Dorothy and I woke up with this idea on New Year’s Eve morning, which we’re calling our Reverse Bucket List. We’re talking about things that we WON’T be doing in 2024, and in most cases NEVER again.
Here’s my list to date. I resolve:
NOT to cut the grass
NOT to turn on our oil furnace
NOT to drive after dark
NOT to eat food from another land mass or continent
NOT to buy food we already have stored in our freezer or pantry
NOT to eat foods containing >400mg Na+ per specific measure
NOT to feed the birds in the wrong season
NOT to buy from big box stores unless we can’t get it locally
NOT to listen to TV news programs
NOT to watch movies with graphic violence
NOT to take on new authors to HARP
NOT to prioritize editing other authors’ writing over our own
NOT to dream up any brand new projects
NOT to trash anything we can fix
NOT to ride if it’s a short walk
NOT to give to charities who solicit by phone or email
NOT to diss people who make different choices
NOT to join any boards or committees
NOT to travel by airplane
Pretty good list, eh? And I’m definitely at that stage of my life (82 in exactly eight weeks) when it seems better to resolve NOT TO that to resolve TO…
Our lives are fuller than a pair of eggs already, so making it simpler in any way I can makes enormous sense.
Happy New Year,
John
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