Things to take into practice (work on it!)

• Send handwritten thank you notes/cards (as well as cards of congratulation, get well soon, etc.--even if they are very simple).
• Send handwritten letters/holiday cards to long-distance friends/relatives--stay in touch.

To Whom It May Concern: How to Be a Better Roommate ;)

• Always rinse out the sink when you're done brushing your teeth & hair--don't leave toothpaste & hair lying all over the place.
• Always rinse out your dishes when you're done, so that nothing gets stuck & crusted on for someone else to have to scrub off later.
• Never tease or make fun of someone for something they can't help, even if you don't think they'll mind.
• Never say anything bad about someone's family, even if they are badmouthing their own family first.
• If you wash something and you can still scrape anything off of it with your fingernail, it isn't clean until that stuff is gone.
• Leave things the way you found them or better/cleaner. Strive to never let anyone know you were even there...that's how you can be a ninja and also a good roommate someday.
• Put things back where they belong/where you found them when you're done using it. It doesn't matter if you might use it later--just put it back when you're done. It isn't hard to take it out again later, and saves someone else from having to clean up the mess.
• When you take off your shoes, put them neatly side by side, don't just kick them off wherever & leave them there.
• Turn off lights that you aren't using right now. If you're not in the room, turn off the light. Unless you're alone in the house and afraid of be bogeyman, that is an acceptable exception.
• Clean under things, not just around them.
• Never speak ill of someone's dancing. It takes an admirable courage to dance. And there is no right way to dance.
• Instead of getting a new glass every time, use the same one & rinse it out.
• Hold the door open for others, man, woman or critter.
• Never, ever, ever talk about/make reference to a girl/woman's underwear. Ever. Under any circumstance. Unless she's your wife and it's a compliment.
• If garbage doesn't make it into the trashcan, pick it up.