Death and Taxes

I have learned that nothing in life is truly free, save salvation. You always pay for everything at some point in life. The returns can sometimes be a significant debit or deposit into a memory's account. My list:

1) Eating that second cinnamon roll.
2) Taking the extra time to parent correctly- that extra five minutes at bedtime, jumping on the trampoline despite having delivered four children, riding bikes, letting all the children into your bed when hubby is gone on a business trip, saying yes when you really want to say no for no-good-reason, listening when all you want is quiet.
3) That third glass of wine or cosmopolitan.
4) Buying a lipstick quad (the lasses know to what I am referring) for only one color.
5) Politeness.
6) Anger- either way. Can scare the bowels clean when needed, or can alienate those you love most.
7) Greeting your husband when he walks in the door.
8) A genuine smile or laugh.
9) Talking too much.
10) Saying too little.
11) Wearing those cute heels can be good. Wearing them on a five block hike cannot.
12) Sitting in the tub too long.
13) Leaving the house on an overcast day without an umbrella- not good if going to church or a meeting. Perfect to season a pensive walk.
14) Reading trivia. Fun. But can distort a person's sense of real life.
15) Blogging. Yes, blogging. Readers, enhanced knowledge, a window to the world, annoys card-carrying liberals, gives Newsweek something to write about, Or steals from real life, creates false sense of community, contributes to purchase of varied pajama styles.

It is extremely difficult for me to walk away from many things that are considered "settled" so please don't consider this list all-inclusive or definitive.

What are some on your list?