The Longlist: Part 1

[stapsdoes101things]

There's my notebook. It's nearly fifty years old - so it's high time it was used. You'll see behind it part of the first draft of the longlist, written very small on scrap paper. You needn't go to the trouble of deciphering my handwriting, though; I'll type it out.

This is the first of what will probably be a total of five posts of the longlist; I'm breaking it down so as not to get list fatigue. What I'd love, if you've got the time and the inclination, would be comments on this and the following four posts. I'd like you to tell me things like this: 'you need a license to do that'; 'I have done this - ask me more'; 'this is a really useful book/site/group if you're seriously thinking about doing that'; 'this will take you a very long time'; 'that is a stupid idea'.

Ask me about what I've written. Ask me, 'what experience do you have in this area already?'; 'what is this concept?'; 'do you honestly have the time/money to do this?' - I may not answer immediately, but you can trust me: I'll think about it. Hard. And, perhaps most importantly, ask me, 'why do you want to do that?' Because if I can't answer that one, it's not something that needs to be on my list.

- become a mystery worshipper
- do the A-Z challenge: places
- do the A-Z challenge: authors
- go on retreat
- update hymn blog weekly
- wild-release a particular book that has sentimental meaning to me, in the particular copy to which I am attached
- investigate my parish church, the Friends Meeting, and one other communion in Woking
- see 5 films at the cinema
- run a BookCrossing challenge
- swim 500 lengths
- have a 'recommend me' month
- write first draft of 'The Slowest Elopement' or another Phyl book
- write final draft of 'These Three Remain'
- get a printer that will produce decent photos
- make a funeral plan
- make an altered book
- sing four solos at church
- sing two solos at another public event
- take a flight in a hot air balloon
- try 3 recipes from each cookbook I own
- go to the British grand prix, the Goodwood Revival, or a similarly iconic motoring event
- do project 365
- keep track of my depression
- make a wedding album or scrapbook
- fill in 1001 verses of the musical Bible project
- do self-portrait Thursday for a year
- take a trip on the Waverley
- keep track of distance travelled by various means
- start a Wikipedia article
- get a Wikipedia article to B class
- get a Wikipedia article to A class
- get a Wikipedia article to Good Article class
- get a Wikipedia article to Featured article class
- do 501 hours on Wii Fit
- join or form a reading group

Some of these I have had my heart set on for years. Some of them I added on a whim because I thought they looked quite fun. I'm not going to tell you which is which, so you are free to assume the same basic level of motivation for all of them.

Thank you for your help :-)

Comments

[tree_and_leaf]

I more or less have a funeral plan. I'm not sure whether this is a good thing or not. (On the other hand, they'll make me write one during Death Week at college, so if nothing else, it will save homework time that week).

[stapsdoes101things]

That's as good a reason as any! Seriously, I do think it's a positive thing - apart from anything else, it's one thing for the survivors not to have to worry about.