Life Is Awesome » accomplishments http://maryisawesome.com random notes on travel and awesomeness Sat, 07 Apr 2012 10:57:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Life Lists and The Completed List http://maryisawesome.com/life-lists-and-the-completed-list http://maryisawesome.com/life-lists-and-the-completed-list#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:00:02 +0000 Mary http://maryisawesome.com/?p=87 I’ve always been a list maker.  I make to-do lists almost every day and I’ve made so many lists of things I want to experience and places I want to go that I could probably create a book out of them.  When I started this blog I decided to rewrite my life to-do list so that I could publish it and gain some sort of accountability.  I want to make sure the things on it get accomplished, so I’ve put it online for that reason.

As I was writing it I went exploring online and found a lot of amazing life/to-do/bucket lists from other bloggers.  Since reading all of these lists and recreating my own I’ve been pondering the idea of life lists.

Are life lists really necessary?   Can’t you just do the things you want to do without having a list to check off?

Why write a life list?

Life is short. Figure out what you want to do and then do it.  You don’t have the time to mess around.

Lists make you focus. The reason we write to-do lists is so we can focus on what needs to get done without getting distracted and forgetting tasks.  Life is very distracting at times and those awesome, fun, creative things we want to do can be forgotten in the midst of daily living.

Progress is fun. Creating a life list can give you a sense of progress and accomplishment as you look back at the things that have been finished and marked off.

Accountability. You know what is on my list now.  Remind me.  Let’s do some together.  It is out there for all the world to see and follow as I make it happen.  Writing out a list gives you more accountability to make things happen, even if that is just accountability with yourself.

I mentioned that I’ve written out my life list before.  Several times, once even on individual post-it notes.  So I’d like to share some of the experiences that were previously on my life list but have been completed before the list became digital in its version 2.0.  Progress at it’s best – the COMPLETED LIST:

Study abroad. Go paragliding. Visit California. Visit Mexico.  Graduate college with honors.  Win at intramurals.  Stay up all night.  Complete my thesis.  Present at an academic conference.  Learn how to snowboard.  Snowboard in the Rockies.  Visit Jessi in Orgeon.  Swim in the Pacific Ocean.  Sing Karaoke.   Ride a moped.  Eat deep dish pizza in Chicago. Go to BlogHer.  Meet blogging friends in real life. Go ziplining.  Spring break trip with the girls.  Visit Paris; Rome; Athens; Vienna; Brussels; Prague; Budapest.  Go to Puerto Rico.  Get a job through Twitter.  Kayak in Spring River; Lake Tahoe.  Backpack around Europe.  Take a train ride in the US; Europe.  Take a Greyhound bus.  Blog for over a year. Inspire someone.

I’ve done a few cool things already and have plenty of things left to experience.

How about you?  Do you have a life list out there somewhere?



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