The Get-able Get

I am big proponent of bed making. I get up, I fix my bed then I start my day. Lately, I've been slacking off on it, drinking way too much coffee and starting my day off later than usual, not socialize as much as I should be. Is is because I tend to text and e-mail on my blackberry instead of chatting up strangers in the elevator? Could it be as a result of just seeing Avatar this weekend and I'm fearing the apocalypse?


(Loving the guy with the pizza box!)

Maybe the compound people of the show Big Love are on the right path, racking up high credit card bill with reckless abandon, confidently knowing that the "Prophet" will deliver them from having to pay it all back when the world ends.

This season's Big Love has a new opening sequence where The Hendricksen's are floating in outer darkness, reaching for each other. Gone is the opener with The Beach Boys theme, ice skaking and the celestial banquet, which is pretty depressing. As the season progresses we'll see if that has to do with what happens or is just as a result of cutting budget corners so that they don't have to pay for that song anymore.

But is spending frivolously the root to happiness? Or is fixing my bed everyday the ideal pathway? No clue.

New York Magazine recycles the idea with "50 Simple Steps."
#4 “Leave your mouth in that slightly upturned position it takes after saying ‘Cheez Whiz.’ It’s a relaxed, confident look that will convince other people you know what you’re doing.” —Debra Benton, Executive Coach

--Yeah ok, Deb. Then what happens when a wrinkle in the corner of my mouth sets in as a result of pursing my lips and I can't afford to but Retin-A because I don't have health insurance? Next.

#13 “Just say yes every time your partner wants to have sex. (which is what the German lady told me) It’s only twenty minutes out of your day, and it makes you both feel better. If you’re not in a relationship, say yes to your own private date night at least three times a week.” —Claire Cavanah, Co-Founder, Babeland

--that's do-able if you have a partner or a go-to source but a private date to masterbate can be pretty lonely and depressing but then again so is a one-night stand or some go-to user that doesn't want to commit.

#21“ Forget the brown-rice sushi. The Japanese are some of the most long-lived people on the planet, and they only eat white rice.” —Dr. Oz Garcia, Nutritionist

---Um, no, Dr. Garcia. People will take that to mean that ALL white rice is ok and people need to incorporate more whole grains into their diets. Processed white rice is fattening and doesn't help in fighting cancers, diabetes and other inflammatory diseases.

Great, now I'm officially depressed. Thanks.