I'm behind on everyone ... but just had a day with my MIL who is rude all the time to everyone (unless they have her grandkids which is not me). I took Cara's advice and was sickening sweet - while drinking water. Works. She left not knowing what hit her.

I always drink lots of water. Like 8-10 cups easily. Recently I cut excess sugar and salt out of my diet and reduced my caffeine intake. I am amazed at how much less water I need to drink! About half as much.

Water is how your body flushes the nasty chemicals away, so if you don't put the nasty chemicals in, you won't need as much water to flush them out. Just a corollary to lesson 2.

Totally agree with your water theory... The rule of thumb was always 8x8 a day. Eight - 8 oz glasses of water a day or 64oz a day for good health. Up here, we still use the eight glasses a day rule although for us it equates to about two litters of water in total. If I don’t get enough water I’m tired and get wicked headaches. You’ll find your ‘plumbing’ will work better too.
Rude people; my rule be nice to them, always say thank you to the rude clerk in the store, say hi to the grumpy co-worker, smile at the frowning commissioner, hold the door for the person behind you…even if they have never held it for you. Do it for you - not them, if you let the rudeness get to you they win. It only takes one nice deed to begin the ripple effect. The Golden Rule “Do onto others as you would wish them do onto you."
So, smile at the world as you drink your water. Have a great day...

Good lessons all, my friend. You are a wise woman, ObeSanKanObe.
xoxoxo

My vice is Coke Zero (and sock yarn...*ahem*) but I've gotten a bit better at the water thing and have cut down to one soda a day...on most days ;o)

I share in your bad habit, one reason would be the well water (Ick)

I'm with you on the rude and the mean.
I just don't understand it. I mean it takes a lot of energy to be purposely mean. Thoughtlessness can be explained, downright mean spirited, i feel sorry for those people.

I too am bitter... not just about rude people - don't like them - but people in general, don't like 'em much. Except some. Anyway, I feel your pain with the Diet Coke, I am a Sunkist orange soda girl. Trying to be healthier, so as I write this, I am drinking water... flavorless crap.

Hmmm...I guess you need at least one "mean" person to comment....

I have an annoying co-worker who comes in every damn morning and says, in an alarmingly perky voice, "Good morning, X," "Good morning, Y," "Good morning, Z."

And yes, I ignore him. I don't like the man anyway, I'm not a morning person and there's not all that much good about being at work in the first place.

On the other hand, those Trekking socks are flat out gorgeous, even if slightly different sizes. I am working on some Trekking socks right now in pastel shades. I loved the yarn on the skein but it's just a tad too pastel now that I'm knitting it up. Oh well, nothing wrong with a pair of hand knit socks.

Sandy, you could never be a bitter old hag!

I promise that I will give some thought to drinking a glass of water today. Just one, though: I don't want to shock my system. And I'm not promising that I'll actually drink it, just think about drinking it ;)

Well the rude people SHOULD drink more water or have it thrown in their face I say!! I too am sick of rude people but the drinking water thing is absolutely true. If you are to the point of being thirsty, then you are DEhydrated!! You will get rid of the "tireds" and have more energy...keep on the water and eventually you will "kick the can" friend...

Amen and AMEN!!!! I am SICK of people making "excuses" for the rudeness of others.....going for water now!

The Anemoi mittens are calling me right now! I feel as though I must knit them! I need to get the yarn though, I have nothing in the stash that will work (not surprising) Until I get that yarn these mittens will haunt me.

Wow. I'm with you on the rude people issue. I work in a town municipality and can't get over the rudeness of people I don't even know! How do we fix it?
On the water front, I went overboard with water and ended up flushing all the necessary minerals and vitamins out of my system-makes you more tired, etc. Be careful.
Lovely socks btw.

Ah the people who ignore you when you say good morning to them. One of my personal favorites -- NOT.

We had a "lovely" IT person who ignored me every single time I said good morning to her. So I made a point of saying good morning in a friendly voice to her every single blessed day, just because I figured it probably pissed her off.

I guess that makes me a bitch. What a surprise.

That's a LOT of water. Is the blood sugar okay?

Meanness, rudeness, it seems to be going around without cease. I'm glad to hear others fed up too.

Thank you for making me laugh tonight....maybe we shouldn't tell mean people about the water thing....we don't need them to have any more energy, they get aroung too much as it is...tee hee.

Water is a great key.
I've been trying to do better by myself, and I think I may have to print out your rules and hang them nearby as a reminder.. they are simple and perfect!

I swear. The rules of engagement are so simple, and yet...lost on so many.
(Er...and I have to answer your email, which I haven't done, which sort of makes me rude, so maybe I'll get right on that.)

I like water! :) When I first started drinking it (as a kid, instead of juices), it seemed so blah. Now I just love how refreshing it is! Mmmmm!

However, excessive thirst is a sign of diabetes, so you might want to check with a doc. (I have no idea how much 20 oz is, but 6 x 20 sounds like a lot.)

