Lists

I saw this on a friend's blog recently and have I mentioned that I love lists? Because I love lists. I think that this provides a really awesome structure for slowing down a little bit and really noticing what is happening in your life. A little mindfulness for all you social workers and therapists out there...

Right now, these are the things I am...

Loving:
1. I AM ENGAGED TO THE MOST WONDERFUL MAN GOD CHOSE FOR ME!!! (More to follow on that later...)
2. How quickly the last few weeks of the semester are going
3. Bright and colorful clothes and images
4. Wedding blogs with a vintage/DIY/simple feel
5. Guacamole and hummus!
6. Realizing I have 1 full year left in the Master of Social Work program
7. Being offered the internship I wanted!
8. Storms (Thunder and lightning)
9. The fact that everyone seems to be getting happier with brighter and warmer weather
10. Spending time with those I love
11. Preparing for IRELAND!

Not Loving:
1. How quickly the time I have left with Jake is flying by (He's moving to the East side in May) *SAD panda*
2. How quickly the last few weeks of the semester are going
3. How many things I still need to accomplish before Ireland
4. The cough I still have...after over a month.
5. That I still have another year of classes, homework, papers, and studying.

Accomplishing:
1. Not freaking out about the weeks leading up to Ireland
2. Some wedding tasks/decisions. Not many, but we've got plenty of time!
3. Finishing up projects, papers, and presentations.

Preparing:
1. My heart for what comes next.
2. To be living on the opposite side of the state from Jake during the most stressful, crazy year of the MSW program. :(
3. To plan the wedding and prep for the marriage!
4. To find a job once I graduate next year.

Forgetting:
1. To go to bed earlier
2. To stop saying negative things about myself
3. To return the countless e-mails I get daily.
4. TO LIVE IN THE MOMENT.

Reading:
1. Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity by Lauren F. Winner
2. Becoming The Woman of His Dreams: Seven Qualities Every Man Longs For by Sharon Jaynes

Believing:
1. That God is who He says He is
2. That God can do what He says He can do
3. That I am who God says I am (trying anyway)
4. That I can do all things through Him
5. That this year is going to be incredible and will help prepare me for life after school and my marriage
6. That God has a plan for my life and it's only my responsibility to follow Him

That's all for now folks...back to productivity! =)

With love,
Amanda