What To Do, What To Do…

I’m the worst list maker.

I can make all sorts of lists. One of two things happen. Either, I lose it. Or, second, nothing gets done and I keep that paper so it becomes clutter – something else to pile up on any flat surface.

But now, I need ideas on what to write about. A suggestion was the “one word” prompt, which I was using, but now I need my own place for ideas. A place to go for when even those “one word” prompts just don’t really inspire me or if I even have a CLUE as to what it means. Honestly, I truly don’t think I should have to use an online dictionary to have to figure out the meaning of a prompt. If I don’t get it, it’s not worth the hassle.

Here’s one list – Those things I LOVE to splurge on when I have the extra funds or time:

Tazo or Oregon latte mix concentrate
Tazo Vanilla latte tea bags
Leisurely walks on local walking trails in the springtime
Walks along the walking trails in national parks
Listening to the ocean while walking along the shore – or just sitting and watching the waves
Cranking up the music on Spotify and dancing in my house – ALONE
Playing Skyrim or Elder Scrolls Online – watch out for those in-game purchases!
Having my nails done professionally
Having my hair done
Having time out and a great laugh with a girlfriend

Now, here’s another list: Things that JUST ANNOY THE HELL OUT OF ME!

People who drive fast and pass you to beat a stoplight then? They’re caught at the same light as you.
People who drive and they’re getting dressed – makeup or even LITERALLY as they’re putting on clothing – as they drive
Texting and driving – bad combination
A car PACKED with teenagers, DRIVEN by a teenager. Need I say more?
“Oh I’m SO HUNGRY,” says a friend of yours then? He/she eats – NOTHING! You, meanwhile, would eat the whole DAMNED FARM!
Long lines at a bank or even, infamously, at the Department of Motor Vehicles…and out of eight or nine POSSIBLE lines, they could have open? Only…TWO are. Even worse? It’s near closing time.
Packed airplane with one frazzled parent and a screaming child – for an entire cross-country trip.
My all-time favorite? Fingernails on a chalkboard.
People NOT turning off the ringers on their cell phones, after being told to do so, and then, that ringer goes off giving everyone a heart attack!
People who come to work sick, thinking it shows “dedication.”

Now comes one-word items of things I dislike:

Dishes
Vacuuming
Mopping
Laundry
Folding that laundry
Filling out paperwork
Going THROUGH paperwork to keep or to “trash”
Packing (trip or to move)
Unpacking (from a trip or after a move)
Making the bed

Ok, I must have those one-word items of things I actually like:

laughter
latte
writing
shopping
hairstyling
earrings
facials
makeup
hugs
daydreaming

Looking things over, I don’t think I did too badly on this list. I sure could use some feedback on this one so if you have any, leave them in the comments. I sure would appreciate them. Meanwhile, I’m liable to look like this when writing my next post: