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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on May 28, 2015 18:06:09 GMT
Always take the opportunity to pee! -From a person who lives with 7 other people and one bathroom.
What mottoes do you live by?
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Post by redshoes on May 28, 2015 18:12:21 GMT
I've adopted one just this week....thank you Kacey Musgraves "Mind your own biscuits and life will be gravy"
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Post by femalebusiness on May 28, 2015 18:13:01 GMT
Take no shit and make no excuses.
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Post by papersilly on May 28, 2015 18:15:15 GMT
things could be worse.
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Post by ScrapsontheRocks on May 28, 2015 18:16:09 GMT
Trust nobody. Ugh. I never thought that would be us but I have just had enough of what I see as everyday, rank entitlement.
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akathy
What's For Dinner?
Still peaing from Podunk!
Posts: 4,546
Location: North Dakota
Jun 25, 2014 22:56:55 GMT
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Post by akathy on May 28, 2015 18:16:14 GMT
"If you're going to walk on thin ice you may as well dance!" "Never lower your standards because you're lonely" "The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior"
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freebird
Drama Llama
'cause I'm free as a bird now
Posts: 6,927
Jun 25, 2014 20:06:48 GMT
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Post by freebird on May 28, 2015 18:16:21 GMT
stop giving a shit what anyone else thinks of you.
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 28, 2015 18:25:11 GMT
Growing up, mine was "Don't get yourself into anything you can't get yourself out of."
Once I was a little older, it became "Keep your expectations low and you will never be disappointed."
These days, it would be "Life doesn't have to be perfect to be perfectly wonderful." And, "Life is short, eat the cupcake."
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M in Carolina
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,128
Jun 29, 2014 12:11:41 GMT
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Post by M in Carolina on May 28, 2015 18:28:29 GMT
Be kind to people, but don't be a doormat.
Focus on the positive.
Life can make you bitter or it can make you better. I can either laugh or cry, and laughing is so much more fun and healthy.
--Dh and I actually got a few hours of sleep this morning and slept in. We don't get to cuddle the way we want to because the positions are painful, etc. I do reach over and put my hand on dh's arm, and he'll reach over and touch my hand (my hands hurt so bad this morning that I couldn't even squeeze my hand so we could hold hands--I stretch my fingers out, do exercises, and after my stroke, the occupational therapists told me that typing would be the best therapy, so that's when I joined 2peas.)
This morning when dh tried to reach over and stroke my head and rub my arm, he wound up getting his hand caught in my hair, then accidentally whacked me in the face because the only way he could reach me was with the back of his hand. He is so gentle with me, but he's also clumsy, just like me.
I laughed and called him ham handed, so he started tickling me, so then I tried to kick him under the covers and put my ice cold feet on him, which he knew that I'd try to do, so he moved out the way.
We sleep with separate comforters so I had to get under his as well. Our cats were starting to climb up on the bed to beg for food since we were awake. We had a great time curled up with our whole family, laughing and joking with each other and acting like kids.
That's how we stay sane.
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Post by mommaho on May 28, 2015 18:28:31 GMT
Everything comes to you at the right moment. Be patient!
Whose problem it is? How Important is it?
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort!
And, my favorite one for work:
A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part!
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Post by scrapmaven on May 28, 2015 18:29:31 GMT
If someone constantly disappoints you then lower your expectations of them and each time they'll meet 'em.
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purplebee
Drama Llama
Posts: 6,792
Jun 27, 2014 20:37:34 GMT
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Post by purplebee on May 28, 2015 18:36:12 GMT
Keep your expectations low and your gratitude high.
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Post by anxiousmom on May 28, 2015 18:36:51 GMT
In five years from now, will this matter? And told my kids as they go off to school everyday 'learn lots, have fun, make good choices and eat a good lunch. Seems pretty apropos to grown up life too.
