Bikadoroff Roxanna - Normal Is Just a Setting on the Dryer

The only really good advice that I remember my mother ever gave me was, Go! You might meet somebody! Never buy shoes or a hat by mail order. Drink wine, save old love letters, listen to vintage Van Morrison
However, do not blast Morrisons music and make short order of a bottle of wine while reading those old love letters, or youll find yourself thinking now would be the perfect time to make a long-distance phone call to their author. Waiting a year to start college so I could help sail a boat to Europe with seven other friends would have been the better choice. Forget marketing and calculus. Now that I know better, Im going back to school to take the right stuff: astronomy, geology, Russian, French cooking, and the art of massage. Forgive yourself the big mistake. It isnt the end of your life.

It will not define who you are, unless you stay stuck on it. If youre not positive a pair of shoes fits, they dont. To dislodge a bad song thats stuck in your head, sing the national anthem. If you see a bird you cant recognize, just say with quiet authority, Its a finch, and it most likely will be. If you still think your friends are normal, then the friendships probably have room to deepen. Normal is just a setting on the dryer.

The five essential words for a healthy relationship are I apologize and You are right. Not to explain or complain is possibly the best advice that could be given to anyone. At the very least, do not supply the rocks that will be thrown at you. Take Spanish, not German.My most hated subject was Latin.
I got Cs all four years I took the subject. Yet my affection for words, my ability to discover their meaning, and my fascination with ancient Rome stem from those hated studies. The grass is never truly greener on the other side, and it always has the same amount of weeds as your side. Bald men are sexy. Bald men are sexy.

If the dog gets his nose stuck in the toaster, hes earned the bagel. How much did your most comfy shoes cost? Add ten dollars and buy a bra for that amount. Wine, heavy cream, and salt can make you look like a genius in the kitchen. Expensive hotels are rarely worth it. Cheap hotels are hell. Give the people you love some slack. You win a few, you lose a few, and some get rained out, but you dress for all the games. To start a conversation with an older person, ask her about the best dog she ever had. Simply being on time for work every day can get you a good performance review all by itself. Simply being on time for work every day can get you a good performance review all by itself.

Liver really is good for you.