What About...Sugarcoating

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. But what about when life gives you a terrible, soul-sucking bureaucracy? Make a sugarcoated bureaucratic lemonade?

Here are some techniques for applying a thin veneer of pleasantness to even the most heinous of tasks:

• Justify the Expenses: A Guide to Making Your Petty Theft Sound Like a Necessary Business Expense
• Turn Down the Temperature of a Relationship: A Guide to Making Passive-Aggressive Insults Sound Like Concerned Feedback
• Put a Positive Spin on a Traffic Jam: A Guide to Finding the Silver Lining in Every 4-Hour Detour