Get out of my head! I've been thinking about the Britney thing (i.e. why everyone stops their day to read/listen/watch her having The Most Public Humiliationfest In the History of the World) and I've never gotten the cloth diaper thing. Most of the folks I've seen using cloth diapers are driving SUVs! Oy.

Life's too short to worry about all the dog hair my setter/newfoundland leaves around!! Life's too short to worry about what other people think about me, if they don't like me, they don't like me.
Love the blog, think it's great that the editor of such a stylish magazine can feel the same stress as me.

Life is too short to worry about dust. I listen to my 84 year old Mother tell me how much she cleaned every day, what closet she organized, changed shelf paper,, etc., ad nauseum. Hello? She is 84 and has nothing to do. I run a business and have employees and a big home on 7 acres and NO help! I'm so sick of me letting this nonsense scrutinize my own home. I'll get to it when I get to it! It will still be there when I catch my breath.

Yes! Good riddance to those friends that aren't nice!
Kristin, you have such a fresh and fun way of looking at things. Thank you for finding time to churn out relevant, interesting and engaging topics time and time again. And keeping it so light and honest, and authentic.

You tell 'em girl! Life's too short to vacumn the whole house everyday. Answer all the silly emails - laugh, hit the delete button, and go on. Dust all the nicknaks every week. Fight with family and not make up the same day, life is way, way to short for that! And finally, LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO NOT END THE DAY WITH A SMILE! You can find one thing in your day to smile about or you need to change your life!

Life's also too short to worry about what other people think about why I'm still single =)

Some of us still enjoy ironing the cloth napkins because life is too short not to use the good linens while eating boxed mac and cheese.

Yes to everything, especially the 84 year old mother. I'd like to add that life is too short to not give your husband, kids, dog, cat, etc. a hug or a pet before you head out the door to anywhere.

One takes issue with three things:
Life's too short to not grow that South African sundew from seed.
Life's too short to make eating a waste of time, and it takes about the same amount of time to steam some rice in the microwave and sauté some delicious vegetables as to cook a box of mac and cheese.
Life's too short to let that Brassia maculata die.

Life's too short to answer the phone everytime it rings. But I am going to try a new hobby - starting plants from seeds. If I have good luck, maybe it will become a hobby and if not, bye-bye.

Life is to short to let life pass us by. We should live a good and Godly life. Be happy with everything we do in our life.

waste time worrying about people who don't care about me

Wash the kitchen floor.

Life's too short to spend it scheduling the daily activities of someone else. I recently retired and now I schedule my life's activities!

To believe in and vote for Hillary

Agree with most of it - could have done without the HILARY comment though - for a magazine that is aimed at women - and it IS aimed at women - to read your comment about HILARY'S CRYING and it's IMPACT somehow DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT - not sure why - just doesn't seem right - perhaps a comment about how HILARY'S CRYING should NOT have had an impact one way or the other would have been more appropriate - or perhaps that is what you meant to say??? Keep up the good work otherwise - I love the magazine!

I too like to iron the cloth napkins, it's the one domestic chore that soothes me. I recently started my 3 year old son with his own napkin at the table. There has to be some civility in this world! Right on with the rest! Thanks for the blog!

I agree life is too short and I am not going to watch what I eat because "I might get fat" I weigh 119 I think thats fine. I have been drinkin pop and eating candy bars whenever I want and I will stop at McDonalds too

to dust before it actually changes the color of the furniture

Amen amen amen. I had a "life's too short" test myself yesterday, when our security company called to inform us that our house had been broken into while we were out of town. Instead of freaking out and rushing home, we enjoyed a fabulous day in Austin. We rode our bikes, had danishes, and did a little shopping on SoCo. Finally, at 6PM, a friend called to say that he was so embarrased, but that he just assumed we were home and opened the front door (which was unlocked) only to hear the alarm go off. I am proud of my husband and I for remembering what is truly important and I can honestly say that the only thing I would have missed is our photos (not that any thief would take them). The rest is unimportant. Oh, and lock your doors!

Gail C, a note of clarification re: Hillary. What I'm saying is that I *agree* with you. Clearly I am not a political analyst but I didn't need to read/hear/witness so much analysis about one exhausted, hard-working woman having a moment on the campaign trail, whatever it "meant." If I were running for president I'd be bursting into tears every 10 minutes.

I love this exchange. And, life's too short not to be honest. I try to be as kind as I can when I commit truth, but it's liberating to be honest. This from a 63 year old woman who spent a lifetime coming up with really great, creative excuses. Nah. No longer. No can do, no want to do, not gonna, but thanks.

My life is too short to:
be friends with exes - thanks, but there's a reason they're an ex.
- go a day without chocolate, even when I'm losing weight.
- go a week without red wine, ditto.
- go to church, or an opera, or a ballet performance, or anywhere I KNOW I'm just going to fall asleep because it's boring.

Life's too short to find fault with things that other people don't want to do with their time. These ideas are all great; it should be about what's important to EACH OF US, not finding fault with someone else's ideas!