Too MuchTo Do

Like everyone else at this time of year I find myself drowning in a sea of busy. I am up to my middle with have to, got to and must do and sinking fast. As I lay in bed, my head buzzing with what I haven't managed to finish off today and what I need to do tomorrow, I find myself asking, when did Christmas stop being fun and start being hard work?

Why is it that to do lists always include things like-

• pay bills,
• worm the cat
• find the source of mystery smell in the bathroom,

And never include-

• read trashy novel under shady tree
• drink cocktails at sunset
• lay in bubble bath until skin is all wrinkly and prune-ish.

So right now in this unexpected lull I am going to write myself a fantasy to do list. What would I do if time, money, talent and responsibility were no barrier. Hmm, let's see in addition to the above I would-

• sleep solidly until I woke up naturally
• learn to crochet
• learn to dance
• learn a language
• take up fencing
• create a garden
• sky dive
• run a marathon
• learn to play a musical instrument
• climb a mountain
• see the northern lights
• walk on the great wall of China
• drink Champaign in a hot air balloon
• scuba dive in the tropics
• stand beside an active volcano
• visit exotic destinations (Versailles, Rome, Pompeii, Petra, Egypt, Paris, South America)
• photo safari in Africa 
• finish PhD (start PhD)
• see a glacier up close
• write a book
• laugh heartily and often (I never seem to do it anymore)
• slow down, ease up, let go

Now that's a far more interesting and fun to do list. Merry Christmas.