Spring List 2024 Recap

Am I being dramatic when I say that this season was the most beautiful spring that ever sprung? My month of May was a little chaotic but it’s June now so that month has been fully and successful repressed. Haha? Weather-wise though, what an incredible spring. Nothing more disgusting than early summer heat. Here’s how my list of spring things to do went…

1. See at least one Broadway play.

   • Nathan and I saw Mary Jane with Rachel McAdams and I loved it.

2. Go to Smorgasburg for the first time.

   • Went! It wasn’t as spectacular as I was expecting, but I do want to check out the Brooklyn ones to see if they’re any better.

3. Declutter the house (donate old books, organize movies, etc.).

   • Did this! I do still need to buy some sort of DVD shelf since they’re just sitting on the floor but real progress was made here.

4. Make a spring bolognese.

   • Lamb bolognese made! Lamb = easter and easter = spring. See my logic here?

5. Start reading a new book.

   • Started and finished the Elvis and Me book.

Are you seeing this? 5/5. WHO AM I. What’s the trick to accomplishing things (even frivolous things)? Set the bar almost offensively low. Can’t lose.

Summer list coming tomorrow!

Spring List 2024

It’s spring! Here’s what I’d love to do this season.

1. See at least one Broadway play.

2. Go to Smorgasburg for the first time.

3. Declutter the house (donate old books, organize movies, etc.).

4. Make a spring bolognese.

5. Start reading a new book.

As always, I encourage you to make a list of your own. If you’re looking for some ideas, here are some past spring lists I’ve made:

Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 and Spring 2016.

Spring List 2023 Revisited

That was the longest spring that ever sprang and I couldn’t be happier about it. Here’s how I did with my spring bucket list.

1. Deep clean my apartment and donate all the clothing I haven’t worn in years.

• I did not deep clean my apartment because the phrase deep clean is too intense, so it continuously got bumped off my daily to do lists. I did however donate about twenty pounds worth of old clothing I haven’t worn in years, so I’m taking a half point here.

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I took this photo because I was so proud of decluttering my closet but of course it doesn’t photograph very well, it’s hard to accurately portray pride through a camera lens

2. Prepare steak Diane at home.

• I did! And it was fantastic. One day I will learn how to properly ignite a flame without fear and then I will be unstoppable.

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Steak Diane ingredients

3. Finally have lunch at S&P.

• I did and it was beyond lackluster. What the hell is the appeal of this place?

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You never need to go, trust me

4. See the cherry blossoms in Central Park. (There’s a tracker to see what’s blooming before you go.)

• I went more than once and they were wonderful.

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Baby Dog in Central Park

5. Finally tour the old City Hall subway station.

• I had been waiting to do this for literal years and it was as magical as I’d hoped it would be.

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The abandoned City Hall subway station

So I got 4.5 out of 5… are we serious? That’s the best I’ve ever done. Maybe you’re thinking it’s insane for me to be so chuffed with myself about “completing” something so frivolous - or maybe it’s just some slight jealousy creeping up on you…? Hard to tell.

Summer list coming tomorrow!

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Spring List 2023

Welcome to the best time of the year! The hours are longer, it’s still cold outside and the birds simply will not shut up - what more could you want?

Here’s what I’d love to do this spring.

1. Deep clean my apartment and donate all the clothing I haven’t worn in years.

2. Prepare steak Diane at home.

3. Finally have lunch at S&P.

4. See the cherry blossoms in Central Park. (There’s a tracker to see what’s blooming before you go.)

5. Finally tour the old City Hall subway station.

As always, I encourage you to make your own spring list, even if it’s just two fun things you’d like to do. We’re all busy and I get that these lists may seem childish, but let’s be honest - I’m a lot happier than most people my age, so I think I’m onto something here. Just a thought.

If you’re looking for some ideas for yourself, here are some past spring lists I’ve made:

Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 and Spring 2016.

Spring List 2022 Revisited

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, this is how I feel when spring comes to a close.

Here’s how I did with my spring list of things that I wanted to do.

1. See at least one Broadway play.

• Done! American Buffalo. Suck it, list!

2. Make as many recipes as possible that incorporate spring peas (I love peas and I constantly forget about them).

• I made it with couscous, with orzo, with pasta. So many things and still not sick of peas.

3. Deep clean my apartment.

• Okay, this didn’t happen, maybe next spring?

4. Plan out all of the outfits I want to wear on my big trip in June.

• I did! Here’s what that organization looked like.

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Ziplock freezer bag idea for packing organization

5. Visit a winery in the Hamptons.

• Went! It was wicked!

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Baby Dog in the Hamptons

4/5 …are you, like, really impressed? ‘Cause I am.

Welcome to the worst time of year! Summer list coming tomorrow.

Spring List 2022

Spring has arrived! Time open the windows! Time to breathe in the cherry blossoms! Time to dry clean and put away your winter coats! Time to still be careful because there’s a deadly pandemic affecting literally everyone around you! But I don’t mean to be a downer. Just, like, keep that in the back part of your mind.

this time between variant surges is so precious

— caleb hearon (@calebsaysthings) February 20, 2022

Here’s what I’d love to do this season.

