All birthday’s are special. I’m feeling especially grateful for mine this year…and since I’ve always loved the song, “32 Flavors” (Alana Davis or Ani DiFranco’s rendition), I thought I’d share 32 tid-bits of wisdom from my 32-year-old heart, mind and soul.
- Buy multiple pairs of underwear you like – you never know if they will get discontinued
- Invest in good pillows
- Wear sunscreen
- Never pass up an opportunity to pee
- Chill your wine
- Put on extra zit cream and leave it in a glob on said zit overnight – may not be pretty, but it works
- Wear your seat-belt – or as O-man calls it, “Your backseat”
- Learn to communicate with your loved ones
- Always carry a tampon
- Don’t be afraid to fail
- Love yourself deeply
- Forgive others
- Forgive YOURSELF
- Blog even when you don’t feel like you have anything to say
- Find your perfect shade of lip stick
- Write thank you notes
- Read outside of your comfort zone
- Try new foods
- Learn to love and abuse the SAVE/Backup option for any technology you own
- Never take a laxative and sleeping pill on the same night
- Always use a turn signal
- Ask for help
- Treasure your genuine friends
- Thank your mother – often
- Color sort your M&M’s
- Even when you don’t know where you’re going – know where you’re NOT going
- Don’t use Facebook as a way to gauge your success in life
- Recycle
- Clean your kitchen before going to bed
- Don’t worship the scale
- Music is magic – it can lift you from the deepest, darkest corners
- Take the high road