Lists.
September 5, 2007Lists are great.
Can you see what is happening?
The bad P-word.
Procrastination.
IT IS EVIL.
Today is officially the middle of the second week of school. 15 weeks. 5 classes. 3 labs. 5 textbooks. 2 workbooks. 4 lab books. 15-20 hours at work. Zero time for self. Great.
I like to make lists. Making lists. How very therapeutic! Making lists honestly keeps me sane. It gives me a sense of relaxation. A break in the middle of a hectic day. A system of checking for progress, if any. Or a way of looking forward to tomorrow.
I make lists. It's what I do. I have many notebooks and notepads that serve the sole purpose of absorbing the ink coming from my very carefully selected, pretty, colorful (not to mention - costly) pens. Small notebooks. Medium notebooks. Small pads. Medium pads. Swirly memo pads. And serious-looking ones too! Memo blocks. Plain paper. Colored paper. Lined paper. Graph paper. Blank paper. Paper with flowers. Paper with flip-flops. Handbags. Pretty girls. Polka dots. Stars. Animals. Paper with inspirational quotes. Post-its. I loooove post-its! Paper, paper, and paper. In a wiiiide array of colors. My dad complains about the amount of paper I use (and BUY). Paper, paper, and more paper. And I use BLACK ink when I'm really mad at myself for not following my previous list. Now, now… let's not get me started on the pens. And I bet a few minutes ago you didn't think list-making was so complicated.
I take list-making VERY seriously! lol.
Here's my most recent one, LOL.
Things NOT to do this Fall:
[] procrastinate
[] prevent myself from being productive
[] party too much
[] waste time on losers
[] talk on the phone for HOURS
[] take the little things for granted
[] stress out over insignificant nonsense
[] look like crap
[] fall apart
[] roll over and die
LIFE.
It can be rough at times.
Nobody told me life was going to be easy. Their expectations are high, and mine are even higher. But right when I hear myself sighing, whining, and complaining… I ask myself, "What do I do now?"
I make yet another list. And life and I? …We fall right back in love again.
PS: WOW. "I believe" currently has 99 views? I'm impressed. Thanks, guys!
