By McKenzie Malanaphy, Vocabulary Bungler and Heiress Extraordinaire
Have you ever have one of those “AHA!” moments when you realize that you’ve been walking around with a sort of broken record of harping messages beginning with ‘I should…” repeating in the back of your mind all the time? Me too. Also, this cannot be healthy. And yet I fear that if I were to turn these thoughts off I might cease to progress. And then there’s the part of me that relays thoughts such as, stop caring about all of that, already! What kind of life are you living if you waste your time thinking about all of that crap?!
It is the resolution season, and anyone who knows me can attest to the fact that the phrase, “I made a resolution to ___________,” is a well-worn, year-round statement of mine. Is this way of living normal? Read my “Should Do List”—you be the judge.
Top 25 Things I Know I Should Do but Don’t
- Save for retirement
- Save for taxes
- Stop spending money on eating out and coffee
- Actively follow my investments
- Mop my bathroom floor every few weeks
- Donate more money
- Consistently volunteer
- Network
- Post to my blog more often
- Floss every day without exception
- Separate my whites
- Think more long term
- Stop complaining
- Finish writing my novel already
- Dust my damn apartment
- Stop eating junk food
- Stop biking without a helmet
- Read more books
- Engage in the artistic/academic community more
- Spend more time reflecting on the bigger picture
- Stop caring about material wealth
- Be more grateful
- Read more news
- Be a more educated voter
- Become a member of mpr
Do you have your own should do list? If so, how does it compare and how do you cope with it?
mckenzie malanaphy 
Man, that list is proof that you’re doing fine. You should see what’s happening on mine…
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