The best advice you ever had?

[Leaf]

Flip a coin.

That is, in fact, how I picked where to go to college. I kid you not.

[Trom DeGrey]

I've just realized that the old stand-by isn't here:

Don't eat yellow snow.

Yeah, I'm kinda bored today.

[CrazyTaraWitch]

It's not exactly advice, but it's my stepmom's favorite saying and it is useful to remember at times:
You are the master of your own ship.

[umgaynow]

Follow your heart

Best thing I ever did

[W&T]

Talk to someone

Saved my life -- literally

[Nue]

people are stupid... even us... - my stepmom

[Belli Bear]

it doesn't matter what you do in life.. as long as you do something. - my mum
who has pushed my lazy self through life with an iron mitten! god bless her hardass love!

[Haz]

"fuck or get fucked"

best advice I've ever been given.

[umgaynow]

Don't touch a boy's peepee

[CrazyTaraWitch]

My best friend in response to me saying I didn't know what I'd do if I lost her or my girl: "Don't find out."

[Nue]

'try again' - my BFF

[writerfreak]

My best friend in response to me saying I didn't know what I'd do if I lost her or my girl: "Don't find out."

Yeah and I meant it too.

OT: Give it time.

writerfreak

[ashcrash71590]

live everyday like it's your last

Ash

[Yours]

Follow your heart and be true to yourself, you'll only live this life once, why waste it?

[JustSkipIt]

Trust.

[BeneathMyWillowTree]

If you choose to have fun then you will have fun. If you don't then guess what you won't. Give everything even if it isn't your thing a chance. - My ex girlfriend and now close friend

[BeneathMyWillowTree]

The only people you should try to get even with are those who have helped you. - Fortune Cookie

[Guest]

Have a little blind faith that this is a lovingly responsive Universe and that there are unseen powers that are willing to do anything for you to help you achieve your divine life mission. You only need to Ask. And it is Given.

[little.hesperides]

You don't have to live your life the way others expect you to.

[Finey_McFine]

When you have kids, make sure that your house is the go to; the popular place to hang out. That way you always know where they are, what they're doing and who they're with. Hands down the BEST parenting advice I've ever received.

[Ariel]

Shelby, NOW you tell me! Seriously, great advice - love it!

The best advice I got from my mom as a shy, geeky teenager: People are too busy worrying about themselves to notice you, relax.

Ariel
How I Met Your Mother

[JustSkipIt]

You can either have what you want or the reason why you don't have it.

Days like today, I want to wear a T-shirt that says that and stop having to listen to my wife complain about her weight and about not being able to work out.

Arggghhh!

[Ariel]

Old rock and roll tune (and Glee number from Season 1 sectionals): You can't always get what you want!

Ariel
How I Met Your Mother

[JustSkipIt]

Do any task that takes under a minute. So if you see your shoes and don't want to go put them away, ask yourself if it will take more than a minute. if not, go put them in your closet. Any task. Put your dishes in the dishwasher, put away your clothes, reshelf the book. Whatever.

[Ariel]

Hi Deb,

LOVED that advice and have been following it. Mostly. Kind of. Well, there HAS been improvement!!!

Here's one thing that helps me when I feel overwhelmed by a chore like doing dishes (and I'm the dishwasher, no mechanical aid!) or cleaning a room. I'll set the timer for 10 or 15 minutes and give myself permission to do my best for that short amount of time and then stop. First I look over the room, figure out things I can do, then hit the "start" button on the timer and go for it. I am always amazed by the amount of stuff I get done in a short, focused burst of energy AND it often inspires me to do a few more things or another 10 minutes. Bottom line, a lot gets done.

Ariel

[brave-little-toaster]

I got it from a co-worker and close friend last summer: "The only one responsible for you is you."

[Boschi]

Never fuck with a librarian. Information gate keepers have all the power.

[Ariel]

Hey, let me add a note to Boschi's advice above me: don't piss of the boss' secretary OR the person who manages your time!

Ariel
How I Met Your Mother

[CrazyTaraWitch]

Never knowingly be serious. ~the Doctor

[LikeAnAmazon]

The people who mind don't matter, and the people who matter won't mind.