Melissa's Rules for a Perfect Sunday

Yesterday was an almost perfect Sunday thanks to the rainy weather. When it rains on a Sunday it is almost a mandate that you stay at home and be low key and just relax.

The below rules are rules I invented a few years ago and I rediscovered them yesterday and decided to once again become a devout follower of Melissa's Rules for a Perfect Sunday.

**Ed note; it is more than OK to break these rules for a special occasion, like a party, or if it is a three day weekend and Monday is a holiday. In that case it is perfectly acceptable to use these rules on that Monday.

1. Never, ever wear a belt on Sunday. If you're pants are too big and you insist on wearing them, deal with having to constantly pull them up. I suggest sweat pants.

2. It is a sin to brush your hair on Sunday. Let it go and be free and messy (however, I follow this rule just about every day. I dislike brushing my hair).

3. Under no circumstances should you wear make up on Sunday. I don't care if you have a zit the size of Montana or you have gigantic bags under your eyes. Make up is not permitted on Sunday's. That is why God invented oversized sunglasses.

4. We are too addicted to technology and that is why computers should not be used on Sunday's. Don't check Facebook, don't read this blog, don't turn on your computer on Sunday. Computers need a day of rest too.

5. If you are lucky enough to own a DVR or have OnDemand, Sunday is the day to catch up on all your shows. Why, just yesterday I caught up on Real Housewives of Atlanta, Hung, and Project Runway. I even squeezed in time for an awful Lifetime movie starring Kirstie Alley.

6. If it can be avoided, don't answer the phone on Sunday. The last thing anyone needs on a Sunday is someone rehashing some lame ass story about what happened to them on Saturday night. I don't care how funny it is or how incredible the story, it can wait until Monday.

7. Find your zen and hold onto it. No drama. No stress. No worries.

8. There is something very nostalgic about lying on the couch (or in bed) and reading the Sunday paper. I mean the print version. With the section solely dedicated to the comics. The paper is like $2 on Sunday's, but if you drive around East Atlanta you can find people selling it for a $1 and it is sooooo worth it.

9 (OPTIONAL). If possible, don't wear shoes. Sunday's are great days to go to the grocery store or take a relaxing walk (if the weather permits) and you have to wear shoes to do those things, but otherwise, no shoes.

And that, my friends, is the way to have a perfect Sunday.