Rules to Live By
1. You don’t need to run for the bus if it is pulling away from the curb, because in five minutes another bus will come and you can get on that one.
2. Unless it is Sunday, in which case another bus will not come before you die, so on Sundays you should run.
3. Life is too short to read a book that is boring 50 pages in. Or to watch television shows with no secret love. Or not to fling yourself at your friends when you see them and tell them how nifty they are.
4. If you carry a pen, a band-aid, and a tampon in your purse, people will always think you have your shit together. Even if those are literally the only three things in your purse.
5. Given enough time and exposure, there is no food I can’t teach myself to like.
6. This rule does not apply to people.
7. Whenever I lose my temper I inevitably feel shitty and regretful five minutes later, so it’s actually in my best interest to check myself before I wreck myself. This is a hard one to remember. I have a terrible temper.
8. If you are quiet and listen, listen, 70% of the time people will think you are interesting and mysterious. The other 30% of the time they will think you are snotty and stuck-up, but that’s more on them than on you, I like to think.
9. It’s easier to be happy when there’s interesting stuff in your refrigerator.
10. Look at everything, and write it down so you don’t forget.
Somebody on my blogroll did this earlier in the week, and I thought it was so awesome, but I can’t remember which one of you it was!
So, if it was you…you are cool.
Everybody else: tell me your rules to live by.
April 23, 2010 @ 8:33 pm
Try hard, really hard, to not worry about the things over which you have no control.
Make sure you have enough blankets when you sleep. If you don’t, you’ll be cold the whole day. (This happened to me last night.)
I wish I were cooler and had more ideas. But I don’t right now. Bummer.
April 23, 2010 @ 9:49 pm
1. If you look at the phone, and you don’t want to answer it, don’t. Chances are if you answer it, you’ll be annoyed the rest of the day.
2. Unless it’s me. Then answer.
3. Drink water. Often.
4. If you are in the bathroom in public, check to make sure there is toilet paper.
5. You will never read every magazine you want to cover to cover. Let it go.
6. Ditto to books.
7. If you find someone that makes a good sandwich, don’t move too far from them. That way, you always know a good sandwich is just a phone call away.
8. Ditto, to vodka sodas with lime.
9. Love your family.
10. If you get overwhelmed, write your worries down. Do it with a friend. With multi colored markers. Discuss them if need be. Rip them up. Breathe deep. Toss em.
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