Lenore sent us these instructions for the new year...
| 1. | Throw out non-essential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. |
| 2. | Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. If you really need a grouch, there are probably family members that fill that need. |
| 3. | Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Just never let the brain idle. |
| 4. | Enjoy the simple things. When the children are young, that is all that you can afford. When they are in college, that is all that you can afford. When they are grown, and you are on retirement, that is all that you can afford! |
| 5. | Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. Laugh so much that you can be tracked in the store by your distinctive laughter. |
| 6. | The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. |
| 7. | Surround yourself with what you love, whether it is family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge. |
| 8. | Cherish your health. If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help. |
| 9. | Don't take guilt trips. Go to the mall, the next county, a foreign country, but not guilt. |
| 10. | Tell the people you love, that you love them, at every opportunity. All the time....even when they are unhappy with you. |
| 11. | Life is not measured by what you have, but by what has you. If you don't use something, give it away to someone who needs it. Share. Be an unknown giver. |