The Miss List

In my opinion, Nora Ephron was a genius.  Not only were her books, funny, honest, and witty, she also wrote two of my Top Ten movies:  Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail.

In her last book, I Remember Nothing, and Other Reflections she included two lists:  What I Won’t Miss was one, and What I Will Miss was the other.  Because of copyright laws I'm not going to print them here, but if you get a chance, google them and enjoy.  In the meantime though, I challenge you to make your own lists of what you'd miss and what you wouldn't. 

Here are mine...

What I Won't Miss

working

drying my hair

emptying the dishwasher

90 degrees and humid

nasty customers

back pain and headaches

root canals, or any dental work for that matter (sorry Kimi)

counting calories, or any diet related chore

insomnia

voice mail

traffic

grocery shopping

What I Will Miss

Toby, Evan, and Blake (Goldie too, if I'm being honest)

my family (every crazy last one of them)

music

baking cookies

reading

writing

hot showers in the winter

down blankets

cool summer evenings on the deck

laughing with friends

movies

teaching someone how to skate

giving advice

buttered popcorn

ice.  cold.  beer.

the perfect spring day

the text that will make you giggle when you're having a horrible day

inappropriate Thursdays

my work family 

the friends who have never left my side (you know who you are).

laughter through tears

Siesta Key

Seeing happiness on my kids faces

I know there are many more I'll think of later for each list, but it's a good place to start.  I like that my miss list is longer than my won't miss list.  I think that says I'm on the right track.

Comment and let me know one thing from each of your lists...

Happy Monday!