Life Lists

Ali is going to a soccer tournament in Cleveland this weekend with her nephew Bret. Since Sammy isn’t quite housebroken yet, I’m staying home with him. After all. . .we don’t have friends who like us enough to put up with a weekend of carpet watering!

It’s a holiday weekend and we are having a cookout on Monday so I have a weekend of tasks laid out for myself.

I spend a lot of time thinking about my life and what I want it to be. It might seem idealistic or whatever, but I want to be aware of how I am making my way through my days. Somehow, I want to do with humor and fun and style and ease and have some kind of sense of wholeness. I think about this a lot, to be honest, because the way we spend our days is, after all, the way we live our lives.

I want to know the best way to live; I want to craft for myself time that is meaningful and fulfilled.

When I picture that dream life, mine includes lots of sunshine, quiet introspection, being creative and unafraid, the sounds of laughter, lots of color, meals that are wholesome and shared with people that I love, walks with the dog, gardens, lots of friends and people who are family to me, and good health.

The question becomes, how do I get/maintain that?

For me, it’s lists.

Here’s a list that I’ve made for myself for this weekend. It’s in no particular order. On Tuesday, I’ll let you know how I did.

1. Take Sammy to the vet on Saturday morning.
2. Get rid of the yard waste and tree trimmings in an environmentally friendly way.
3. Make a menu and shop for the party on Monday.
4. Pot the flowers for the front porch containers.
5. Sew Ali a new skirt of her design.
6. Cut a new flowerbed behind the garage. Procure and plant! Add the birdfeeders and baths.
7. Bake a loaf of bread that I’ve never tried before.
8. Take a nap in the sun.
9. Be aware of the blessings available to me in any given moment.
10. Thrift something that I can create into something else.

Wish me luck!

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