Don't Lose Sleep Over It

Dear Claire,

Sometimes in life there are going to be bad days. 

I can't tell you how many times I've laid awake in bed thinking about something, somebody said, that bothered me.  Or how many times I've found myself awake at one in the morning regretting something I had said that day.  Or at three a.m. thinking about work, things to do around the house, an upcoming event that needs planning, and the list goes on.

Here's what I've learned from lying awake in bed and thinking: it accomplishes nothing.

I've never actually gotten out of bed and done any work, made any phone calls, or cleaned the house. 

So I should've just slept.  

Turn your mind off when you go to bed. 

Anything from the day can be undone tomorrow. 

If you want an apology from someone you have two choices: ask for one or get over it.  If you owe someone an apology than give it to them.

Write out a 'to do' list in the morning and cross things off it as you accomplish them; that night you will feel better knowing what you have gotten done.

But above all, sleep.  Everything looks better after a good night's rest.

Love you when you're not so tired!
Mom

So Gross

Dear Claire,

Here's something that's absolutely horrifying: beautiful girls making themselves ugly.  How do they do it?

One word - spitting.

Spitting is the most disgusting habit.  It looks ugly, sounds ugly, and leaves an ugly spot on the sidewalk for some innocent person to later walk through.

When I was in grade eight, there was a girl who spit approximately thirty times each recess. Seriously, recess was only fifteen minutes long, and she'd spend at least twenty-five percent of it spitting. 

I don't know if she had some kind of "over-producing saliva" illness or just the desire to look tough, but either way, it was nasty. 

Anyway, the sick part is this.  She was such a cute girl, she was funny and full of life.  But my God, did that spitting make her look awful, not to mention our little piece of concrete that would be covered in her bodily fluids each day.

Please don't spit Claire, there is nothing attractive, or necessary about it.

Oh and p.s. - if you ever spit on someone - you will be in more trouble than you can imagine.

Lecture over - Love you!