It’s a new year, which means it’s the perfect time to start keeping lists of cool things you’ll want to be able to look back on at the end of 2018.
Lists are also a really easy way to journal; there’s less pressure to make them perfect, it doesn’t take much time to add to them regularly, and if you keep them going all year, they can end up being a pretty effective snapshot of your life.
You could keep these lists in a doc or app, or write them in one of the million pretty notebooks you bought and then didn’t know what to do with.
1. Big wins
2. All the new words you learn
3. Or the cool facts you learn
4. Stuff you buy
5. Stuff you buy and like
6. Things you finally get rid of #RIP
7. What you eat for a single meal — say, breakfast — every single day for the entire year
8. Every type of wine you try and/or love
9. Every recipe you make
10. All the board games (or any games) you play
11. Just every single thing you spend more than $50 (or more than $100) on
12. Every book you read
13. All the movies you watch (maybe with your personal star rating)
14. Cool/pretty names you hear and like
15. Every tea you try
16. Every restaurant where you eat
17. Small everyday things that genuinely improve your life (great socks, a 6-foot long phone charger, great sheets, etc.)
18. Things you did for self-care
19. Tracking lists — when you last replaced your toothbrush, changed your sheets, put in new contacts
20. Songs you love to rock out to
21. Or all of your best playlists
22. Great journaling prompts
23. Every new person you meet
24. Every city you visit
25. And everything you did there (restaurants, museums, hotels, etc)
26. Every nail polish color you wear
27. Every candle scent you try
28. Your beauty/grooming routine and list of products
29. Cool activities you do (museums, concerts, events)
30. All the parks or hiking trails you visit (or other similar outdoorsy things)
31. Every gift you give
32. Every gift you receive
33. Every compliment you get
34. Every single thing that makes you laugh until you cry
35. Things you are grateful for
You got this! Now, get to it. 💪
