We are so excited to welcome back 3 #30Lists Ambassadors for September’s round of listing.
Read below what each lady has written about their own love of listing and be sure to click through to their lister page to connect with them on social media.
Kristin is a Lister:
It’s an addiction. Embrace it and it becomes a way of life. Lists have the amazing ability to break down even the most complex ideas into tiny little parts so you can understand the details. Lists are simple to make, but have endless possibilities. Adding some art & design into the mix makes listing a hobby that is both productive and creative.
Creative lists are perfect for me — I’m equally right brained and left brained, so my logic side gets to have all the words written down in a neat format and my creative side gets to make that list really fun to write and look at.
My personal goal for this year is to write more and I’m excited that 30 Days of Lists will help me accomplish that goal. Writing doesn’t have to be in perfect prose, it doesn’t have to be long-form essays with perfect sentence structure. Writing is about getting your ideas out on paper, using the written word to communicate your thoughts. Listing is a great way to get your thoughts and ideas out on paper without the burden of grammar, punctuation, and all the stuff you’re ‘supposed’ to worry about when writing.
Join me and the rest of the #30Lists community this September as we once again take on the 30 Days of List challenge!
Megan is a Lister:
I make lists in my sleep–without them I would be truly lost. I use them for so many things in my life: I have lists to keep track of how quickly I need to use produce I pick up at the farmer’s market, projects I want to complete, and progress points I’ve met on my way to accomplishing goals. I keep them in notebooks, apps, whiteboards, and post-its. My lists are everywhere; without lists, I couldn’t do everything I do.
As much as I need lists to keep track of all of the ideas and to-dos floating around in my busy brain, lists aren’t only for functional purposes! They’re also great for creative writing, quick journaling, and easy memory keeping. 30 Days of Lists encompasses all of these valuable strengths of lists, and that’s why I’ve been a lister since I first learned about the 30 Days of Lists challenge in March of 2012. I love that the challenge is a great opportunity to write creatively and make lasting memories in a way that is a doable daily challenge for me as a busy mama.
Listing is fun, meaningful, and efficient, and I believe that’s what draws in such a wide and amazing community of listers. I love that 30 Days of Lists is not only about creating lists of my own, but is about waking up each of the 30 days with the opportunity to connect with the amazing people 30 Lists draws in. I love that the 30 Lists community is all about supporting each other, discovering a bit about other people’s lives, getting inspired by others’ creativity, and making new friends!
As much as I love interacting with the ever-growing 30 Days of Lists community, I really value my lists most because they are windows into my inner self. There are few tangible things I treasure more than awesome documentation of my family through photos and words. While I love memory keeping that focuses on my family as a whole as well as each of us individually, I look forward to the two times a year I’m challenged to document 30 lists that are all about ME! I know that bi-annually, I’m challenged to document fun things I’m currently loving, get introspective, evaluate my goals and dreams, and think of fun things I’ve never really considered before.
If you, like me, use lists to keep track of your life, you’ll love joining up for the challenge to use them creatively as well! There’s no easier way to have fun making lasting documentation you can share with new friends!
I love being a Lister!
Allie is a Lister:
I am a lister. I am a lister because I am in no way organized and lists keep my mind a little bit more under control. I am a lister because my right side of my brain (the crazy, creative side with the million and two ideas) doesn’t always communicate with the left side of my brain (the side that reminds me of the responsibilities I have and the logical things that need to happen)… and lists serve as a little bit of a bridge between the two.
I am a lister because I’m a scrapbooker, and sharing my story and writing down my memories is so much easier in a list. I’m the first to admit that I’m great with the “taking photos” part of scrapbooking… but not so great at the “recording the memories” that goes with it. Writing down quick lists of memories and items that go with the photos keeps my memories recorded and makes my journaling so much better.
I am a lister because of 30 Days of Lists. #30lists have shown me that listing isn’t boring– it can be creative and fun and a great memory keeping tool. For two months every year, I have over 30 lists of random memories and snapshots from that period of my life. Amazing. Add in the amazing community that develops every time and an awesome and inspiring blog, and you know exactly why I look forward to every September and March.
I am a lister, and I love it! Won’t you join in this September?
