Saturday
Jan022010
Uberlist 2010
January 2, 2010 at 01:35 PMA new year, and a new Uberlist!
The Uberlist was born of Nikol Lohr, an all around delightful and ultra-talented woman. I came to the Uberlist by way of my friend Kelly Sue DeConnick, another delightful and talented woman, and have been doing one every year for the past...a lot of years, maybe eight or nine. It's a great motivator and reminder. For my Uberlist of years past, click here.
For the first time this year, I purchased one of Nikol's datebooks as a way to keep myself organized and my Uberlist at hand. It has a space for my Uberlist in the front, tons of fun activities throughout, and nice big calendars with plenty of space for all of my daily activities. As a consumate list maker and totally anal retentive organizer, this datebook is a fucking GODSEND. Why didn't I do this sooner?
My Uberlist categories this year are:
- Art/Craft
- Family and Friends
- Finance
- Giving Back
- Health
- Home
- Reinvention
- School
- Seth
- Travel
- Website
- Whimsy
- Writing
It isn't necessary to have categories, but I find it helps me stay on target. I'm also following Nikol's example and listing a few alternates to swap out in the event my life no longer suits a particular goal. (I'll be adding those later this week after I get home.)
Do you feel like making an Uberlist? You should do it! I'll open comments on this post; if you decide to create an Uberlist for 2010, post a link to your entry here.
Without further ado, here is my 2010 Uberlist. Crossed-out items are finished.
- ART/CRAFT: Revisit Etsy store/patterns
- ART/CRAFT: Finish t-shirt quilt
- ART/CRAFT: Handmade holidays and birthday presents
- ART/CRAFT: Utilize at least 50% of current craft stash before buying new stuff
- ART/CRAFT: Use Ravelry more; catalogue yarn and needles
- ART/CRAFT: Do something with all of that fucking binding glue
- ART/CRAFT: Do a handmade giveaway on the blog
- ART/CRAFT: Feature more handmade artists on the blog when I find them
- ART/CRAFT: Replace earring hooks with sterling silver or gold hooks
- ART/CRAFT: Make more of my own accessories
- ART/CRAFT: Knitting needle organization
- ART/CRAFT: Try that papercutting project
- FAMILY and FRIENDS: Waffles & Whiskey Birthday Tour with Alexis
- FAMILY and FRIENDS: Finish Alexis’ wedding gift
- FAMILY and FRIENDS: Try Scan Café for Grandma’s pictures
- FAMILY and FRIENDS: Talk to little sis about college, take her to visit at least one school
- FAMILY and FRIENDS: Do something nice for Luke, Jess and the kids
- FAMILY and FRIENDS: Spa day with Seth’s mom
- FAMILY and FRIENDS: Set up grocery delivery service for Grandma
- FAMILY and FRIENDS: Book hotel for anniversary night in Providence
- FAMILY and FRIENDS: Spend more time with Maria and Shylar
- FAMILY and FRIENDS: Do something nice for Mom
- FAMILY and FRIENDS: Get my tits out at Sarah and Nick’s wedding, urinate in a potted plant
- FAMILY and FRIENDS: Make contact with biological father
- FAMILY and FRIENDS: Finish housewarming gift for Krystyn
- FINANCE: Pay CitiBank in full
- FINANCE: Pay dentist in full
- FINANCE: Start a savings account
- FINANCE: Start collecting information about IRAs
- GIVING BACK: Donate clothes and food to local shelter every three months
- GIVING BACK: Sponsor a family for Thanksgiving or Christmas
- GIVING BACK: Talk to Shannon about necessary donations for Women’s Center
- GIVING BACK: Encourage at least 3 others to donate to local charities
- HEALTH: Rejoin Weight Watchers online
- HEALTH: Target weight for 2010: 190lbs.
- HEALTH: Make dinner 3x per week
- HEALTH: Bring lunch to school
- HEALTH: Drink 2 liters of water every single day
- HEALTH: Healthier snacks (bake homemade granola, bring fruit to school, etc.)
- HEALTH: Try the Master Cleanse or a reasonable fast
- HEALTH: Try modified yoga; ask someone for pointers on yoga for people with lower back issues
- HEALTH: Buy a Diva Cup
- HEALTH: Schedule appointment with dentist
- HEALTH: Write a weekly meal plan
- HOME: Shred old mail
- HOME: Plant a terrarium
- HOME: New bedroom curtains
- HOME: Have a summer yard sale/book sale
- HOME: Organize bathroom cabinet
- HOME: Back-up computer files monthly
- REINVENTION: Pare wardrobe down to 30 essential items
- REINVENTION: Figure out my body shape; dress accordingly
- REINVENTION: Answer all phone messages in a timely manner
- REINVENTION: Listen more, talk less
- REINVENTION: Buy flowers regularly, for myself and others
- REINVENTION: Plant a summer garden
- REINVENTION: Give more spontaneous gifts
- REINVENTION: Eat more local food – consider a farm share at the local farm
- REINVENTION: Light the match on unhealthy relationships
- SCHOOL: Meet with advisor and finalize graduation needs
- SCHOOL: Take a language class
- SCHOOL: Consider summer classes
- SCHOOL: Organize a portfolio
- SCHOOL: Create a graduate school dream list; note credentials needed for each
- SETH: Birthday celebration!
