My Blog Title

When I decided to finally create my own blog, it took a long time to decide what title I wanted to give it. I thought about some ideas that have to do with teaching, maybe even an allusion to Shakespeare, but didn't like anything I came up with. Picking a title is harder than I thought it would be!

Have you ever been part of an ice-breaker activity where everyone had to name an object that describes them? Well, that is how I chose my blog name. I am a to-do list.

As long as I've been able to write, I've created to-do lists. I think it comes from my very organized and efficient mother. On Saturdays, I used to see her write her list for the day on the back of a white envelope that came in the mail that day. Then, as the day progressed, I would see each item get crossed out and, even though it wasn't my own list that was dwindling, I felt excitement as each item got the neat black line.

That is how my list-making began. Now, my first to-do lists weren't anything spectacular. They usually included: get up, get dressed, eat breakfast...things like that. And yes, I really did include "get up" as an entry on my to-do lists. As I got older, the lists got longer and the items more significant, but at the core was my enthusiasm to cross out each item. Some people ride roller coasters, others jump out of airplanes, I draw straight lines through list entries for my adrenaline rush. For me, there is no feeling like a list with everything completed. It gives me a feeling of accomplishment. Strange, I know!

All that being said, this is my favorite part of who I am, the part I got from my mom. An organized, efficient, goal-oriented person who uses these qualities to serve other people. Thus the name of my blog, which I hope will include the big and little things on my life's to-do list.