Do you really have to?

So I'm on vacation.  What's on my list of things I HAVE to do?  not much.  nothing at all that I can think of, actually.  But somehow i belabor myself with a whole list.  It turns into I have to go kayaking, and I have to go out to dinner with my friends.  Last I checked, these things were "get to", not "have to".  Where does this list of things that must be done come from?  I have to go to the grocery store...I have to run...I have to be in bed by 11... I have to call ___... I have to write on my blog....

Basically this "have to" takes the fun things and puts them on a list of chores.  Totally taking away the get to idea.   I get to relax by the pool.  I get to see my friends and hang out with my parents.  I get to go out to eat.   I get to kayak and run.  These are privileges - things I enjoy!  but I find myself putting them on the have to list and rushing to check them off instead of savoring the moments I'm doing them.   I'm always looking to get to the next have to, inventing them if necessary.  Does checking them off make me a more accomplished person?  Is seeing a list of todo's completed more satisfying than spending a day enjoying what I do?  The more things I check off, the faster I qualify for the next stage and the next day and the next to-do list.  Hmmm... not sure I want to get there. 

Being.  Much better than doing.  Being is all that's required.  

New Name?

Guess I'm no longer a Florida Girl in Michigan.  I'm currently a Florida girl in Florida, soon to be a Florida girl in North Carolina, which just isn't as unique.  There will probably be quite a few of us.  So...looking for a new name.  I'm thinking something with alliteration.  Maybe Experiencing Everything or Floridian Following or something clever.  hmmm...