YOUR 2008 (IRREVERENT) TO-DO LIST:

1. VOTE. No, we are not going to endorse a candidate and make it easy for you. Why? It's quite simple, really. With all respect to Oprah, that's not our job. It's up to you to understand the issues, and it's up to you to make an informed decision. You see, we like to think our readers are self-thinkers, not blind followers. So, know your stuff and make the choice that's right for you. That's your constitutional right.

2. SIMPLIFY. Look, nobody knows more than we do that the economy kind of sucks; that many families are doing a financial high-wire act just to make ends meet; and that the price of just about everything is skyrocketing. Find ways to simlify, and live smarter.

3. LAUGH. A lot. It's free. Thet's what we do here at The Irreverent Homemaker, because no matter how crappy your own situation might be, there's ALWAYS someone who has things much worse. George Burns once said, "If they laugh .. it's funny." George Burns was a very wise man. We'll put the funny stuff out there, but you have to do the laughing. It's in the Irreverent Homemaker / reader agreement, paragraph V, sub-section 2.3.

Live. Love. Laugh - a lot.

DEPARTMENTS
HOME & GARDEN Live larger - much larger: Jes Alexander explains how to make your house bigger.	VOICES Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance cooking.	TRAVEL What the heck - just for fun .. move to Paris. Yes, France. Seriously.	(MENTAL) HEALTH Where to go after you split with your ex? Umm, dude - you can't go home, again.