Ice Cream for Breakfast : If You Follow All The Rules, You MIss Half the Fun

by Leslie Levine

An illustrated compendium of fifty-two charming, inspirational essays shows how readers can break the rules, indulge themselves, and enhance the quality of their lives, covering such whimsical topics as enjoying a bowl of Rocky Road ice cream for breakfast, how to revel in the beauty of one's toes, and the benefits of the fine art of dawdling. 20,000 first printing.

Genres: Self Help

177 pages, Hardcover

First published February 20, 2001

Reviews

[Susan Serra · Rating 3 out of 5]

A friend of mine gave me this book as a retirement gift several years ago. I had to laugh at many of the ways Levine tells you to bust out of your normal humdrum days and rejoice . . . by being spontaneous (call an old friend, part your hair on the other side), by giving in to new colors (buy yourself a bouquet of flowers once a month, don't wear black to the next party you go to), talk to strangers (you never know how much you may have missed a great opportunity to know someone special), offer yourself five minutes of peace (regenerative, listen to the sounds around you, stay put for five minutes in the bed every morning and say good morning to yourself and the new day). These and so many other thoughtful and crazy ways to change the rules are offered in this book.

[Morgan Welch · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was reading one of these prompts daily for a while and while they can be cute, they’re really cheesy and I honestly don’t agree with a lot of them 😂 I felt like it was trying really hard to inspire me but I constantly felt the need to roll my eyes. Not a bad concept, though!

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute! Sweet! Fun! Quick and easy read! Don't take life too seriously! And enjoy every minute of it!

[Gina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book perfectly reflects my philosophy on life--don't take it too seriously; you don't have to grow up if you don't want to; cut yourself some slack; dessert is okay to eat any time. I certainly don't follow all of the author's 52 rules perfectly, but I sure can aspire to.

[Ophelia London · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fab for rainy days.

[Danielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absolutely love this. Break some rules, make a mess and stay up late!

[Marlene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun!