National Parks or Monuments

So, I am wondering what National Parks or Monuments I have visited: http://www.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm

I have toured Big Bend in Texas.

I have toured the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.

I have driven part of the Blue Ridge Parkway both in North Carolina and Virginia.

I have been to parts of the Boston Historic National Park:  Fanuel Hall, Bunker Hill, the USS Constitution, and maybe more...

I have been to Bryce Canyon, Cape Hatteras, Cape Cod, Capulin Volcano, and Carlsbad Caverns.

I have driven through Cumberland Gap, through Delaware Water Cap, and by the Devil's Tower, and along the Erie Canal, but never saw any National Heritage Corridor signs.

I have been to Fort Davis National Historic Sight, toured Gettysburg, been to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, the Grand Canyon, the Grand Tetons, the Great Smokey Mountains, driven through the Guadalupe Mountains, and driven along the Hudson River.

I have been to Lake Meredith and to the Minuteman National Historic Park. I have been to Niagara Falls, the Petrified Forest, Rocky Mountain National Park, Saguaro National Park,  one of the San Antonio Missions, driven through part of Shenandoah National Park, and toured the Springfield Armory.

I have driven through the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, been through Vicksburg, and been to the White Sands National Monument, to Yellowstone, and to Zion National Park....

Wow, I have been to a lot of places, but have a lot to go.....

Reading Lists

Over the course of the years, I have tried several times to keep track of the books I have read.  I have started lists, but somehow, never maintained them.   Until now.  My niece introduced me to Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/ .  The program does many things, but helps you to track your to read, currently reading and already read books. And, you can add your own shelves, if you want to be more organized than that.

This sight also lets you share your list with others, when you add new books in whatever category.  It is helpful to keep track of what is next on the list.   The other sight that helps with that is Fantastic Fiction http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/ . This sight lists authors and the order that their series books were written.  Which is so great, if you, as I do, like to read books in series in order.

Lists Don't Work For Me

I am a creature of habit, and one of my life long habits has been to make lists of things to which I feel the need to attend. I have noticed over the last several months that this habit of making lists does not work for me. I forget to put things on my list. I forget to look at my lists. I look at my lists and ignore what needs to be done... What is wrong with me?

I used to be able to accomplish a number of things in a given time frame. My level of production has sorely decreased over the last year. I can not do what I used to do. Some of it started with the pain in my neck which is attributable to two compressed vertebrae. But even so, when I am not experiencing discomfort from that disability, I still find that I am not able to follow up on my lists as once I did...

Recently, my friend Mary wrote a poem about the idyllic nature of her life. I can relate, having once been in a life of that tenor. But, now, I am conflicted and I do not even recognize the nature of the conflict. Or natures of the conflict..

Well, suffice it to say that lists are not working for me, and I do not know what to do to get the things done that I want to get done!