eight things you can do today that probably won’t increase lifesuck.
1. Send a random list email: “The ten best things we ever did together”; “Your five best body parts and why”; “Six things I would buy you today if I were Richy McRichersons”; “Nine nice things I’ve heard people say about you”. Just because.
2. Buy someone a beverage you know they crave, just to see them go, “Ohhh! I totally wanted one of those!”
3. Ask someone how they are, and actually listen. Looking them in the eye. Not doing anything else. Asking follow up questions.
4. For once, don’t complain about the thing you always complain about. Unless it’s funny. Then do WAY MORE COMPLAINING.
5. Eat something you REALLY want for dinner. Even if it takes time and a bit of effort.
6. Laugh at a joke that someone tells that isn’t actually witty at all. I know it goes against your human instinct to encourage lame humour, but doing it once won’t upset the balance of the planet.
7. Open a window. Breathe.
8. Do a small chair dance to the song of your choice. Make it good.
Yes, I know that happy lists make people want to gouge their eyes out in the morning, but you know how I roll.
Yes, I also know that the phrase “You know how I roll!” makes people want to gouge their eyes out in the morning.
Why can’t I stop laughing?
June 14th, 2007 at 8:54 am
i drove in to work this morning with the windows open on the car. the air was this perfectly delicious temperature. the one where it slides over your skin and you don’t need a sweater or the A/C with a scent of jasmine.
it almost made me forget that i was on my way to work.
June 14th, 2007 at 11:26 am
I used your number one suggest in a post. Thanks for the suggestions!
June 14th, 2007 at 11:49 am
Good stuff!
I thought of one the other day.
Fill out a comment card at a store or restaurant, showering praise on your server or cashier. Even if they sucked. Especially if they sucked. Perhaps they were having a bad day and needed a boost from their boss, and YOU provided it!
June 14th, 2007 at 11:53 am
How I love thee, Meg Fowler!
June 15th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Thanks! I did number 1, 3, 5 and 7 and they were great! My dinner was SOOOOO good! We went to East Side Mario’s and I had the Chicken Linguine Tettrazini but with the blush sauce instead of alfredo and I ate ALL of it! It was amazing!