- SETH: Do more thoughtful things around the house
- SETH: Record more of the funny things he says
- SETH: Watch “Green Wing” together, force him to like it because it is the best show ever period
- SETH: A little love book
- TRAVEL: Take 3 solo photography day trips
- TRAVEL: Take Grandma to California or Florida to visit her friends
- TRAVEL: Spring Break in Portland, Oregon
- TRAVEL: Start visiting East Coast graduate schools
- TRAVEL: Leave the country with Seth
- TRAVEL: Visit Dimitra in Greece
- WEBSITE: Revamp podcast
- WEBSITE: Create a list of podcast guests, contact each
- WEBSITE: Write a Thank You note to Squarespace
- WEBSITE: Tag all entries
- WEBSITE: Close comments on all old entries
- WEBSITE: Attend BlogHer; spend time with people who interest me
- WEBSITE: Try Squarespace Photo Gallery
- WEBSITE: Implement more videos (25 Things, etc.)
- WEBSITE: Add new “feminist” tag/section to blog, link to women discussing interesting topics
- WHIMSY: Make new clothes out of old clothes
- WHIMSY: Make a BLURB book of favorite pictures
- WHIMSY: Dinner at Chez Pascal with Seth
- WHIMSY: Screenprint a t-shirt
- WHIMSY: Organize a scavenger hunt
- WHIMSY: Take a DSLR class
- WHIMSY: Post pictures to Flickr everyday for a month
- WHIMSY: Become a BITCH Magazine monthly supporter
- WHIMSY: Troll Seth’s iTunes for new-to-me music
- WHIMSY: Buy a new computer
- WHIMSY: Woody Allen movie project/Spike Lee movie project
- WHIMSY: Write and mail three letters
- WHIMSY: Send more postcards
- WHIMSY: Host a party
- WHIMSY: Create costumes and celebrate Halloween this year
- WHIMSY: Build a ship in a bottle
- WHIMSY: Talk to someone over age 70 about their life story. Record it if allowed.
- WHIMSY: Create a year-end recap video
- WHIMSY: Watch “How I Met Your Mother” with Megan
- WRITING: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (sorry, private)
- WRITING: Write 2 articles for ThatBlackGirl.com site
- WRITING: Include more feminist commentary on blog
- WRITING: Keep an idea notebook
- WRITING: Write to remember
- WRITING: Start morning pages again
- WRITING: Write one piece of fiction
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Reader Comments (9)
Reading this just drives home what I already know and love about you, which is what a considerate, generous, loving and fun person you are. DON'T LEAVE!
i absolutely love this idea! i'd been toying with making a big list like this, and now that i've seen yours I'm in! it's such a brilliant way to track all those goals that have been floating around my brain, various pieces of paper, and my blog. thanks for this!
{found you thanks to #best09, btw}
This is so cool and so overwhelming.
59 is something I need to do.
This list is great. After Tuesday I'll have a leetle more free time in which to make such a list, but I can tell you my biggest goals are to 1. Not respond to fights in a mean way...I am the meanest, I always win, but it never feels good and 2. To find a job that I not just like, but really love. (and to this end to finally make an appointment with my old law school career office re: alternate careers, because insurance defense work probably ain't my thing.)
(PS - I've been reading for a few weeks now. I got hooked when I read that one of your life goals was to get drunk with Danny DeVito. My partner met him on an elevator months and months ago, called me up right afterward, and all I could say was, "BUT did you ask him to go to drinks?" Because you know that even at 9 or so in the morning he would have said yes. But of course, the partner did NOT ask him, but he certainly knows now that if he sees Danny DeVito on the elevator again that question is supposed to be the first thing out of his mouth.)
Wishing you and yours a happy healthy new year.
i look forward to your uberlist EVERY YEAR and it's always inspiring. i'll have to post mine later; i'm usually too chicken shit to put it up on my blog.
i hope you like the diva cup. mine is a lifesaver.
You totally inspire me, even just the things you think to do are fantastic. Separating into categories definitely helps to bring the list together, and I am now totally inspired to gather my thoughts into a cohesive list.
Plus, #59 will likely be #1 on mine....my mother may be the first, sadly.
You've inspired me. I'm going to do this. Today.
I love the idea of a list vs resolutions, esp since I don't do resolutions anymore. When I'm done with my bio-epic Last Decade series (what the hell was I thinking?) I'm doing this!
Don't worry, definitely bought one of Nikol's datebooks this morning after reading this post. Let us compare our Uberlists in person...SOON.
-Sarah