May 8, 2026
Hey there!
I hope you're having a lovely day.
If you've been wanting to start a journaling practice but can't seem to make it stick, list-making might be your answer.
In this episode, I talk about why list-making is a journaling practice, especially if you've been telling yourself you don't have the time or don't know what to write.
I share the story of the journal that led me to go alcohol-free in August 2013, and I give you a list of list of list ideas you can start using right now, including a few specifically for women working on living alcohol-free.
Grab your journal, a piece of paper, a post-it, or a napkin and try a list out today!
List Ideas from This Episode:
- Things I know for sure about me (or: who I am and who I'm not)
- My why power list (all the reasons why you want to be alcohol-free, or why you're making any change)
- Worry list (dump out what you're worried about, then note worst/best case scenario)
- Things I've worried about that have never happened
- One to three things I want to focus on this month/week/day
- Brain dump (everything out, keep it or toss it)
- Save it for later list
- Good news and gratitude list
- Yay me list (your wins, going back as far as you want)
- My rituals and self-care list
- When I have a thought about drinking (time, what's happening, what I did to work through it)
- What helps me stay alcohol-free / what doesn't
- Habit inventory (habits that help me, habits working against me)
- No longer buying list (things I'm no longer willing to purchase)
- No longer buying into list (my own BS or outdated messages)
- Things I'd rather not do list
- Three things I know for sure about me and alcohol (my truth list)
- Play it forward list (what happens if I take one sip)
- Favorites lists (colors, words, decades, people, food, smells, places)
- Glimmer moments (tiny micro moments of joy)
- Solo dates to try this month
- Songs that make me feel nostalgic, relaxed, or confident
- Hobbies I want to try this month
- Books I want to remember / books I want to read
- Things people have said that I want to remember (or forget)
- What I appreciate about being my age
- What's hard about being my age
- Places I've traveled or want to travel
- Concerts I've seen or want to see
- Five pieces of advice I'd give my 25-year-old self
- Five things my 90-year-old self will want me to start today
- Reverse bucket list (everything I've already done)
- Bucket list (everything I want to do)
- What do I need less of right now / what do I need more of
Funny - I didn't think I shared this many, but I also have a lot more ideas. ✌🏻
Have ideas for list, I would love to hear them - send me an email to share.
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