Rules for Living: Vol. 3

Today's rule for living is simple: sometimes you need to CELEBRATE!

I don't care if you're celebrating winning the lottery or a good hair day, it's important to applaud yourself every once in a while and treat yourself to some extra fun.

Tonight, we're celebrating the birth of one of my good friends up here by (gasp!) going out on a weeknight for dinner and drinks.

Tomorrow, I'm celebrating payday by... well, I haven't exactly decided yet. But it might involve a movie theater, or just crashing on the couch. (Hey, a night in can count as a celebration, too!)

Saturday, I'm celebrating the coming of spring (spring's awakening...anyone?) by doing a thorough reorganization and clearing out of my closet. Bring in the skirts and sandals, please!

Sunday, I'm celebrating friends from Oklahoma being in NYC by going to see HAIR with them. (And I'm celebrating seeing hair by wearing a cute new outfit I got while visiting home.)

Monday, I'm celebrating the return of Gossip Girl by... well, watching it? Okay, so this one is kind of lame.

Tuesday, I plan to celebrate my Irish heritage on St. Patrick's Day by wearing green, using my fake accent and drinking a beer, but not a Guinness.

Okay, so maybe every once in a while is more like every single day. But wouldn't you rather celebrate something every day than waiting around for a big swirly special occasion?

Rules for Living: Vol. 2

Everyone needs a sure-fire solution for the days when you're just feeling down. Here's mine:

1. Go home and change into your PJ's.
2. Order takeout from your favorite restaurant.
3. Watch a fun movie.

Options, in case that combo's not going to cut it for you (er, me):
Have a glass of wine, see a Broadway show, go to Tiffany's

Tonight, however, I'm opting for the simple 1-2-3 approach.
#1 is pretty self-explanatory, but I felt it necessary to fill you in that Ashley and I are camped out on the couch with our nearly finished Samalita's delivery food and watching High School Musical. And we just might be watching the "Can I Have This Dance" scene twice.


(Credit to OxymoronAssoc on livejournal)

Rules for Living: Vol. 1

So, I've been wishing I had a regular update topic like some of my favorite bloggers out there, but I had trouble coming up with one that wasn't blatantly stolen. Now I finally have one of my own. Each week, I'm going to share with you my "Rules for Living". These are just little observations that I think would make the world a more pleasant place (at least for me) if more people would, well, observe them. I'm not going to narrow myself down to a particular format. Let's keep this organic and see how it grows.

Rule for Living #1:
Chewing gum should not be done in public, unless you are under the age of 18, or you are at a sporting event. It looks ridiculous and annoys me to watch people chewing, chewing, chewing. Even Willy Wonka agrees.

Rule for Living #2:
Life is better with good music. Case in point: my Pandora playlist. Today, when I logged in and hit play, I was rewarded with a series of songs that could make any stressful, strange day feel awesome. I will share them with you:

It's My Life, Addicted to Love, Here I Go Again, Jesse's Girl, Heaven Is a Place on Earth, Dreams, Take It On the Run, Your Love, Message in a Bottle, Where You Lead, Don't You Forget About Me, It Ain't Over til it's Over, Open Arms, Tempted, Let's Stay Together, Just What I Needed, Cruisin, and Eye of the Tiger

It's still going, but that's all that's played at the current moment.