My sons make fun of me for my admittedly pathetic and corny love of word humor. Word play and puns send me into a swirl of giggles, and I am my own best audience. I have always loved a good homonym/homophone, but nothing irks me more than when the wrong form is used. Insert eye rolls and face palms here.
In honor of the first day of school (11th and 9th grades for my Bird and Deal, who were toddlers when I started writing this blog!), I present you with my tips and insights for high school.
Momonyms.
- Be high on life, not drugs.
- Aim high.
- Don’t let feelings of anxiety or insecurity seize you.
- Seize the day!
- Run away from toxic people.
- Run for office!
- Be grateful for your lot in life.
- We have a lot to be thankful for.
- Don’t fall prey to scams that take advantage of you.
- Pray, meditate, or whatever it takes to decompress and stay centered.
- There are no badges for being over booked.
- Pick up a good old fashioned book once in a while as an escape. Your eyes and brain will thank you.
- You’ll be distracted by dates. It’s a natural and fun part of high school.
- Keep track of important project dates.
- Do what brings you joy.
- Mind your due dates!
- Don’t let the small stuff faze you.
- If you’re feeling all prickly and angsty, remember it’s just a part of this phase of growing up.
- Always show class in your actions.
- Be on time to class.
- The Spartans were on to something, exercise is good for you. Sound body, sound mind.
- Even if the class exercise seems menial or trivial, do your best.
- Work hard because you don’t have a secret trust fund.
- Trust your instincts.
- My friend Andrea says “just” is a four-letter word. She’s right.
- Always fight for what’s just.
- You’ll never regret walking away from the temptation of bad choices when you know it’s the right thing to do.
- No one loves you like I do.