A few days ago, I wrote a little bit about Nora Ephron and it reminded me of a documentary that I had not yet watched called Everything Is Copy. So the other night, I watched it. Towards the end, it mentions her list titled What I Will Miss.
What I Will Miss
In the documentary it mentions the two lists she made at the end of her last book, I Remember Nothing. The two lists were titled, What I Will Miss; What I Won’t Miss.
I do remember reading the book and seeing those lists in it.
So this got me to thinking about my own lists. If I made similar lists, what would be on them? I came up with a few things.
Let’s start with a small sampling of what I will NOT miss:
- Huntsville drivers, or traffic in general
- Cantaloupe and cottage cheese
- Waiting in lines
- Wearing a bra
- Shaving parts of my body
- Extremely hot and humid weather
- Allergies
- The news and its elitist anchors and opinion pieces
- People feuding
- Ridiculous hashtags in the name of some sort of “social” justice
- People who take themselves way too seriously
- Attempted hugs from strangers
And now for some things I WILL miss and it’s not a comprehensive list:
- Hiking with my kids
- The Gent
- Family and friends
- Jack
- Getting massages and my nails done
- Cake
- Traveling
- Hot showers
- Binge watching RomComs
- Working out
- Nora Ephron’s Linguine alla cecca
- Blogging and podcasting
- Coffee in bed
- Oversized soft sweaters and leggings
- Pumpkin spice
- Old photos, and they can be anyones old photos
- Planning in my planner
- That feeling of achievement after doing something when you were afraid but doing it anyway.
Again, not an all-inclusive list but it’s a start. Also, if I took the time I could probably break these down and get some well thought out blog posts. Even pumpkin spice, I could probably compose something thoughtful on. It sounds like it could an area of responsibility for me. Someone must report on the pumpkin spice!
What would be on your lists?
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