For the Love of Lists
For the Love of Lists
I am a list maker. Traditionally, the pen on paper type. I like listing all the things that I need, Even listing the key points when I searched for some dating tips at Dating 9 before, I listed quite a lot of points actually. Don’t judge me, I just love listing! The problem with this is that I end up with random notepads and sheets of paper spread out throughout the house, office, and different purses. Call me old fashioned, but there is something comforting about connecting my black gel fine tip pen to the sheet of paper. Watching the letters form words, sentences, whole ideas. Okay, I am definitely over-romanticizing this. But seriously, it is so much more fulfilling for me than typing at a bright screen that I’ve already stared at for 8+ hours that day. This is about lists though.
When Wil and I started dated we talked a lot about things we wanted to do together, places we wanted to travel to, restaurants we wanted to dine at, activities we wanted to participate in, etc. Less than two weeks into dating, this mental list was stacking up so I suggested sharing a google doc to keep track of the list. Oh yes. I am that nerdy. Wil loved the idea of course, so much so that he tweeted, “You know your gf is a geek (read: awesome) when she agrees that GDocs would be the best place to share a list of things to do together.” Oh the @replies he got, jokes from tech guys about my planning our wedding in Basecamp, it was hilarious (and they weren’t too far off base later down the road).
Do you keep lists? How do you stay organized? Tell me in the comments!
