To Do List

Things That – at One Time or Another – I Have Told Myself That I Should Do EVERY DAY, Without Fail:

• Write
• Meditate
• Learn a new word in Spanish
• Learn a new word in English
• Take a multi-vitamin
• Take a calcium supplement
• Eat several servings of fruit and vegetables (Note: servings should occasionally include blueberries, which I dislike, but are supposed to be very good for me)
• Take a fiber supplement
• Go to bed at 9pm
• Get up at 6am
• Yoga
• Abdomnial Crunches
• Read the NY Times headlines
• Run two miles to three miles
• Think of an entrepreneurial idea
• Eat flax seeds
• Practice the guitar for 30 to 45 minutes
• Floss
• Make my bed
• Dust, scrub or tidy some part of my house for 10 to 15 minutes
• Read at least one page of a classical novel
• Listen to Marketplace on NPR
• Initiate a conversation with a complete stranger
• Lunges
• Contemplate gratitude
• Write lists of things I would like to have accomplished by the time I’m 40
• Write lists of things I could be doing to further my career
• Write lists of memories or ideas for stories that I should consider writing (instead of lists)
• Cook at least one meal from scratch
• Get an outfit prepared for the following day [work nights only]
• Take a nap [weekends only]
• Avoid all elevators and good parking spaces

Things That I Actually Do EVERY DAY, Without Fail:

• Eat cheese