1. See at least one Broadway play.

2. Make as many recipes as possible that incorporate spring peas (I love peas and I constantly forget about them).

3. Deep clean my apartment.

4. Plan out all of the outfits I want to wear on my big trip in June.

5. Visit a winery in the Hamptons.

As always, I encourage you to make your own spring list! We’re all busy and exhausted, so if you don’t section off some time for the things you’d enjoy then you’re missing out on… life?

If you’re looking for some ideas for yourself, here are some past spring lists I’ve made:

Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 and Spring 2016.

Spring List 2021

There is so much to look forward to right now. The songbirds are back, the snow has melted, I have a second dose vaccination date approaching and I swear I saw a bud on a tree the other day, which means that spring has sprung. I intend on really turning my life around this spring, so get the hell ready. Here are some small, fun things that I’d also like to do.

1. Go to Coney Island before the crowds of summer arrive.

2. Completely organize the closets in my house.

3. Visit Central Park at least three times.

4. Feed ducks at a pond.

5. Get fully vaccinated.

I always encourage you to make your own seasonal lists of fun little things that you’d like to do, and I’ll continue to encourage it. This has been such an awful, lonely, tiring year that these lists really tend to give my off-time some slight direction. So again I urge you, give it a try.

Spring List 2020 Revisited

So I’ll cut to the chase, I didn’t get a ton done off my spring list. Was that because of the collapse of the world around us and a pandemic that has no end in sight? Partly. But moreso I really couldn’t summon the energy to care about a lot this season.

1. Sit on my fire escape.

   • I didn’t do this. This was the easiest thing on the list and I couldn’t do it. I’m a little afraid to do it, I think. I keep thinking “the dumbest way to die would be falling off a fire escape” and that tends to make me put it off. I’ll try to face this fear soon.

2. Bake something spring inspired.

   • I baked so many things this spring: banana cake with coffee frosting, chocolate chip cookies, blueberry breakfast cookies and lemon ricotta cookies.

3. Rewatch my favourite Hitchcock movies.

   • Did it! Vertigo, Rear Window, Rope, The Birds, Dial M For Murder. Love ‘em.

4. Try some new hairstyles and new makeup routines.

   • DID NOT EVEN ATTEMPT. But I am thinking about making a big hair change, so stay tuned.

5. Watch at least ten things off of my To Be Watched list of movies and TV shows.

   • I think I did about five. It’s so hard for me not to just rewatch stuff I love. Taking a half point.

2.5 / 5 - disappointing, but not the worst I’ve ever done. Let’s see what I can get done in summer.

Hello, worstseasonoftheyear! Welcome to worstyearofallyears!

Spring List 2019

It’s spring! And also my (34th) birthday! Do you have any idea how much I love being associated with the start of a new season? It’s perfect and I wouldn’t want it any other way. For as long as I can remember, it always rains (or snows) on my birthday and I've always loved that fact. I don’t need sunshine on my favourite day, I’m already in a good mood. My plans for the day include getting a facial, a haircut and going to Lilia in Brooklyn for dinner for the first time. And also, here’s what I intend to do this spring…

1. Eat at a Michelin starred restaurant (bonus points if I finally make it to Casa Enrique).

2. Go on a mini spring trip.

3. See Us in theatres.

4. Read Lindy West’s new book.

5. Make the salted caramel chocolate pie from the Waitress musical pie book (they sold these mini pies at intermission and this. pie. was. insanity. and it needs to be made).

So excited for this, the best season there is (tied with winter and autumn, of course).

Spring List Revisited

This is how I feel when spring is over.

How is it already over?! It always feels like the shortest season. Did I make the most of it? LET'S SEE. Here's what I actually did off of my spring list.

1. Jog outdoors - Okay, look. I really wanted to do this one but it didn't get done. One day.

2. Go to a baseball game - Nope! Hopefully this'll still happen. I'm thinking September, probably.

3. Plan a spring break vacation - Did it! I went to Las Vegas with Jenn and then did a tiny trip to Atlantic City with Nathan. Come to think of it, I didn't even do a Vegas post, I'll try to get on that.

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family vacation 🌊🐾

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4. Bake a decadent spring cake - Oh yes. I attempted this Fresh Strawberry Cake and it actually came out pretty well for my Dad's birthday party.

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Laminating labels is a sickness & I'm sorry

5. See A Quiet Place - Saw it! I liked it for the most part even though some scenes were frustrating (why didn't they just give birth to that baby by the waterfall?!), but it was a fun time. And thankfully we went to see it for free because of the magic that is Gofobo (that I mentioned in a post last month).

6. Spring clean each room in the house - I really intended on doing this one, but we didn't get around to it. Maybe I'd care more about this one if we weren't just renting? In any case, that's the lie I'll tell myself. I mean, I do mop maybe once a year, that's something.

7. Take Baby Dog to Boris & Horton - Oh yeah! Totally went. Great place! The coffee was good and new dogs came in every so often and BD actually kind of seemed to like it, if nervously so.

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8. Help plant something - Damnit, I really wanted to do this one and forgot.

9. Buy a new swimsuit - I tried on so many and found nothing I liked. But this one is kind of a personal win because I'm trying to only purchase clothing that I love these days, so I'm taking a half point for really trying. 

10. Take a bike ride - Again, totally forgot. Whoops.

So the final total is 4.5/10, which I'm very comfortable with. Maybe only because I feel like I did so many new things in May that I'm okay with this terrible score. 

Onto the most dreaded season!