What I Won't and Will Miss (Plus My Regrets)

Back in February of this year, I posted a blog entitled Lists, Lists and More Lists, which was all about a new website I had just fallen in love with - Lists of Note, a website dedicated to the lists of the famous. Being a lists person, it's right up my alley. I mentioned that one of my favorite lists came at the hands of Nora Ephron. It was her list of things that she will miss and not miss about life. I mentioned that I was going to come up with my own similar list.

Now compiling this list was a little weird, as it is an indication of a life left behind. As I don't believe in heaven or hell, it's not like I'll be sitting in the afterlife thinking, "I really miss reading." But as I do believe in reincarnation, I suppose this list is more of the things that I do or don't want to experience in my next human life. It didn't take me long to finalize my list but I decided to hold off posting until it felt right. It now feels right.

So here's what I came up with:

What I Won’t Miss:	What I Will Miss:
Pantyhose	Friends and family
Hair removal (i.e., shaving, waxing, etc.)	Lotta, the wonder cat
House cleaning	My Mr. Darcy (been missing for 4 yrs & counting)
Sorting socks	Reading
Bras	Sunrises/Sunsets
Bridal showers	Spring
Baby showers	Fall
Funerals	Pride and Prejudice (book and movie)
Bills	Walking in a park
Tears	Chai tea lattes
Pain	Laughter
Cruelty of people	Movies
Winter/snow	Massages
Technology	Manis/Pedis
Lies and Liars	Chocolate croissants...or just chocolate
Fox News	Music

I also decided to come up with a list of regrets. Things that I never had a chance to experience in this life and regretfully will never have the opportunity:

Regrets:

Never had a long-term romantic relationship

Never performed on a Broadway stage

Never completed my bucket list

Never got married (I mean the ceremony)

Never got a chance to meet Colin Firth, Ralph Fiennes, or Kenneth Branagh

Never really been kissed (romantics will understand what I mean here)