Breaking the Rules

Ever had any temptation to break the rules or even make up your own? If you know me at all, you'll understand ...

I had already crammed in a bunch of other leftovers along with the bread. Believe me, I did not want to put my hand down there to see what was in there to cause disposal to make that noise. Thinking real quick like I do in emergencies, I decided to leave the stuff in the disposal to puree a little more before I checking it out. Finally, I had pureed enough of the food so that I was able to retrieve the culprit; a rubber band! It had wound around the blade that's supposed to puree the food. So now I had the new dilemma of how to get the stupid rubber band out of there without snapping myself with it! I sure hate it when that happens!

One trick is to vacuum just part of the living room. You know, a big circle around the coffee table, so you can definitely tell the place was vacuumed recently. I keep deodorizers in the vacuum bag, so when I do my quick vacuum job, some of that aroma permeates the room!

Pull your curtains or blinds shut and they'll think you're trying to save on your utility bill, instead of hiding the dirty windows. This works well in the summer or winter.

Another neat trick is to only dust where you know they'll see! Make company sit in a certain chair, and only dust the table closest to it. It'll smell freshly waxed, and for all outward appearances, will look like you always keep the tables waxed. (they'll be too far away from the other tables to know the truth.)

Don't serve company any baked meals. That way, they'll never see the oven and just how bad it is!

How about just cleaning just the bathroom sink? Pour a little bleach in the toilet to make them think its been cleaned and pull the shower curtain shut. A real friend "would never dream" of pulling back the curtain to see. By the way, you can always use the standard disclaimer by saying, "I can not guarantee what the kid's bathroom looks like". That way they know it's the kid's responsibility and not yours!

Or, pretend that you read the labels and buy it on the basis that you read what it had to offer and you were impressed enough to buy. It always helps to have a "persuaded" expression on your face as you toss it into the basket.

Or ... when buying milk, dig through all of the milks to find the bottles with the latest sell by date. I like to stand there for a minute or two afterward, to see if the people (who were waiting for me to finish) do the same thing! Makes 'em real nervous sometimes!

Or ... when buying chocolate candy, cancel out the bad purchase by buying something really healthy like diet soda. I always reward myself for having to go shopping by getting licorice, because it's fat free and you can eat as much as you want!

Now, when the cop is in the lane next to me with someone in front of them and I've got someone behind me also, I find you can basically do what you want. I figure his radar is gonna have too much interference to get an accurate reading on me.

Hope you enjoyed my thoughts on the subject of breaking/making the rules. I'm sure you've got your own you'd like to share. I for one would be interested in new rules to add to my list of hang ups.