i come from a family of list makers. my mom always has at least three various lists floating around - one in the car for errands, one next to the phone in the kitchen and one on her desk for work. and then of course there is NANI, the queen of lists. in addition to her purse, when she leaves the house she also always has a small, neiman marcus bag, filled with the following essentials: a paper towel, a piece of paper on which she has written OUT OF ORDER - attached to a rubber band, a bottle of water on which she has written her name with a red sharpie marker, tin foil, a list of errands she needs to run (milk, oj, presto chopped salad), a list of things she would like to do (exchange lipstick at the Chanel counter, stop by dr rubins office to drop off treat for the nursing staff, stop by kennel [note: dog is at home, not at kennel] to drop off cookies for the staff), and the list of things that she has been carrying around since i was old enough to sit in the front seat of her beige jaguar (pick out new eyeglasses, pick out new sunglasses, have mother's jewelry appraised).
i attempt to make lists - they help to keep others in my family so organized - how can they not be helpful to me? i just made two: things i need to do before everyone arrives for ABN's Graduation Weekend, and a list of things i need to get done at work over the next three days. but i don't find lists all that helpful - really, i find that they stress me out.
yes, i do love to cross things off a list. but so often i find that i just get overwhelmed and stare at the list, and accomplish nothing and therefore get to cross nothing off the list. the things for graduation weekend will get done (i always get things done) but until i do them (Friday afternoon) i will just stare at the list; stare and sweat. and the things for work - yeah, i'll take care of each of them and more. but there's nothing on the list that i'm excited about. i mean i guess if i was excited about something, i probably would have already done it and then it wouldn't be on the list anyway - but staring at a long list of things that aren't exciting..is a bit of a downer. (also, at the bottom of my list for work is one word - david - no idea why).
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in ten minutes the office will be gathering for a goodbye tea party for one of my coworkers. my tummy could use some tea. although i'm having an mri next week for my knee (no change) i have decided that while heels are not helping my sore bones, i don't think they are actively making anything worse either so i'm strutting my stuff in slouchy boots and that (and the ridiculous amount of bangles i am wearing) make life more fun.
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