I've been busy, ya'll
Friday, September 24, 2010 at 10:54AM Creating a life list feels fanciful and daunting. That's how I felt for months before I finally wrote one. That's what you guys tell me too.
But listen, there's something about the process that wakes parts of your spirit you never realized were slumbering. It can be inspirational; it's obviously empowering, and I've found it surprisingly self-fulfilling.
When I wrote, #31 Earn a paycheck again, I thought the prospect was years off after I finally got all four children into school. Instead, a freelance gig with a new online news site in our neighborhood - Del Ray Patch - fell in my lap and in the last several weeks I filed four stories (I'm working on a fifth). That's five separate paychecks!
And remember #3 Do a pull up? I shocked myself when I ticked that off after a few months of trying. Now, I can do two! Hand to God.
I guess you can create your own destiny.
Over the summer, I accomplished two goals in one week:
#19 Go to summer camp with my kids.
#29 Eat lobster in Maine.
Next up: #66 Cook with an ostrich egg. I'm told one egg can feed an army. Anyone want to join us Oct. 3 when we scramble one up? You can bring the fresh bread for toast.
Reader Comments (5)
That's it. Sitting down to start my list this wkend. And where do you even get an ostrich egg?
Our Whole Foods sells them. They're massive, they fascinate the kids and I've always wondered what they taste like. We're going to find out. I hope you'll share your list!
I signed up for Mondo Beyondo for the Fall session and I have been finding the same things.
It's amazing that when you open yourself up, things start coming to you.
I'd still be happy to help you out with that cheese steak! :)
I decided that I'm ticking one off my life list and I'm going to take a fiber spinning class. Hopefully in the next month or so. :)
just so you know, ostrich egg tastes like ass. i ate some once on an ostrich farm down in south africa (my, my, makes me sound like a jet setter, huh?) and it was totally gross. but the process of drilling a hole in one is pretty cool. and you can stand on it too and it will not break. make sure you get photo ops of all that.
i do wish i could join you just for the company. :)
You're a jet setter so you MUST come! You can do the photos.
Seriously? I could let the kids stand on it? Can you imagine the tears if one of them actually breaks it? And how about we don't tell them it tastes like dog shit until AFTER they eat it?
I wish you were here!