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bookmark_borderHappy Fuel: Visit New York

Posted on by Christine Elias

I just got back from four days in New York. I went with one of my dearest most wonderful friends; we’ve known each other for over 20 years.

Two theatre events were on the agenda:

  1. SÉANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON is a psychological thriller about a medium, Myra Foster, her doting husband Bill, and the spirit of their deceased eleven-year-old son, Arthur, who speaks to Myra and is her contact for her séances.
  2. GOOD PEOPLE with Frances McDormand, a gritty piece about aspiration and ecscape.

Both were excellent. But I especially enjoyed the opera since it was a first for me — but obviously not for most in attendance — I felt very young at Lincoln Center amid all of the opera-loving octogenarians.

We also went to some cool restaurants including Tia Pol and Elmo and a really loud and funky Mexican place filled with very beautiful people (where I did in fact feel older than I did at Lincoln Center).

Plus walking and more walking — something I could do all day — as long as there were refreshment breaks. And there were!

I can’t wait to head back. New York in the fall is lovely.

bookmark_borderMore rules…

Posted on by Christine Elias

More rules for being happy:

  1. Keep a clean house. You’ll feel better, trust me.
  2. Clean laundry doesn’t fold itself but it may remain in the basket for a day or two. The world won’t end.
  3. It’s always a good day to buy a pair of cute running shoes.
  4. There is no shame in soaking in JOHNSON’S® Soothing Vapor Baby Bath every evening.
  5. Take a book in the tub, too.
  6. Go to New York once a year. See some shows. Have a few drinks. Walk around. You’ll come back feeling great.
  7. Visit quirky places. Next on my list is Milwaukee.
  8. Mott’s Clamato is perhaps the most tasty beverage on earth; spicy, tangy and refreshing! Drink it but leave some for me.
  9. Retinol. Retinol. Retinol. And Jevederm when the time comes.
  10. Capri pants are your friends over 40.
  11. Help people with bundle buggies and baby strollers on the streetcar but feel free to give loud cellphone-talkers the cut-eye.
  12. Laugh at yourself. Laugh with others. Sometimes laugh at others but not too often or karma will bite you in the ass.
  13. Chat with the shopkeepers and caretakers you see everyday. Tell them your name and learn theirs.
  14. Smile at babies.