I decided to revisit this great exercise from one of the BlogHer 2011 pre-sessions.What do I think differently after this last year. I was reappointed unanimously by my colleagues, applied for an Associate Deanship and was shortlisted, didn’t get the job, had surgery, and then had a pretty rough term. The second term caused me to re-evaluate my priorities. Numbers 16-19 are new and I used a / to add to an original thought.

Life List exercise at the afternoon session for “My Blog as a Life Changer” was hard to do. Here is my first stab and again, unedited.  Try out the exercise. It’s fun.

1. Go to Hawaii with Jason and both girls / See my family more. More quality time with them at home.
2. See my family of origin more than one time per year. / Yes, see them more.
3. Publish my books / I’m working on this and progress has been made.
4. Get tenure / I was re-appointed, so step one is confirmed.
5. Continue to Mentor / Ongoing
6. Continue to Teach / Ongoing
7. Learn French / I’ve heard more and have attempted to speak some. Does that count?
8. Start a Women and Politics Center on campus / Oh, long term goal.
9. Take kids to Grand Canyon and DC / Long term
10. Work on either a Congressional , Senatorial or Presidential campaign / Long term
11. Learn how to golf / Started learning in May!
12. Spend time with friends in the US and elsewhere / Did some in March–ongoing want.
13. Take kids to Europe / Long term goal
14. Go to Harry Potter Theme Park / Long term goal
15. Use sabbatical to attend conferences / To write book and to visit teen in university
16. New to the list–take better care to relax. I am powering off my phone more and trying to not work for an hour or more every night. Balance
17. Remember to schedule time for me and Jason
18. Exercise as part of my daily routine
19. Return to the life list once a year!