. Why not start
a blog of lists? I already love making them and lists can be created about
ANYTHING! The options are unlimited! :) I’ve already started creating my next list!
P.S. Guess who just crossed “Start a Blog” off their bucket
list!?
