Saturday, March 29, 2008

Timeless advice

  • Singing makes for excellent stress-relief. So does dancing. Especially with children.
  • Baby powder is a reasonable solution for basically anything. Oily hair but no time to shower? Put baby powder on it. Shoes smell like feet? Baby powder. Feet smell like feet? Baby powder. Unsuccessful attempt at home waxing that resulted in a large amount of wax stuck to your leg? Baby powder. Oh, and it's good for babies, too, so I hear.
  • Speaking of random useless factoids, spraying hair spray onto ink stains before washing them usually removes them.
  • You can do what you want, or you can do what other people want, but either way you are going to please the same amount of people.
  • Integrity is irreplaceable. Make sure you have it, and that you surround yourself by other people that have it.
  • A boyfriend can never replace all your friends.
  • Give to charity, whether it be time, clothing, money, or otherwise. It will benefit you more than you'd think.
  • Same goes for random acts of kindness. I guarantee if you replace every time you honked angrily at an unruly driver with a good deed for someone who deserved it, your level of happiness would increase tenfold.
  • Everyone is just trying to succeed at the life they are living. Don't blame them for it.
  • On average, my level of satisfaction with the decisions (both major and minor) that I have made quickly has been about the same if not better than the decisions I spent copious amounts of time deliberating on. Don't piddle away your time overthinking things, just do what feels right.
  • If someone doesn't bring out the best in you, they aren't right for you. You don't deserve to be changed.
  • Be carefree for as long as you can manage it.
  • Nothing beats hysterical laughter at something that really isn't funny at all.

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