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Phrase: Not lift a finger
Admit it; there are days when you feel so lazy you will not lift a finger.
Don’t deny it.
Remember yesterday’s post to thine own self be true?
I’m not bashing you or judging you for it.
We all have days when we don’t want to lift a finger.
For me, Tuesdays are like that.
I mostly want to read, watch TV or sit outside and sleep in my comfy chair when I take my day off.
What do you do?
Do you veg out in front of the TV on a Friday night?
To anyone younger than 35 reading this, let me explain.
Once you hit 35, the TGIF party, the all-night thing becomes extremely hard.
After 35 years of age, it will take you all weekend to get over a wild Friday night.
That’s why after a hard week’s work, on a Friday night, you don’t want to lift a finger.
Pre-cooked food from the grocery store, a cold beer (or two), and Netflix is a pretty good Friday evening.
Anyways, needing to relax and not lift a finger for a day is not a problem.
Problems arise when not lifting a finger occurs more often than not.
What I mean is if your wife is vacuuming and you’re too lazy to move the furniture for her, things can get very scary very quickly.
Or perhaps the shoe is on the other foot.
Probably after your husband prepares a delicious meal and it’s time to clean up, you don’t lift a finger.
Hey!
It’s your relationship, but if I’ve learned anything, it’s that lifting a finger can help you score some brownie points for later.
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