lists

the side of our fridge

Sara and I are great list-makers. In fact, we are professional list-makers 

(er, maybe that’s actually “volunteer" list-makers).

We make lists of items:

Stuff in the guesthouse kitchens
Things to buy in Lusaka
What’s in the freezer

We make work lists:

Projects to tackle

Instructions to give

Banking needs

We make reminder lists:

Last minute items to pack

Bookings to confirm

People to contact

We make planning lists:

Weekly errands

Class schedules

Menu items

Etc.

(oops… I see I even make lists of lists…)

One of my favorite lists is one we started last January. It hangs our fridge next to a list of meat prices from the neighbor’s and a list of food in the freezer. It’s called, “Places We’d Love to Visit.”

                                                                                 

places we'd love to visit

We put all sorts of big dreams on that list, including:
-Hike Mount Mulanje (in Malawi)
-Go out for back massages in Blantyre
-Tour Munali Farms
-Visit Jake and Nancy (our regional boss in Zimbabwe), and
-Ride the train to Livingstone (hum... not sure if that's going to happen as it departs Choma after dark and arrives at two in the morning!!... but it was still a great idea...).

Short of a few miracles, we’ll not be able to visit all the places on our list before we leave Zambia, but we’ve sure had a lot of fun adventures crossing some of the items off from our list. 

And... we still have three weeks in which we're planning to go a few more places and do a few more things-- like visit Lake Kariba!

I'll keep you posted.