First things first. Instead of actually accomplishing anything on my list, I will utilize a popular procrastination technique -- I will organize and plan.
I like to plan. I'm so much better at that than the doing. So let's start there.
To help me wrap my little brain around this, I'm going to separate things into the following categories: daily, monthly, one and done and ongoing items. If something doesn't fit into one of those lists, well, I will squeeze it in like Michael Phelps into a speedo.
Let's just think about that image for a moment. Mmmm.
Okay.
Moving on.
Here's how it breaks down.
Daily:
Drink more water
Eat more whole grains, fruits and veggies and less meat.
Keep an up-to-date calendar
Establish a 6 a.m. workout routine that works
Once a month:
Do something service related
Go to breakfast with friends
Call my brothers
Do a random act of kindness for a stranger
Write one handwritten letter
and mail it
Ongoing:
Take more videos of Luke
Fast once per quarter
Read 25 books
Set aside 30 minutes for prayer a week
Go on six dates -- out of the house -- with my husband
Grow a fresh herb
One and done:
Bake a loaf of sourdough
Write something not for work
Run a 10K
Take Luke to the beach
Hold a dinner party
Make something craftty
My reaction after reading that: damn! How am I ever going to do all that?
But also, wow, if I do, that's really going to be fun. Seriously! I sound geeky, but I don't care. I truly am geeked.
Now, in the coming days, here's what to expect. A brief bit about each of these items: why each one is on the list, and what my "plan" is for taking care of it. If I know anything, which is certainly questionable, it's that I am not going to do a single one of these little things if I don't figure out how and plan a little. So we'll look at that. I'll start with the item that I just know is going to be the hardest to accomplish.
Want to wager a guess which one that is?
