- I want to cook and bake from scratch more often.� I haven’t been doing that as much since Nicholas was born, and that bothers me.
- I want to play with my boys more and do more crafts.
- I want to incorporate handmade items (my own and my kids’) in our home.� A reader (and a new friend!) offered sewing lessons.
- I want to make curtains, ottoman covers, and maybe a dish mat, similar in style to this one.
- I want to be present more and pensive less.
- I want to go on walks without threat of dismemberment.
- I want to buy Nicholas a helmet and armor.
- I want to feed my family wholesome, nutritious meals to build their immune system.� (Everyone is sick again with Man Colds!)� Maybe I will try this next week.
- I want to stop thinking about the new car I don’t need.
- I don’t necessarily want this to happen to me, but the opportunity to see how little we really need is enviable.
- I want to be creative and talented.
- I want to appreciate and use the gifts God gave me.
- I want to regain control of my relationship with food.
- I want to be like Miranda and tell people I like their blogs instead of lurk.� It makes them feel good, and it’s a nice thing to do.
- I want to accept that it is only a minute, not a lifetime.
- I want to stop finding typos and grammatical errors after I hit publish.
- I want to say that I like very much this picture I took of fading Society Garlic without feeling arrogant.
- I want to impress upon people the importance of capital letters, punctuation, and complete sentences without sounding snarky.
- I want to be better.
I like this.
And I like you.
But you already knew that.
I like you too, I think you’re pretty neat-o. And YES, I just said neat-o.
I like this too.
Here, here! I’ll come out of the lurking shadows to say this is an awesome list!
At least you can admit these things.. good for you.
Ps. I like your blog
Pss. I need help with grammar. At least I can admit that :)
I like your blog…there, not just lurking :)
Oh…I thought I could add a clever and original comment about deciding to leave lurking behind but, of course, 700 people have already got there. My name is Ruth, I live in Prague, I am an Australian (and Swiss but it’s already getting complicated) and I always read your blog since I found it some months ago. There. Almost feels like the unburdening of an AA meeting (I would imagine). Oh…it’s not about me is it….love the way you write.
Hate to be the one to point this out on THIS post, but you have an error on your last point. Read it carefully.
I love this one! You are making me want to write one of my own. You may see this later on my blog!! You rock Jules and you never fail to make me laugh.
“I want to be present more and pensive less.” This is at the top my list–thanks for verbalizing it so well. I pride myself on being the observant one–the one who takes a good sniff test of what everyone else is trying and failing–before I jump in and try something myself. But that’s not always a point of pride.
Thanks for your blog. You’re a tremendous inspiration.
I’m honored to make your list. I can be a lurker at times, but if it’s a place I go often and spend very much time at all, then I love letting people know. It is fun seeing your name somewhere new!
I got your email and will love to email you back when I get some time. Soon!
Thanks, Heidi. Like I said, always after I hit publish.
It’s great to write things down like this. You’re so much closer already to getting them done! But as my school principal told me on the first day of my last year at high school, “If it is to be, it is up to me.”
I think the first sentence in your About box says a lot though.
i really like your list. i’ve suddenly become a single mom of a 2 year old. i’m working on myself again, and i feel the same about almost every point you make.
I’m so glad others are commenting. It makes me seem less like a stalker. xoxo.
I am definately one of the lurkers who have never posted before but I read your blog religiously and you are incredibly inspiring, as a mother, a wife, a woman…
And an incredible writer! : )
I want to let you know that I like your blog. :0)
I want to let you know that I’ve been reading for some time.
I want to let you know that I’ve never commented before.
I want to let you know that I really, really enjoy visiting here.
Thanks!
I enjoy this blog immensely! I happened upon you accidentally and I was hooked with one of the Mom’s Shower Adventures. I think you write so beautifully. Thanks for this post.
I like your blog too. You had me with your tag line.
Just a little note to say I love your blog, and am a big fan of good grammar and punctuation myself! That’s a great list. I’m thinking I should make one of my own.
I feel ya on that second to last one. I don’t get why it’s so hard to adhere to basic grammatical guidelines. I don’t know how to do it without being snarky though… people always say, “Ask Sara Jane, she’ll know…” in that snide tone that makes me feel like a jerk.
I hope you’ll get to do everything on your list with grace and happy satisfaction! You go girl!
Lovely post Miss Jules, I hear that putting it in writing and then showing the world gets you closer to achieving your goal. I think private sewing lessons seem sublime!
Ugh, I retroactively apologize for the agony you must incur upon reading my blog and discovering a serious lack of both capital letters AND complete sentences. In regards to the latter, I have no excuse except that’s how my brain works. In regards to the former, I present to you the following: lack of oxygen in the womb (or something) => left handedness => poor penmanship => aversion to capital letters (the capital “H” in particular looks bad in my handwriting, ironically enough) => aversion to capital letters even when typed.
but enough about me. i thoroughly support all of your initiatives (and very much like that photograph).
I like your blog. Thank you. That is all.