(Rules for) Living Life on the Lime (565)

A. Sing along.

B. Complete tasks you planned to complete.

1. Don’t freak out if it’s not on exactly the right timeline — flexibility is good.
2. But quit procrastinating.

C. Sometimes it is hard to understand what people are saying, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be interesting if you figure it out.

1. For example: “Make Me Proud” by Drake featuring Nicki Minaj is good, but what is Nicki Minaj actually saying? I think there are words missing.

D. Be optimistic.

E. Sleeping enough helps you maintain a normal weight. So do that.

F. Include characters you are uncomfortable writing when you write.

1. You might make a new friend.
2. Or learn something new about yourself.
3. Or you might discover that people are not so different from one another, no matter what identities have been pinned to them (e.g. black, feminist, gay, conservative, stay-at-home mom).

G. Drink enough beer.

1. But not too much beer.

H. Go swinging.

I. Take pictures.

1. Of the garden.
2. And other stuff, too.

in the morning

on the swings