What Do Your Lists Tell about You?

I was pleased to come across a book of lists compiled by Liza Kirwin, the curator of manuscripts at the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art.  The book is such a clever idea.  As the title says, the book includes “To-Do” lists, illustrated Inventories, collected thoughts and other enumerations by a wide selection of artists.

Liza Kirwin's book of artists' lists

Paul Branson's alphabetical list of animals (from the book)

My life seems to be governed by lists.  Here is a list from my current day book/journal.  I’m not sure if I’ll ever use it for anything, but it was fun making the list:

List of Sayings using Numbers

• one for the road
• back to square one
• a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
• like two peas in a pod
• stand on your own two feet
• two’s company; three’s a crowd
• three time’s the charm
• three sheets to the wind
• three-ring circus
• three dollar bill
• four corners of the earth
• take five
• high five
• at sixes and sevens
• eighty-six
• six of one and half a dozen of the other
• seventh heaven
• seven year itch
• twenty-four seven
• behind the eight ball
• cloud nine
• dressed to the nines
• the whole nine yards
• a stitch in time, saves nine

Can you think of more?