What I Want This Year
Peace, sanity and a better me
Cheers to the New YearMaybe I'm finally growing up or maybe I'm just finally tired of commercialism, but this year, what I want doesn't fit under the tree. My wish list is more about the places I want to see, the kind of traveler I want to be and what I want to accomplish in 2008.
Lisa Kasanicky, head spa girl at the Spa Blah Blah Blog seems to be suffering the same ailment. Her list includes wasting and wanting less. She writes, "Do you know that Jennifer Aniston brushes her teeth in the shower to save water? I can do that."
So can I, Lisa.
Her post concludes, "First step is to clear my noggin of clutter by making more concise, manageable lists so that when my head hits the pillow at night, it's as empty as a Hannah Montana doll."
I agree. At the end of the day, I need to give myself permission to sign off until tomorrow.
Do you have a must-do for 2008 list yet? If not, feel free to steal, share and add to my ideas.
What I Want for 2008
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Pay for the bridge toll (or coffee) of the person in the car behind me. Kindness counts.
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Introduce myself to Zen Travel.
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Educate myself and my kids more about Auschwitz.
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Learn more about the candidates and why my vote counts.
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Donate blood and sign my organ donor card.
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No matter where I travel, always wear my seat belt.
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Learn how to say "thank you" in different languages.
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Resolve to live greener every day whether I'm traveling or at home.
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Live the Mantra "Well behaved women rarely make history."
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Set my alarm clock to NPR for my daily dose of intelligent commentary.
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Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Chicago and rediscover why skinny isn't always beautiful.
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Listen more and talk less at home, at work and when I'm traveling.
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Read Nelson Mandela's inaugural speech of 1994
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Relearn CPR.
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Learn a constellation other than the big dipper and how to find it wherever I am in the world.
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Remember to smile, often.
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