Let's Do Things.

G'Day!

Welcome to my blog!

I'm going to keep this introduction short. (Hey! Whats up? My name is Ali Watson, I'm a local performer, I like hats, I like trees, I love food and talk about it like it's my child, I like to sniff clean laundry blah blah blaah...) I will do a real introduction in my next post... I promise!

I sometimes get urges to do things and I think about it until I do it. This is one of those times. I have been thinking about blogging for years but was always worried that people didn't care about what I have to say. Well... to those people who wish to not read this I say... "Good day t'you sir!... I SAY GOOD DAY!" (Just kidding I totally get it if you don't want to read this, I probably wouldn't)

NOW... I am VERY excited to present to you... my very first blog! (Well... SLAP my rump and call me Petunia...) Let's get started!

I am unhappy.

(Whoa... downer...)

I am unhappy and have felt this way for a long time. Now I would definitely not say that I always feel this way... sometimes I'm quite happy. However, this year I have felt a... "general discontent." This is something I don't like to admit because I have gotten very good at pretending that this is not the case. Even though I am currently typing this out in my dark candlelit room (#sopoetry #muchangst) the purpose of this is not to sound like an angsty modern-day Edgar Allen-Poe. No. I am revealing this because I have decided, on this day, January 18th 2017, I am ready to do something about it.

I was on the bus yesterday and I suddenly got the urge to make a note of a very small-scale "bucket-list." This is a list of things I really want to do that I have never done as well as things that I have done and would like to do again. This list sort of started a fire in my pants (really weird choice of words but I've committed) to get off my bubble butt and... do things! This list was as follows:

This list is very "outdoor" focused which probably makes some of you giggle. (I know what you're thinking...) "Ali??....going... OUTside?? whhaaaaaaaat???) I'm the person that when people ask me if I want to go do things, my answer usually is... "Well... does this activity involve me having to put on pants?" Contrary to popular belief... I like the outdoors. I just don't go out there as often as I'd like. My room is covered in photo's of tree's because I enjoy nature. My new thing is wandering around my neighbourhood community garden which is currently not looking so hot.

(pictured below)

The reason I don't often "Do things" is because I am a creature of habit and comfort.

I like doing things alone.

I like staying at home where I'm safe.

I get stuck always doing things I'm used to and familiar with.

I'm ready to go out there, try new things, be bold (occasionally stupid) and... just go the hell outside!! I wanna make more "happy" happen.

... Well? What are we waiting for!?!

LET'S DO THINGS.