To-Do Lists

Question: Do you have life goals? Specific ones? Short term and long term?

Making a "To-do" list of stuff I'd like to accomplish over the next few years is something I've had on my mind all day today. I have a few specific goals, like getting into grad school and getting published. But I'd like to make a more fleshed-out list of things that would include those things, but also other things, like going snowshoeing, getting a tattoo, reading more Tolstoy. And actually writing all these things down seems like a good idea. Writing them down would make it more clear, more solid.

The reason I'm thinking about this, is because I read a blog post at Life 4 Me by Me talking about this very thing, and it was refreshing. It's true that staying focused on our goals can be a difficult thing, whether these goals are big or small. We all want to go out there and get it, but, well, you remember that blog post about tofu? Sometimes we need a kick in the pants, or life is simply checking off items on its own list of tricks or setbacks to foists on us sometimes. I'm in the "kick-in-the-pants" camp more often than not. And I guess that's why this blogger's list was inspiring. She's doing stuff. She's rolling up her sleeves, and getting it--for herself.

Do you have a list?

I'm going to start working on mine.