22 Things

What are 11 things your life doesn’t need in 2011? How will you go about eliminating them? How will getting rid of these 11 things change your life?



I'm not entirely in love with this prompt but I've been thinking about it ever since it hit by inbox so I have to write about it.

11 Things I Don't Need in My Life:

1. Panic attacks: I've been soooo over these since high school. Yet they're so hard to get rid of.
2. Quite so much e-mail: I've been in a habit lately of signing up for e-mail updates from all of my favorite websites. It's fun having new e-mails all the time, but it's also starting to become information overload.
3. Twitter: Twitter has been great for connecting with people for this reverb project, but I just do NOT understand the purpose of this website. Expressing thoughts in 140 characters or less is also turning out to be kind of annoying.
4. Worry: Obviously, this is not productive and has led to many a wasted night.
5. Guilt: I've got this feeling down to a science. A ridculous, harmful science. There is a time and a place for guilt. Every second of every day is not that time or place.
6. Allergies: I'm currently fighting them with a combination of a nettle supplement, locally produced honey, and a saline spray. It's feels nice to be able to breathe freely for a few hours a day.
7. Chemicals: I going through a slow, slow process of weaning myself off of my psych medications and replacing them with natural rememdies. I despise what the medications do to my body in the name of sanity.
8. Fear: The world is kind of a scary place. It'd be nice if that changed.
9. Hair: I really want to shave my head again. That was so comfortable.
10. Taxes: Honestly, Tucson, 9.1%? And you wanted to raise them? Also, can I please remind you of how little money I ALREADY make before you eviscerate my paycheck?
11. Mental noise: No, I'm not hearing things. I just need to stop arguing with myself and over thinking things!

I really struggled to think of things I DON'T need in my life. I also like balance so here's a list of 11 things I DO need in my life:

1. Art: Done by me and others. More creating art and more observing and interacting with art.
2. Books: I need to spend much more time reading.
3. Women: I am starting to really feel the lack of female friends in my life. Also, my boyfriend Paul is a terrible judge of fashion and no help when I am shopping or getting dressed in the morning.
4. Adventure: We are planning a trip to Europe and that is a big adventure. I'd also like more small, daily adventures like following the man wearing the banana suit at the street fair and traveling down an unmarked road to visit a client who has 3 pet emus.
5. Assertiveness: DAMN- standing up for myself is one of the greatest highs I'll ever experience.
6. Biking: My day always starts off better when I ride my bike. It's another natural high and it feels great to be out of my car.
7. Snail mail!!: I absolutely love getting letters and cards in the mail. It always makes my day.
8. Money: Yup. I work for pennies. It'd be nice to get some quarters once in a while.
9. Paul: My lover has been taken from me by school, work and guitar. We live together and I still don't get a lot of time with him.
10. Travel: "I was not made for just one corner of the world"
11. Depth: I've been feeling a little shallow and less than intellectual while writing some of these posts. I'd like to be able to express myself in more depth and maybe even use some big words.