30 Days of Lists: Week 4+

Today marks the end of the 30 Days of Lists project. While I enjoyed participating in this event, I do feel some relief that it is over. I will no longer have the pressure to think of creative list items every day! Tomorrow morning I may feel both a little free and a little sad.

Since I ended with list #21 last week, I will pick up with list #22 today. I never sleep well and am frequently plagued by unpleasant dreams. As such, I am not a fan of dreaming AT ALL and intentionally try to not remember them whenever possible.

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I was hard-pressed to come up with items for list #23, as I'm more or less an open book.

However, list #24 was super easy for me. I think about these types of things all the time!

List #25 was a bit challenging. My family has TONS of quirks, but it's hard to come up with them since it all seems normal(ish) to me by now.

When it came to list #26, thoughts just streamed out onto the page.

List #27 was a piece of cake too.

I wrote list #28 when we got home from campering but before we went grocery shopping for the week. I think that might be obvious?

I'm pretty excited about all of the items on  list #29. It's nice to have things to look forward to.

And the last list, written this morning, left me thinking positively about this whole experience. I'm so glad I participated!

To see my lists from the first three weeks:
Week 3
Week 2
Week 1

30 Days of Lists: Week 3

While I'm still having fun with this project, I am losing steam. I realized around day 19 that I was no longer looking forward to reading the list prompt first thing in the morning. I'm still doing it, but it feels more like a tiny chore than a daily treat.

That said, last week I left off with list #14, so I will pick up with #15 this week. I did not actually get up and check my junk drawer, but these are the types of items that are usually in there.

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List #16 presented a prompt with a blank to fill in. I was initially turned off by this topic, but I eventually got into the swing of things and was able to come up with a list that I was satisfied with.

List #17 was a stretch for me. My house is not at all my dream house, but there are features I love.

List #18 was also a stretch for me. Asking for help is not an issue for me. I ask whenever I need it. I don't understand what the big deal is. Pride? Ego? Whatever it is, I don't get it.

List #19 was one that could've been many pages long, but I had to cut it off somewhere.

I liked writing list #20 more than some of the others this week. It felt more like me than most of the rest.

List #21 was meant to contain an actual pyramid, but I wasn't interested in analyzing my food consumption in that fashion.

To see my lists from the first two weeks:
Week 2
Week 1

30 Days of Lists: Week 2

Week 2 of the 30 Days of Lists project has been just as much fun as week 1. We were campering this past weekend, so I was unable to post my weekly recap yesterday as planned. I also wasn't able to access my email or the internet until we returned home today, so I completed lists #15 & #16 as soon as I fired up my laptop (after a much needed shower).

Last week I left off with list #7, so this week I'll pick up with list #8. The list is short because, well, so is my long-term memory.

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I enjoyed list #9 quite a bit. I cry easily, so it was not much of a challenge to think of these items.

List #10 required a lot more thought. I'm a horrible gift giver and my family generally sticks to wish-lists to ensure people get what they actually want. I did finally come up with some ideas though, obviously.

List #11 was another easy one. My family has really helped me to be the person I am, so I focused on some of the many positive things they have taught me.

List #12 was one that had some wiggle room. We could've listed our favorite things that have happened so far this month, but I decided to list my favorite things about September in general.

Everyone has lots of bad habits, so list #13 was fairly easy. (Sorry the picture is blurry.)

I love weekends because I work regular business hours, so I always have weekends off. List #14 reflects an at home weekend, not a campering one.

To see my lists from last week: 30 Days of Lists: Week 1

30 Days of Lists: Week 1

This first week of the 30 Days of Lists project has been great fun. I've been reading the prompt first thing in the morning and writing my list immediately. Yesterday I waited to write my list for obvious reasons (obvious when you see the list topic).

I am not at all crafty, nor do I do any kind of scrapbooking, and I do all of my journaling in inexpensive spiral bound, wide-ruled notebooks. I decided to take advantage of a small notebook that my mother had decorated and mailed to me. I picked up a pack of 10 colored ballpoint pens at the drugstore and voila! Ready to list!

List #1 came out while we were hiking Algonquin, Iroquois, and Wright, so I had to wait to see what the first list prompt would be. I wondered about it while hiking but had to wait until we got back to the camper, where I showered and then we went out to eat. So it was late and I was exhausted by the time I got to do my list, which I can see in my handwriting.

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With list #2, I got into my morning routine.

List #3 challenged me more than the first two, and I continued to add items throughout the day.

List #4 was easy. I have lots of time in my life right now that I have to fill with "time wasting" activities.

Some of the other listers objected to the topic for list #5 because they wanted to keep their lists upbeat. As I've mentioned before, I am not an optimistic person, so this didn't bother me at all. I am, however, a HUGE worrier. I have a very anxious personality. If I'm awake, I'm probably worrying about something (in fact, considering how poorly I sleep, I'm probably worrying then, too). I decided to keep my list short though and not go into the gory details.

List #6 was a head scratcher for me. The first item was a no-brainer, but then I really had to dig deep. After I'd finished my list I looked at some of the stuff people posted in the private Facebook group and saw some great ideas that I wished I'd thought of.

List #7 was the one I decided to wait to write until later in the day. My sister and I took her son to an annual harvest festival for his first time, which provided most of the items for my list.

There are no rules for this project. The idea is for everyone to make it their own in order to get the most out of it. Some people choose to look ahead and complete their lists in advance, but one of my favorite parts is waiting and reading each prompt for the first time each morning. That way, I get to enjoy the surprise every morning, and then I can focus on just one topic each day. I'm definitely looking forward to the rest of the lists!

30 Days of Lists

This morning I signed up for my first round of 30 Days of Lists, which is offers "creative journaling challenges for people who love to make lists." Since I've never done this before I don't know exactly what to expect, and yet I'm looking forward to it quite a bit. If nothing else, it will spur me to try something new and to meet new people who are also participating. And maybe find some new blogs to read in the process.

I'm also not sure what role my blog will play. Will I post my lists directly to the blog or will I post pictures of my lists? Will I write my lists in my journal (my regular, plain spiral bound notebook) or will I decide to do something more creative? I've never gotten into scrapbooking, but this could be a cross-over opportunity to mix my love of journaling and list making with something more crafty (which I would never describe myself as).

Come September 1st, all will be revealed. Maybe.

(If you are interested, it cost me $8 to register, but preregistration ends Saturday, August 17th, so the price may go up.)