So, there are a couple of things that have been rattling around in my brain the last week or so. One, I've been going over and over my bucket list in my head trying to figure out what to accomplish next. Two, I've had ideas pop into my head about blogging, but I never seem to get around to actually doing it. So, I guess I'll start from the start.
One of my bestest bestest friends in the world "A" had encouraged me to make a bucket list. I'll be honest, I was not over the moon at the prospect. It made me think of ridiculous mass-marketed movies and those Franklin Covey people. You know what people I'm talking about. SUPER positive about everything and more energy than a kitten on speed. Not that those people are bad or don't have a place in this world, I mean...they get stuff done. They are driven in a way that I could never understand. I am what you would call "laid back." I leave the driving the to the Mario Andrettis of the world.
But, I digress.....
So, back to the bucket list. The more that I thought about it, the more I liked it. It was a list (which I like). I could check stuff off (which I also like). And I would get to do things I actually WANT to do (BONUS). Usually, when I have lists, they're made up of non-fun related things...like toilet paper, laundry, mop the bathroom floor. Grrrrr.... I don't like those lists. So, I made my list. It currently has about 40 things on it and looks a little like this:
Note that I have actually accomplished one! And, that it was camping!
(For those of you who know me, you know that this is a HUGE accomplishment).
I decided that instead of crossing them off, I would highlight them. (What a happy-clappy thing for me to do.) It would remind me, not that I have one less thing to do, but that I have accomplished one more thing. So...here's to my bucket list!
Point number two: blogging.
I have never been a good one for journaling of any kind. If you've noticed, there are long period of silence between posts. I'm just not very consistent about getting my thoughts out on paper (or computer). But, I'm going to make a renewed attempt at being more regular. I just recently found out about VEDA (Vlog Every Day in August). It's very structured, with topics to talk about and everything! And, per usual, I found out about it 11 days into it. So, I guess I'll give that a miss in it's regular format. However, I love the idea of a vlog. What I've decided is that I'm going to try to post some vlogs based on the VEDA schedule here in my blog. Maybe it will give me the motivation to actually try something new and get out of my rut. Tomorrow is slated to be a "day in the life" kind of vlog. That should be interesting. We'll see if I can manage to film and edit a day in my life.
For now, I'm going to attack the list I have for today...which is not a fun "bucket list" kind of list. Grrrr....
