Wednesday, November 17, 2010

To Do List

PLAY OUTSIDE - not in a gym, keep active and enjoy being outdoors in the sun and the trees. Forget workout equipment. If you forgot how to play outside, find a kid to teach you but don't be creepy about it.

EAT - eat good and healthy food, but not too much of it. Cook it yourself but go out and eat sometime too. I like Papa John's pizza, Hardees thickburgers, Jimmy John's subs, Sushi, Thai and Chinese food. Cook with someone you love and try new recipes. Go to the farmers market and buy some fresh local veggies. Go to the grocery store and eat what's on sale today. I eat oatmeal for breakfast, bananas for snack and leftovers for lunch. I like to cook and eat fish and steak.

DRINK - water, lots of it, filtered from the tap. Don't buy bottled water - waste of money. Hot cider mix is nice in the winter. Ginger ale and other sodas once in awhile.

SPLIT WOOD - save the gym membership. go split wood by hand, haul it by hand, stack it by hand. you will get a workout and have wood to make a nice toasty fire later. You will get stronger.

DO IT YOURSELF - it's not too hard to change your own oil or fix your own faucets. You should know how the stuff you use works and be able to do basic maintenance. it will save you a few bucks and a lot of this how to is accessible on the internet. get basic tools, borrow or rent specialty tools you won't use often.

READ - don't have anytime to read? what's wrong with you? make some time. go to the library or Barnes and Noble...don't need to spend anything.

DRAW - it doesn't have to be good. it can help spark your creativity. don't place too much value on making a beautiful drawing. the act itself is enough.

NAP - not much better than being able to nap when you feel tired. Dogs, cats and kids are on to something.

PLAY WITH PETS - they will make you feel better. if you own them, pay more attention to them than just feeding them. If you don't own, go volunteer at a shelter or something. interact with wild animals at your own risk.

RECYCLE - it's easy to do and makes some kind of difference I hope. go through your stuff and figure out what you don't use and either throw away, give away, sell or recycle it.

DRIVE - enjoy driving around, whether it's to run errands or aimlessly. don't have to go fast or have an expensive car.

THINK - an unexamined life is not worth living.