The beginning of the year always makes me think about the big lists...the Mondo Beyondo/Bucket/To Do Before I Die-type lists. I used to make lists like these all of the time and I even got to check a few things off-- I got a tattoo, I saw Maya Angelou speak, and I traveled to Brazil and England. As I get older, though, I don't seem to think about this stuff as much anymore. So in honor of 2008, this is the beginning of my new to do list:
*Backpack through Europe: I did get to go to London last year, but I would love to be one of those people who is brave enough to go overseas with only a backpack of belongings. London was amazing, and I'd really like to see more of Europe.
*Try surfing: Just try it. I don't have to like it. I don't even have to be good at it. I want to try, though.
*Try snowboarding: Please see "try surfing" for details.
*Go to a live taping of Oprah: And subsequently become best friends with her. No? Okay, I'll just go for the show.
*Swim with dolphins: Sounds like something that someone would put in their profile for an online dating site, but I really just think that it would be neat.
*Become a runner: I don't know what it is about runners, but I really want to be one. I just need to get past that whole "I sound like an 80-year-old lifelong smoker when I try to run" thing.
*Start a nonprofit organization: This is a big, BIG one for me. I don't even know what it'll be yet, but I know that I'll do it.
*Find an outlet for singing other than my shower: I used to sing all of the time in high school, but now I only sing at home, out of complete stage fright. Honestly though, if Sarah McLachlan ever wants someone to go on tour with her, I'm so in.
*See Pearl Jam in concert: This is the only concert left that I am dying to see, unless you count NKOTB, but I don't forsee a reunion tour anytime soon.
*Backpack through Europe: I did get to go to London last year, but I would love to be one of those people who is brave enough to go overseas with only a backpack of belongings. London was amazing, and I'd really like to see more of Europe.
*Try surfing: Just try it. I don't have to like it. I don't even have to be good at it. I want to try, though.
*Try snowboarding: Please see "try surfing" for details.
*Go to a live taping of Oprah: And subsequently become best friends with her. No? Okay, I'll just go for the show.
*Swim with dolphins: Sounds like something that someone would put in their profile for an online dating site, but I really just think that it would be neat.
*Become a runner: I don't know what it is about runners, but I really want to be one. I just need to get past that whole "I sound like an 80-year-old lifelong smoker when I try to run" thing.
*Start a nonprofit organization: This is a big, BIG one for me. I don't even know what it'll be yet, but I know that I'll do it.
*Find an outlet for singing other than my shower: I used to sing all of the time in high school, but now I only sing at home, out of complete stage fright. Honestly though, if Sarah McLachlan ever wants someone to go on tour with her, I'm so in.
*See Pearl Jam in concert: This is the only concert left that I am dying to see, unless you count NKOTB, but I don't forsee a reunion tour anytime soon.
more to be added on soon, I'm sure...
A few more little tidbits-- I mentioned in my last post that my New Years resolution is to be less anxious and more relaxed. On Thursday, I was at a doctor's appointment, and while I was waiting to go in, I read an article written by a women with anxiety problems. She was discussing some of the things that her doctor had told her in therapy and one quote really stuck with me--"If you are always in the present, there can be no anxiety. Anxious thoughts are fantasies about what might happen in the future." It's such a simple thought, but also one that struck a chord with me. I have a lot of trouble staying in the present--I'm a born worrier. I think it would be so helpful for me, though, to find something to do to keep me in the present when I start to feel anxious. This woman's doctor recommended something to hold on to-- kind of like one of those little worry stones that gift shops sell. Something to think about...
And now, back to my lazy Saturday. We're going to see Juno in a bit, and then it's off to cheer on the Steelers in the Wild Card game with PJ's uncle and cousin.
Jillian, Stephanie, and Katie, December 22, 2007
Jesse, Justin, and PJ, December 22, 2007(Yeah, my man wears suspenders. AND turquoise.)
Family Photo, December 22, 2007
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