Sunday, 11 November 2012

Some 'To Do' Lists

This time next week I will be in India (she jumps about a little in excitement) and while I'm there I have no commitments beyond my flights. I barely even have a list of things I want to see beyond a fairly vague and probably useless: Everything.
However, at the moment, my head is full of To-Do lists. Here is a small sample:

Pre-India List
  1. Finalise the 'short list' of clothes I want to take (it currently consists of approximately twice the amount I could fit in the bag/lift of the ground for longer than 2.5 minutes);
  2. Find a way of hiding the rest of my belongings so they don't mysteriously find their way into my sister's possession by the time of my return;
  3. Make a Christmas present for the fam;
  4. Accustom myself to both vegetarian food and spice whilst...
  5. Making the most of my last opportunity to eat the following: bacon, gravy, Yorkshire pudding, black pudding, uncooked vegetables, tap water, juice...
Post-India List
  1. See number 5. from above;
  2. Learn about grammar. And spelling. Develop a keeneyefordetail;
  3. Either embrace the modern world and learn how to use computers, phones...calculator...Twitter...or journey to a happier time before these things. Suggest: rich lady in the '20s a la Downton Abbey.
  4. Make something beautiful (this always appears on my to-do lists in the hope that I discover some hidden talent for craft);
  5. Perfect (read: make first attempt at) the art of making Fondant Fancies.

Next 3 Holidays List (because you've got to have something to look forward to)
  1. A month (or so) in Italy in manner of Julia Roberts (Eat, Pray, Love) to learn to speak Italian properly, rather than the random selection of almost entirely unrelated words that I currently have possession of;
  2. Berlin because I imagine it to be a positive Mecca of modern art and dance...and they make excellent hot dogs in Germany;
  3. Tokyo via Trans-Siberian Express. I love a good train journey.
List of Objects on my Computer Desk
  1. Phone
  2. Pink and yellow Post-It notes with indecipherable list of numbers on it
  3. Tape measure
  4. Someone's tissue (eww)
  5. A curly piece of plastic

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