Introducing: Put This on Your List

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I’m a big fan of features. When I lived in Chicago I wrote about date spots and that was a pretty big hit. Also, when I first moved here I started a little something called “Things I Want To Do This Month”. It was a lot of fun because it helped me share all of my new adventures and helped me figure out all of the things I wanted to do in NYC. I’d also like to think it gave other people some ideas too. But it was problematic because it didn’t allow for much randomness. And let’s face it, if you have ever lived/visited NYC you know there is all kinds of random experiences here.

But, as I was hanging around with Mr. T over the weekend I realized how much I missed the awesome parts of that feature. So, I’ve decided to start a new one that gives me the stuff I liked and allows me to do a whole lot more.

Allow me to introduce a little something I’d like to call “Put This on Your List” where each week I will bring you a little something that you need to add to your life’s to-do list. It might be a spot to visit, a great date idea, a recipe, a beauty product, or really just anything else that I think is fantastic and worth checking out.

Be on the lookout for the first one next week!

Five Things I Want To Do This Month: February’s Recap

If you recall, I introduced a new little feature at the beginning of this month called Five Things I Want To Do This Month. Well, now comes the fun part where I talk about if I actually did them.

• Walk the Brooklyn Bridge –As embarrassed as I am to say, I totally failed here. I’d like to blame the weather, but honestly it’s been pretty nice here. However, in my defense, this isn’t exactly a quick trip kind of activity.
• Buy a sassy black dress – Technically I didn’t do this one. I’ve looked at several stores and didn’t really find anything I liked or that looked right on me. But I did buy a really fun dress that isn’t like anything else in my closet. And, I still want to get a black dress but this might be something that will take a while since it’s kind of out of my hands. I consider this mostly complete.
• Go to an old book store or, really, a few old bookstores – Technically I didn’t go to actual old bookstores however, I did visit two lovely bookstores – McNally Jackson and The Strand (where I bought like six books for under $10). So, since one of them had old books, I am going to go ahead and check that off my list. Here’s a few of the books I purchased (minus He’s Just Not Your Type by Andrea Syrtash. I already had that one).

• Eat one actual piece of fruit everyday of this month – I pretty much failed miserably with this one. In fact, I am pretty sure I abandoned it after the first week. Perhaps it’s something I just can’t get into, like sushi.
• Meet the lovely @MissMegasaurus and @LifesARunway  -- I consider this one half done. I met @LifesARunway for dinner and then we hopped to a couple of bars nearby. We found a guy with “Jesus” tattoos at one bar and somehow stumbled into a bar straight from 1993 complete with crocheted vests and a dude whose shirt was way too small for him (he will forever be called tiny). He kind of reminded me of this:

• Ask someone to be my Valentine – I confess, I didn’t do this either. Though, in my defense I had a guy in mind but things kind of ended a few days before Valentine’s Day. That’s a story I will share at a later time.

I guess I would consider this month mostly a success. And as for the things I didn’t do? Well, they will get carried over to the next month (except the fruit thing, I give up there).

I also should add that I did one other kind of big thing that I really wanted to do that wasn’t on this list – I added to my tattoo collection. Since pretty much the first day I moved here, I wanted a tattoo that would always remind me of the move. Yes, I know it’s all kinds of corny. But it was one of the bravest decisions I’ve ever made. So, I did it…(thanks to the fantastic guy at Hand of Glory Tattoo in Brooklyn for making me cool).

I have vowed to work a little harder at doing all the things on my list next month. Be on the lookout for all of those tomorrow.

Five Things I Want To Do This Month

When I first decided to move to New York, I thought about all of the things I wanted to do. And it’s not all things like museums and landmarks but also little simple things too. You know, like sitting in a café reading or writing.

Since I have been here, I have done some of those things but I have found that most of them get lost in the shuffle. I find myself making lists of things I will do and then somehow I end up not doing any of them. I don’t mean to make it sound all dramatic or like I am just sitting around not having any fun. That is definitely not the case at all – I have been having a blast. It’s more that I seem to find other things that I want to do so some things take the back burned and it’s making my list a little outrageous.

So, I decided what better way to give myself the extra push to do all this stuff than to put it in my blog. And, that’s exactly what I am going to do. Let’s face it, that’s way more fun than just writing a to-do list.

Each month I am going to pick five things out of my ongoing list and I am going to make it happen sometime during the month. Sometimes it might be a few little things and sometimes it might be something big. But, whatever it is, I am putting it here. Then, at the end of the month I will check in to see how I did.

And, of course, if anyone has any suggestions feel free to let me know in the comments.

Now, I will stop babbling and get on with this month’s list…

1. Walk the Brooklyn Bridge -- I’ve done this once before, as a tourist, but now that Brooklyn is my home I desperately want to do it again.
2. Buy a sassy black dress -- because every gal should have one (I might need Miss Taylor Cast’s help with this one).
3. Go to an old book store or, really, a few old bookstores -- I adore checking out old books and I am dying to have some for my collection. I found some bookstores that look interesting in the East Village but I welcome anyone’s recommendations.
4. Eat one actual piece of fruit everyday of this month -- I know this one sounds lame but if you know me well you know that my fruit intake comes in one of two ways: juice or fruity candy (yes, I know that’s not fruit). I take vitamins and eat lots of veggies but fruit has never been my thing. Even when I was a kid I would take vegetables over fruit anyday.
5. Meet the lovely @MissMegasaurusand @LifesARunway (who I don't think is really on Twitter anymore, but she knows who she is) -- I’ve been tweeting with them for as long as I can remember and I’ve been in Brooklyn far too long to have not met them. So it’s time.
6. Ask someone to be my Valentine -- I know that makes six but since it's February and I don't really get into the Valentine's day thing I thought I'd go totally crazy.