Sunday, December 9, 2012

Don't


Don’t read while eating.

Don’t eat while on the computer.

Don’t step out in the sun between noon and 4.

Don’t have more than 2 cups of coffee a day.

(Have more than 4)

Read somewhere that people give advice because they don’t want it any more. I, for sure, do all those don’ts. And I’m still waiting for hell and brimstone to shower down on me because I ate ice-cream when I had a cold or took my glasses off with one hand only.

Besides, who are the ‘they’ who make the ‘don’ts’? In many parts of Kerala, for example, a burp after a meal is a sign that will get the hostess delirious with joy, since she assumes she’s filled you to the brim. A compliment to the chef really! And anywhere else in the world, the burp is a sign of impeccably bad manners. ‘They’ who said please burp vs ‘They’ who said don’t.

So, here goes, my own list of Don’ts.

Don’t skip the chocolate. Being happy is way better than being thin.

Don’t talk politely to your kids. They’re gonna walk all over you. Scream at them till they listen, and then hug them.

Don’t bother about crumbs in bed. Munch in bed and then dust out the sheets.

Don’t wait for a good-hair/ no-rain  day to meet a friend. Jump at any chance.

Don’t waste your day cleaning up. Read a book, check facebook, go shopping. Clean up tomorrow!

Don’t forget to post your comment. Even if you don’t agree.

38 comments:

  1. hahaha..loved reading this..pssst..I do the second when the patience is all lost :-))

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    1. confession accepted. will not tell a soul, Uma. (Except whoever's reading this!)

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  2. I agree with every word of what you've written, this makes me feel better already. :)

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    1. haha, feels good to have someone else in the rebellion-corner!

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  3. Love love love the post. But the crumbs in the bed and I dont co exist :)

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    1. i understand why. crumbs, ants and i existed.... till i got married. now in the interest of my hubby not being chewed up, i try not to eat in bed. sigh.

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  4. LOVE LOVE LOVE the post..I yell at the kids too..and then hug then close!Poor midgets are going to group all confused!
    :)

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    1. I think these kids are a lot smarter than we take them for. Don't worry - they'll turn out fine!

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  5. I love your don'ts especially the one about chocolates...and about dusting the bedsheet later and cleaning later...and reading a book...wow...what a post!

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    1. thanks.... the chocolate one i knew would hit home :)

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  6. Ha ha! Well what do you know? I just put my li'l fella for a nap, had a shower, piled my plate up and sat on the couch to read your 'today' post on my tiny comp, the iPhone and you are telling me 'dont'' to pretty much all my (mis)doings...:-)
    Loved your dont's! The yelling and hugging, don't clean now, don't care what hair day, etc.,...all good Jane!!
    Keep 'em coming....

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    1. Glad to be the encourager (no word is that?) of really bad habits! :)

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  7. yes yes yes.. JUMP at the chance to meet me... and we will eat choc, drink coffee and yak yak yak... till the cows come home and beyond..

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    1. cows are already home, aren't they? on the farm? that's where neel and niks and kee will be!

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  8. Haha love it all and that's my attitude too now days..... and I agree to all your Don't have along and never ending list too to add :P

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    1. add, ira, add. 'we' need some don'ts to counter the ones 'they' tell us about.

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    1. Cute Post!

      http://theepz-madcrafts.blogspot.in/

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    2. thanks... going over to visit yours now.

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  10. hahaaha,... love louvvv this one : Don’t skip the chocolate. Being happy is way better than being thin.

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    1. i follow this like the bible, swati. love my choc!

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  11. AWESOME is the word.
    I follow all this like my life's mantra :)

    I bow to you O Jane

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    1. haha, so you knew it all along. i just had to spell it out. naiiice!

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  12. I read while I eat. I eat while I am on the computer. I yell at the boy and then do hug him. I have accepted bad hair days and rainy ones too. And my house looks like a hurricane hit it on some days but I am in no rush to clean up. Cleaning up can wait, Fbing cannot!! ;) Lovely post Jane. Am still laughing!!! :)

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  13. Don't read your son's love letters. They are private!
    Don't preach just practice.
    Don't think that I did not like your post. I just like to give constructive criticism.

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    1. don't think i don't know this but just don't want to act on it. :)

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  14. Don't stop blogging!!

    And yes,except for Don't no. 1(I just don't like chocolates!!),all others have been tried,tested, repeated and enjoyed!!!

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    1. which is why you need to redirect all your chocolates to me!

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  15. Love your list of dont's! Difficult, but somebody has to do the hard work!!!!!

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    1. haha. hope you've got keya a puppy for her birthday! DON'T forget! ;)

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  16. Scream at them till they listen, and then hug them. Are you spying on me ;) ? Loved the post, as ever! And did you change the theme, don't know if I didn't notice it earlier, looks cool and matches the tone of your posts!

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    1. I did I did. It was plain Jane white, now it's juicy Jane Orange :)))))

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  17. How about making a list of Do's and throwing the Don'ts out of the window:
    Do eat a bar of chocolate everyday.
    Do relish at least one favorite dish everyday.
    Do laugh a lot everyday.
    Do read Jane's blog everyday.
    Do celebrate everyday :)

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    1. I like how you've made them positive. that's what's lovely about you. But knowing the rebel in me, I'll probably lose interest in something i'm allowed to do, but keept trying to do things i'm told i shouldn't.

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  18. Fun post Jane, I have a list but i don't follow it. BTW how do I follow your blog, I don't see a button.

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    1. errr... not very tech savvy. tried to add the 'follow' button. did it happen?

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  19. Got it I subscribed via email thanks..thanks for the wonderful posts

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