This also reminds me... I had a friend who actually drank too much water. Her doctor told her to cut back because it messed with her electrolytes, but she was addicted.

Strange.

Anyway, I agree: rude people suck, but I'm not going to let them bother me. I have better ways to spend my time! ;)

Mean people do suck. Alot.

I'm drinking the water....oops, now its on my lap...

for years I drank Diet Pepsi instead of water; for various reasons, none of which were planned, I stopped drinking soda over Thanksgiving and started drinking water. Long story short - for years I had lots of issues with bleeding gums etc (yes, I floss daily etc), but I started noticing that they were bleeding less and less; and when I went in 2 months after switching to water for my cleaning they commented how nice my gums were doing and what had I changed - well the only and I mean only thing that changed was no more diet soda! Just another really great thing about drinking water - healthy gums - and as I get "older" keeping all my teeth is more and more of an issue!

Yeah, I'm right there with 'ya, sister. I'm tired of demanding people. I have a life, too, 'ya know.

Ang

Are you and Norma the same person? Ask her about the e-mail she sent me this morning. *L*

Keep drinking that water, sweetie. When I don't have enough, I can feel the difference. o.0

Everyone should be able to glue on a fake smile and say good morning or hello because it doesn't really cost you anything and it's the polite thing to do, damnitt!

You're not a bitter old hag, btw. I'd know. You're never at the meetings.

Looking forward to the mitten love!

*hugs*

Sorry tht you've been the recipient of rude/ mean behavior. A little nag though.... forgive me...... but when was your last A1C done? 120 oz of fliud and 2 cokes is a lot my dear! Can't wait to see the mittens!

Sandy, I hate to post this as a comment to your blog, but not sure how to reach you. Back in November(I think it was) I asked to join your "Warm Hands" site. You have me added on the sidebar, but I have never recieved any directions for posting. I have just been reading along. But, I have a pair of mittens that I would like to share with the group. Could you help me out here??

And - as for your rambling.... you go girl!! I recently retired - NO ONE and NOTHING gets under my skin anymore!! I love life again!!!!

Thanks for your help -
K

Good advice about the water. I don't drink enough water either so thanks for the reminder. But about the sodas... I know you said stop nagging, so I'll only leave one comment about this. Get rid of the sodas--get them out of your fridge and out of your house. You'll feel much better. Really.

Forgive a Jewish non-mother's concern: water et al. are great, but that seems like quite a lot ... It makes me think of the early warning signs of diabetes. Just a thought for your next check-up.

We've been having quite a bit of illness around the house - sinus infections, stomach viruses and most recently the flu. Instead of having a glass of wine or beer (or both) after work, I've opted for water. It's amazing how much better I felt after doing this for one week!

If I could add one thing to your list, it's this - I'm tired of thanking retail clerks. Shouldn't they be thanking me for supporting their establishment? Am I crazy? Yet, I continue to do it because I feel like SOMEONE needs to be thanked!

Show me the mittens!! Is that mean...I mean I do want to see the mittens. Ya, mean people suck....I always have loved your 'Are you kind?' button.
Water is my drink of choice. I could go on and on the hazzards of soda POP...it's the carbination, grrl...it takes all the umph right out of your blood. It's wonderful you've seen the light.

You need to drink until your pee runs clear. And I know just what you mean - sometimes I can feel nauseated and just plain ick and I'll think back and I definitely haven't had enough water that day.

My thoughts on mean people, rude people, people that don't treat you with respect is well-documented. ;-)

A story for you - I hope you don't mind. Not long ago I was at the post office and the person behind the counter was not being very nice: brusque, almost rude and just plain surly. Instead of giving the rudeness back (which I'm quite capable of) I said to her, in an almost meek voice, "I'm sorry. Have I done something wrong? You seem upset with me." DUDE! I've never seen someone change their attitude so fast. She couldn't have become nicer had I smacked her across the head and told her to be nice or else. It was quite an empowering experience. Kill 'em with kindness I say.

And the lovelovelovelovefest continues.... xoxoxoxoxoxoxo! L, C

Big hug. I need to drink more water too (and eat less!) I think that there is a rude virus going around these here parts.

Rude to you? You don't deserve that! Want me to loan you my Sassy bun so she can box the rudeness right out of them?
Hugs!!

I'm sorry that you have mean people in your life. If I could I would put them all on an island together and they could be mean to each and LEAVE MY SANDY ALONE.

Amen to all that, sister.

forgot to sign off:

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Ahhh, a good rant is as refreshing (almost) as a nice glass of water. Interesting that you discovered this on the very day that I did, too. We are scary sometimes. However, I might have skewed my results, because I put an Emergen-C packet in my quart of water.

Rudeness. This has also touched my life a lot lately. Also, stalker relatives. Perhaps it's a good time for me to have a nice rant, too.

Enjoy Anemoi. As soon as I can stop being filthy lazy, I am going to make some Trekking-enhanced liner mittens (a la Paula) with the leftover Trekking yarn.