30 Days of Lists

Monday, March 28, 2011

List 28: Vacations To Take featuring Maryam from Pamplemousse1983

Maryam from Pamplemousse1983 here! Happy Monday! Ok, maybe not so happy but today's list might get your mind off the fact that it's the first day of the workweek for most people.

Prompt 27: Vacations to Take

If you're like me, you are constantly planning your next vacation. Thinking about where you'd like to go, what you would like to see, where you'd like to stay, etc. I tried to focus my list on places I haven't been before but with a couple of exceptions, the first being Hawaii which I'm not sure I should count because the one time I was there (other than being in the airport) we were only in Honolulu and all I remember was going to McDonald's...I was very young at the time. I think we were there for like a day or two.

The other exception is Haifa, Israel. I think I've been there maybe 5 times total? I even lived there for about 3 months until the Lebanese war broke out. It's a holy place for my religion and the hubs and I are planning to go for pilgrimage next spring. I'm super excited about it as he's never been! Plus, we'll be travelling with our first child who will be about 10 months then, so that should definitely be an adventure. On the way we'll stop in Belgium to visit my dad's side of the family and if all works out my parents will also meet us out there. Needless to say we're already saving up for this trip.

Now I want to know what's your next trip? Or fantasy trip? Where does your little heart desire to visit?

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Sunday, March 27, 2011

List 27: Lessons Learned

Today's list is a bit reflective .... but feel free to be as flippant as you like :)

Amy's Take

So .... I'm kind of that person who will offer you advice even if you don't ask for it. I'm sorry. :) Everyone has one friend like that, right?

Some of the lessons below I've learned myself the hard way ... .and some of them are based on mistakes I've seen other people make .....

Justine's Take

OK, I could NOT get this to post vertical, I saved it so many different times :( So the list says 1. Don't touch a flat iron without being sure its off. 2. Check the dates on milk 3. Don't eat chicken and waffles right before bed 4. Don't be afraid to say no 5. Don't put all your eggs in one basket 6. Don't have wishful thinking when it comes to your gas tank.

Kam's Take

I love our Sunday posts...I really like showing how there is no right way to do this challenge, and to see how similar/different we are from one another :) I can't wait to meet these two ladies IRL. Maybe we'll even post about it!

In case you missed it, we answered a few of your questions and posted information about a 30 Days of Lists newsletter in a post last week, and we announced the giveaway winner :)

30 Days of Lists is a collaboration between Kam of Campfire Chic, Amy of Lemon and Raspberry and Justine of A New Beginning.

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Prompt 26: Books I'd Like to Read This Year

Amy, Justine, and I have something very big in common...we're complete bookworms! There is always a book we'd like to pick up from the bookstore/library, we're quick to recommend books we love, and Harry Potter is no stranger to our shelves :)

With that, I'm here to announce today's prompt!

List 26: Books I'd Like to Read This Year

It's a little hard to read, so here's my list:

The Maze Runner
Dracula, The Undead
Red Pyramid
Boneshaker
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
Atlas Shrugged
Deja Dead
Hickory Dickory Dead
Batman: Arkham Asylum
The Grey Wolf Throne
The Son of Neptune
Bullet
Hit List
Matched
Incarceron
The Scorch Trails
The Throne of Fire
The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Quite the list, right? And what's worse is that most of those are already on my bookshelf! I buy books faster than I can read them *shrug* but at least I'm never alone, right? I don't know if you've seen this post about the importance of dating a girl who reads floating around the interwebs, but Justine has it on her blog, I suggest you read it :)

Here is a photo of one of our shelves...we have two bookcases...one is a three shelf, the other is six shelf unit.

OVERFLOWING!

Pull the books forward and you see a mess load of books behind them! Yes, you're seeing that correctly...books lined up the way they should be PLUS books laid on top of them. We're sick.

I'm looking forward to seeing what books you're

hoping to read this month/season/year!

Even though I shouldn't order any more books,

I'd love some recommendations :)

Friday, March 25, 2011

Boygirlparty Notepad Giveaway Winner

Earlier this week, we announced an awesome

giveaway for a cute octopus to-do list!

The giveaway announcement included a sweet little

interview, and I hope you take the time to read it.

Can I just admit that this notebook was the first piece of this whole project? I ordered it before even contacting Amy and Justine, before coming up with prompts, everything. It was meant to be :)

Time is running out! Enter coupon code

30DAYSOFLISTSfor 15% off in

the Boygirlparty Etsy shop :)

And the winner is:

Congratulations!

Please email me your shipping address so I can get it out to you.

You can read on my Diana's life and see her
30 Days of Lists on her sweet blog.

Some housekeeping:

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For those of you "late" to the game...you're not late! It's called 30 Days of Lists for a reason...you can do this anytime you want! You can start April 14th, May 1st, whenever! Take your time, enjoy the process.
The printable kits Amy created are still available. They're helpful to have if you aren't able to check back each day.
If you have a blog, be sure to add the 30 Days of Lists blog button to your blogroll. I love coming across 'new' blogs and seeing that I already 'know' the blogger from a challenge/class! It's a great way to break the ice when you chat ;)
If you're on Twitter, be sure to use the hashtag #30Lists whenever you mention your lists! If your account is public, we will see your tweet...like a slow-moving chat room!
The "your take" lists aren't chosen based on how cool/creative/beautiful they are, we would feature ALL lists if we could (but that's what the Flickr group is for), keep posting!
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Keep your eye out for another giveaway, coming soon!

List 25: Things I'd Rather be Doing Right Now

Happy Friday!

Today's list prompt is about remembering all those things you would love to be doing if you didn't have to be, you know. Responsible and stuff :)

Things I'd Rather be Doing Right Now

I'm slowly but surely crafting my "work" time around activities that I enjoy, but if I was truly honest ...... If I wasn't going to work today, or blogging for next week, I would rather be:

reading, sleeping, reading, sleeping, traveling

Not a lot to ask, right?

As I mentioned when showing y'all my book of lists, I'm using a 7x9" 3 ring binder, with the half-page minimal theme from the 30 Days of Lists pdf downloads.

Please head on over to the 30 Days of Lists Flickr group to see what other participants' have come up with and add your own list!

Can't wait to hear what you all would rather be doing!

Amy T Schubert blogs about tips and inspiration for creative people at Lemon and Raspberry. Follow her on Twitter or sign up for the L&R Newsletter for more!

Thursday, March 24, 2011

List 24: I Make Lists For:

DISCLAIMER- My camera is MIA, so this photo was taken on my phone, and it's awful, I hope you forgive me!

OK, well this is a fun one! What do you like to make lists for! You know we all do, since we are doing this project :) I used to collect all my lists I made and I would staple them into a cute journal that I would turn into a planner, because I feel like I have never bought a planner that suits all my needs, so I always create my own. Do you feel me on that? Or am I crazy?

(Can I just say I cannot believe we are on list 24! I feel like it was just yesterday when Kam emailed Amy and I about this, and that was in January!)

I love being able to just make lists, everyday for something new. Have any of you used one of the Listography books? I see them a lot, but I don't know if they are worth the money, let a girl know if you have bought one! :)