(and the teachers rejoice)
One of my birthday wishes for myself is to be better at documenting what's happening in my life. Sure, I have facebook, sure I twitter, sure I take pictures (when I remember my camera) but I have thoughts on just why "life's just like that" and feel the need to write them down every now and then....and then don't. So I'm going to try to be better at that. At least once a week. :) Hold me to it, people, hold me to it. Life as a teacher and a Master's world student don't make me super entertaining, but hey, "Life's just like that."
If you know me at all, you know I LOVE reality TV. Judge if you must, but it's true. There's a new show on MTV called "The Buried Life" that I am absolutely loving and I think you will, too. The premise is four guys who are tired of living a typical life and make a list of 100 things they want to do before they die...and for everything they cross off their list, they want to help a stranger cross something off theirs. It's a super cool show about living life to its fullest and helping others to the same. It has made me think...not particularly about things I want to do before I die, although there is some of that as well, but what do I want to look back at in a year when I am approaching the beginning of my 28th year of living and say, look what I've done...look what I've accomplished...So...to start off my thoughts...here's 6 things I'd like to accomplish in the next year...and 4 things I'd like to add to my "buried life" list... for a total of 10 for now...but eventually a total of 26. Which is where I am now...enjoying this point in my life when nothing seems to be as I thought it would be 10 years ago.
13 in 2010...but just 6 for now
1. Go to NYC with three of my sorority sisters and LOVE every minute of it...and go to DC with one of my lifelong friends, "adopted" little sister" and real sister.
2. Blog at least once a week.
3. Cook a real meal for myself once a week...okay, once every two weeks. Let's not get crazy.
4. Continue serving in the choir and maybe, if I get brave, audition for the praise team. I may not be amazing, but I'm not horrible and all that can be wounded is my ego, right?
5. Ask people how they are doing and really stop to listen. And then remember to ask about an update at a later time.
6. Stop biting my nails.
13 for the Buried Life...but just 4 for now
1. Go to Australia. I even have a friend that lives there. So seriously. Go, Karyn.
2.Go back to England...and swing through Scotland...and some other places, so let's just say Europe.
3. Provide Christmas for a family who can't provide it for themselves.
4. Have a family...and be a room mom for my kid's classroom. And be an awesome room mom at that.
There are other things that are more broad or more personal that I will pray through as I am living this life that I have been given...but these are some specific-more-mark-off-a-list-able that I feel like I want to accomplish and do...and I just thought I'd share. What are some things that would make your list?
Look among the nations! Observe! Be astonished! Wonder! Because I am doing something in your days that you would not believe if you were told. Habakkuk 1:5
2 comments:
LOVE that verse! Excited to read this. And good luck on the nail biting thing. I've been trying for 26 years to quit. :(
totally support the praise team audition! you can do it!
you can also cook once a week! your body deserves good food!
Nail biting...i am with jackie. i have been trying to 27 years. oh well!
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