Picking Up New Reading Material and House-Bound

This past week I did end up getting some new reading material on being a gentleman at my library. However, I only found two books, but I am thankful for those two nonetheless. The one I am currently reading is 50 Things Every Young Gentleman Should Know by John Bridges and Bryan Curtis. So far, this is really a simple read. The book does not only write the rules, but explains why these 50 rules are important. I have made it through seven rules, and I have to admit that at first I was being a bit big headed. The first chapter is about saying please. I thought I already had this figured out, but I didn't skip this chapter. I read on through and realized on reflection that I was not saying please very much anymore. Over the years, with people I know, I've dropped it. I don't ask politely anymore. So I suppose I will have to start at the very beginning, even though I thought I already understood the basics.

The second chapter is on saying thank you. This leads me to remembering my house-bound situation. Currently, I'm not allowed to go see friends until my "Thank you's" for my graduation presents are done. This also means I cannot go see my lady friends. This has become a huge depressor for me, since I've been working and tired, and frankly, thank you's are the last thing on my mind. After reading that second chapter though, I realize they should really be taking more priority than I previously thought. The people who gave me graduation gifts didn't have to do that for me, but they did so anyway. I should probably show some gratitude. Seems like common sense, doesn't it? I've never written thank you's before though, so maybe that's why I never understood the importance. When I was a kid and got a thank you letter from a friend for a present I'd given at their birthday party, I didn't really understand why. They'd thanked me at the party, so why did they send me a letter?

My graduation gifts make more sense though, because most of them were sent through the mail. I was not able to say my thank you's. Still, it is a gentlemanly thing to do anyway, whether or not you have thanked the person in person or not. I'll have to remember that.

I'm still working on my room cleaning, but it's making huge progress, and the money making is going well. So, I have to get un-house-bound to open up windows to see my lady friends again and invite them to tea. I'm running out of summer since school starts mid-August. I'll be back to talk about my progress. Till then, my friends.

P.S. Don't try entertaining two ladies at once... or expect to be exhausted mentally your first try. I tried doing this at a theater before a show, talking to the lady friend sitting next to me and texting the other who was by herself in a different theater. It doesn't quite work out the way you'd expect on your first try.