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janeinbama
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,202
Location: Alabama
Jan 29, 2015 16:24:49 GMT
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Post by janeinbama on May 28, 2015 18:44:52 GMT
They will rent U-Haul trailers and truck to anyone with a driver's license. Said by my Dad to us kids 40+ years ago as we were learning to drive to remind us to be AWARE of the road and those around us. I have repeated it to my kids and grandkids when we get cut off by or see a U-Haul weaving.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on May 28, 2015 18:45:06 GMT
In five years from now, will this matter?And told my kids as they go off to school everyday 'learn lots, have fun, make good choices and eat a good lunch. Seems pretty apropos to grown up life too. My mother said this to me all the time when I was growing up and had anxiety in school. I would freak out over taking tests and she'd ask me, "In five years, will you care about that test? Will it matter in your life?" Made me smile to read that.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on May 28, 2015 18:45:31 GMT
I do enough. I have enough. I am enough.
That got me through a few crazy years with four children under 10 years old -- ha!
And my grandmother's oft-repeated advice was, "It's none of your business what other people think of you." Once I finally understood what that meant and embraced the philosophy, my life has been better ever since.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on May 28, 2015 18:46:53 GMT
I have several.....
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those that mind don't matter and those that matter don't mind. -Dr Seuss
If you like me, wonderful. If you don't like me, then feel free to excuse yourself from my life.
March to the beat of your own drum.
Never make someone a priority, if they only make you an option.
Think before you speak. Live life your own way.
Don't worry about what anyone else thinks.
One day at a time.
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tiffanytwisted
Pearl Clutcher
you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave
Posts: 4,538
Jun 26, 2014 15:57:39 GMT
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Post by tiffanytwisted on May 28, 2015 18:47:45 GMT
'The best things in life are not things'. I don't always follow this, but I try.
When my kids were young and would complain they were starving or dying of thirst, I would refer them to the rule of 3: you can live for 3 minutes w/out air, 3 days w/out water & 3 weeks w/out food. They still hate me for it!
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SweetieBsMom
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 4,741
Jun 25, 2014 19:55:12 GMT
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Post by SweetieBsMom on May 28, 2015 18:49:54 GMT
What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger.
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Post by PepsiGal on May 28, 2015 18:53:49 GMT
I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. ~ Edward Everett Hale
I love this post......
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Post by padresfan619 on May 28, 2015 18:54:04 GMT
Just because you have the money to buy it doesn't mean you can afford it.
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Post by roundtwo on May 28, 2015 19:02:02 GMT
"Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see" is something my grade 7 teacher said a lot and while I thought it was pretty stupid when I was 13, I definitely see how it is a good motto to live by as I have aged.
"Always take the high road" served me well through a messy divorce. Sometimes the oxygen got pretty thin up there but it was a good reminder to stay above the ex's slings and arrows and keep looking ahead.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on May 28, 2015 19:03:13 GMT
I do enough. I have enough. I am enough.That got me through a few crazy years with four children under 10 years old -- ha! And my grandmother's oft-repeated advice was, "It's none of your business what other people think of you." Once I finally understood what that meant and embraced the philosophy, my life has been better ever since. I'm still trying to believe that one about myself. Life would be easier if I did.
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Post by gar on May 28, 2015 19:20:32 GMT
There is always a plan B option, even though you can't see it when plan A falls apart.
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Post by peano on May 28, 2015 19:24:52 GMT
Be silly. Be honest. Be kind. (Thanks to Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 19:26:21 GMT
Do justly Love mercy Walk humbly with your God.
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bethany102399
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 3,623
Oct 11, 2014 3:17:29 GMT
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Post by bethany102399 on May 28, 2015 19:33:41 GMT
Lately:
when you know better, you do better.
I keep 2 Randy Pausch quotes on my wall
One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.
and
“Find the best in everybody. Just keep waiting no matter how long it takes. No one is all evil. Everybody has a good side, just keep waiting, it will come out.” “Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress. When you're pissed off at someone and you're angry at them, you just haven't given them enough time. Just give them a little more time and they almost always will impress you.”
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Post by cadoodlebug on May 28, 2015 19:53:55 GMT
My daddy always said this to us when we were hurt: *You'll be better before you're married!* He was right ~ especially since I didn't marry until I was 36. My signature line is advice for young women desperate to *be* with someone.
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Post by miss_lizzie on May 28, 2015 20:01:28 GMT
I am enough.
This, too, shall pass.
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Post by polz on May 28, 2015 21:12:05 GMT
Never play leapfrog with a unicorn
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