Friends, it seems that I have a problem. I’m a chronic list maker. And that’s not the problem. I’m also a chronic list loser.  So here I am thinking… what to blog about… And then I remember that I had made a list of all sorts of neat things to blog about.  And well, when I went to look for it… it’s ugh, gone.

So… new topic today. Making lists. Keeping them. Finding them.

Maybe it’s the writer in me but I always have paper and a pen in hand.  And usually a book or two.  Or a magazine. I’m the only person I know who goes out to dinner with a tablet in hand.  But hey, you never know when motivation, inspiration or the muse (who is back from vacation, thank you very much!) will strike.

Or when your husband will need something to write on.

It never fails.  I was out to dinner last month with my wonderful dh.  And I actually made an effort not to bring my trusty tablet and pen.  Because I thought we should just talk and eat.  And I’d try to not ignore the waitress.

And dh says to me… “Hey, where’s your notebook? I have an idea I want to write down.”

Picture me with a blank-sorta-what-the-hell-did-you-do-with-my-husband look.  “You want to write down an idea? Sorry. I left it at home.”

“At home?  But you always bring it!”  He was disbelieving for sure.

“Yep. And just look what happens when I did. You need it.  So, you can’t tease me any more, ever again, about always bringing my notebook.”

And he hasn’t teased me since.

So… how about you? Are you a note taker? List maker? Chronic writer? Always have a book in hand? I’d love to hear from you.

3 Comments

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  By Donna, August 23, 2006 @ 12:07 pm

  Well, I am always making lists. They can be helpful but sometimes just writing something down is cathartic for me. Like, griefs of whines, writing them down allows me to let them go. Make sense?
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  By madison, August 23, 2006 @ 1:01 pm

  I think I write things down so I’ll remember them. That’s what my third grade teacher taught me to do!
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  By Pamela, August 26, 2006 @ 11:13 pm

  I have a notebook with me at all times. I’m constantly writing down ideas (because there’s a good chance I might forget them otherwise), making lists, and writing reminders to myself. And my family has come to depend on the fact that I always have paper with me.

  I have books everywhere…upstairs, downstairs, and in the car (hey, I have to have something to do when I’m sitting in the carpool line, waiting for the kids to finish up football practice, etc.).

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