Vampire Vocab

7. Clean your entire house at a leisurely pace

So often cleaning house is in preparation for something: a visitor, an event. But cleaning is kind of therapeutic if you do it to please nobody but yourself. It doesn’t have to be a chore. After you’re done and everything is sparkling with cleanliness, then you can sit down on your couch and savor it. You can think, “I did this. I made order of chaos. I made this place beautiful.” Even if it’s just fleeting and the next second, your seven year old decides to trash your kitchen, having a clean house by your own hand shows that you have power over something, the ability to pull something neat out of  a disaster.

8. Splurge on something you want

We all do it. We all desire something that, rationally, we shouldn’t. We have to pay the bills, feed the children, buy gas for the car. And even though I have no bills to pay, children to feed, or cars to gas because I’m 13, I still have things to save up for. Such as Blogher ’10. I have a lot more to save up, so, no, I can’t go buy that book the first day it’s out in hardcover. But sometimes, it’s all right to be a little selfish, to do something for you and only you. Responsibility can sometimes be unpleasant, but it will make the moments when it doesn’t govern your life all the sweeter.

9. Have a popcorn fight

The eternal foe of the vacuum. The dreaded enemy of carpets everywhere. The terrifying, horrifying, mess-creating…POPCORN FIGHT!!! Yes I know we are all quaking in our seats, wondering how I could suggest such a hideous crime. Heres my reason: It’s fun. Lots of fun. And harmless. A night full of laughter is worth clean up in the morning. Just let go of the instinct to keep the house perfect, and build a cherished memory with your friends, family, coworkers, whoever.

More things to do next time, but for now: let them eat (and throw) popcorn!

This entry was posted on Sunday, August 16th, 2009 at 12:56 pm and is filed under Food, Life, Ramblings.
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