Ten Things You Wouldn't Know By Looking At Me

When I saw the prompt for this week's Listmania I was more than just a little excited. It feels like forever since I last wrote a post filled with riveting bits of information about yours truly. In fact it appears as if I may have gone the whole of 2013 without one Ten Things You Probably Didn't Need To Know About Me type of post.

Oh the horror!

Not wanting to make the same mistake in 2014 I present to you

1. I have only ever lived in the same one horse town. Ironically I grew up with the strongest desire to leave as soon as I could. When push came to shove though the time just didn't feel right and I have been here ever since.
   
2. I like to go running. As a regular reader you are probably well aware of that, but the list is all about things you can't tell by looking at me. There are certainly no visible physical signs of my love of running at the moment. I hope that one day that will change.
   
3. I struggle to think of interesting things about myself. After sharing 30 awesome things about myself and 10 things you probably didn't need to know about me, coming up with another 10 interesting points is proving to be more than just a little tricky.
   
4. I am often a lot harder on myself than I need to be. Point three is a prime example.
   
5. I love to cut corners whenever possible. In fact sometimes I spend so much time and effort thinking about an easier way to do something that it probably would have been easier to have gone and just do it in the first place.
   
6. I have tried studying for two different degrees. I am still without a degree. I am thinking of giving it one more go. Third time lucky and all that.
   
7. I am rather superstitious. There is no way I will willingly walk under a ladder, however Friday the 13th and black cats are a bit lucky as far as I am concerned.
   
8. Stuck for ideas for the list I asked Mr Awesome for a suggestions. Apparently, according to him, I like to feed people. Which in some ways is a bit true. Making food for people for special occasions, does thrill me, what does not, is feeding children dinner each and every night.
   
9. I love Hugh Grant. Particularly in Love Actually and About A Boy. But then find me someone who doesn't.
   
10. I am easily distracted and often bore easily. As evidenced by the lack of detail in the last few points on any list I make.

This post is also joining in with the fun of The Lounge, hosted by Tegan

Top 5 Road Tripping Songs

As you may well have worked out by now I am somewhat obsessed by linkies. They are essentially a bloggers equivalent to crack. Actually that is not true the comments and views that joining in or hosting a good linky can bring is the equivalent to bloggers crack or whatever your choice of illicit drug may be. You get my point comments and linkies are addictive.

As the proud host of a linky I know first hand how super duper exciting it is to have people join in with your linky. Each and every week when someone links in a Thankful Thursday post I get all kinds of exciting tingles run through me. Whenever possible I try and join in with other linkies not just because I need my hit of comments but because I like to think my joining in makes someone smile. Which is what brings me here today.

The ever lovely Rachael over at Hopeful Rae of Sunshine hosts a little weekly link up called Listmania and today I thought I would join in. Sadly for me though her prompt Top 5 songs for road tripping has me a little stumped.

It's not that we don't road trip because we do. In fact I love nothing better than an outback adventure. It's just when I am put on the spot to think of something I generally crumble under pressure and can't come up with anything. Which is exactly where I am right now.

So rather than share my top 5 road tripping songs I am going to turn to Google and see what it has to say for itself.

Apparently it is only I that struggles with selecting road tripping songs.

So I give to you My Top 5 Road Tripping Songs According to the Top 5 Google Searches for Road Tripping Songs. (Say that ten times real quick)

1. From pastemagazine.com Bruce Springsteen's' Born to Run
   
2. From worldofwanderlust.com Canned Heat's On the Road Again
   
3. From backpacking-spirit.com Talking Heads Road to Nowhere
   
4. From jamspeader.com Daft Punk's Get Lucky
   
5. From love-and-adventure.com The Allman Brothers Band's Aint Wasting Time No More

Ok so number 5 was actually number 6 on Google's list but their number 5 was through some Pepsi site that I couldn't seem to find any songs on and I may have never heard of the band or song before but you can't win them all.

So what would be on your top five road tripping song list? Head on over to Hopeful Rae Of Sunshine and see what others are recommending.

I must confess that lists scare me

There I said it.

