Substance

Well, I just got that little itch again. The voice that popped into my head and said "I need to write. Right now". But I don't want to sit here and write about nothing. I want to say something worthwhile. Something with substance.

Lately I've been thinking a lot about what I want to do with my free time. I know I won't be in Boston forever, so there are some places that I want to make sure to visit more often (or for the first time). There are some things that I want to do at some point in my life.

I started a list back in November in one of my earlier posts. 

1. Run a marathon  I can honestly say that after finishing a half marathon, I don't want to put my body through a full marathon. That's way too far for me! I don't want to give up on running, but I want to change my goals. 
2. Climb a mountain (not a hill...)
3. Play in a fantasy football league (I didn't say I want to win)
4. Spend a worthwhile amount of time abroad
5. Take a road trip across the country
6. Have a yard with a garden
7. Own an apartment or house where I am able to move around the furniture and it actually fits

Okay, Kristen, so, what else do you want to do?

Bake really well and be proud of it
Pay off all of my bills
Be someone's role model
Own a house with a big fireplace
Love someone and not hurt them in the end
Go back to Florence
Volunteer at the Children's Hospital in Boston (or somewhere similar)
Become a Big Sister again (as in the Big Brother/Big Sister program...no my mom is not having any more kids!)
Move far away
...and then move home again
Have someone I love teach me something new
Teach something new to someone I love
Throw a party for my parents
Finish my master's degree
Inspire a student to stay in school
Be able to host Christmas at my own house some day
Find a "favorite" book
Take a cooking class
Sleep outside in the summer



Of course, there are others that I want to add. I don't think a list like this can ever be concrete. What's the fun in that?