I am not sure if I really like lists. I find them overwhelming and daunting. The unticked tasks that are invariably left seem to taunt me. A constant reminder for a failure to achieve.

Everywhere you turn these days there are people and their lists. Lists of what they'll do, what they've done, where they have been and gone and everything in between. I admire their bravery in being able to put it all out there like that.

Where for most, the highlight of a list is the ticking off it's accomplishments once completed, such achievements seem to regularly elude me. In fact rather than a to-do list it is a case of will never not in a life time get done.

Thanks to Deb over at Home Life Simplified though, I think there might be a solution. Today see's Deb launch the first of her Listmania lists. A weekly meme to share some good old list loving, with the first week reminding me lists don't have to be about things that need to be done.

Lists can be about anything (duh! However did I forget that?)

And this list is about me!

Currently I am:

 Reading: Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson I only started reading this yesterday but so far I am really enjoying it. I received it thanks of the lovely Denyse quite a few weeks ago now. 

Listening to: Some documentary on mining and land claims. It is actually quite interesting, Mr Awesome is watching it, I am thinking of rushing through the rest this so I can join him.

 Laughing at: Myself for thinking I could just rush through the rest of this list. Perhaps my initial feelings regarding lists were correct. I just skimmed down some of the other things I need to come up with here and they are tough!

Swooning over: Mr Awesome Yes I know, but it is true. I don't get time to watch movies or read magazines so I have no idea who the hottest hot bod belongs to according to social media. Mr Awesome is all I need.

 Planning: Always. Rarely successfully though. I am not sure why but for some reason I take that whole best laid plans thing to the extreme. Regardless of my level of planning nothing ever goes to plan.

Eating lots of: Blueberries. Or at least I was yesterday when I bought two punnets of them because they were super cheap and then preceded to eat them while waiting for the rain to ease so I could walk home dry

 Feeling: Tired and sore. Sigh, but who isn't?

Discovering: Mr Awesome rubbing my neck feels like heaven

 Looking at: The inside of my eyelids enjoying said neck rub from Mr Awesome

Wearing: Clothes. Nothing exciting there. However if Mr Awesome is offering free massages I may soon be wearing nothing which of course would be exciting and how did this suddenly become so hot and heavy. All a bit much for Monday morning reading I am sure.

 Cooking: Delicious chocolate cherry muffins. Seriously delicious. I should take a photo of them before I eat them all and then maybe I could blog about it.

Wondering: If the whole massage thing could actually be a possibility?

 Trying out: My luck with the massage. You can't blame a a girl for trying. 

Sorry list lovers, that is the best I have for now. I did tell you they scare me a little. 

In the meantime check out the other list manics here

Oh and I must confess that I am a linky lover and this joins in with Kirsty and her confessions. 

I must also confess that I never intended this post to be all about my love of massages, but there you go.

The Great Things About Lists

Lists are great! They keep you organised, help you to stay on task and just generally maintain two hands firmly on the ball of life. Lists also have a very personal side to them and you are either a list person or not.

My mother was and to some extent still is a very big list person. While she may not write lists on a regular basis if there is a party to plan or spring cleaning to be done a list is sure to be made. Before I go on any further I must say that I love my mother dearly and would not wish for another, however she has never really been a person I have aspired to be like. The reasons of which I will save for another post (or perhaps even a book). As a result of this I have generally avoided making too many list for fear of someone making the comparison.

As I get older I have realised that lists actually need to be an integral part of my life. Without an adequate supply of lists I have found my self somewhat lost and just floating the the abyss that is my life. While it is hard to admit I think that I am actually the type of person that needs to have a list about all my lists.

So here it is a list of all the lists I need to have in my life

1. Chores and housework (for myself and family memebers)
2. Articles that I need to write
3. Dreams, hopes and ambitions that I have
4. Habits I wish to change
5. Monthly, weekly and daily achievements
6. Books I hope to read
7. Miscellaneous things that don't fit anywhere else

I know it is not the longest list in the world but I am a big believer in being able to tick everything off. Also the danger with a long list is that it may be overwhelming and intimidating.

So what has brought about my acceptance of my need to have a list? Have a look here.