Fifty Things I've Learned

Today is the last of my countdown to 50 lists! Birthday week has arrived. (Ugh.) But, I hope you've enjoyed them. I've had fun thinking them up and stretching my brain a little to do so.  Anyway.... here's fifty things I've learned so far.

Fifty Things I’ve Learned

1. going to movies is fun, just do it
2. life usually won’t turn out how you think it will
3. embrace your passions
4. exercising doesn’t always work
5. having kids messes up your body
6. but it makes Christmas more fun
7. traveling is fun and hard
8. loud music is good for you
9. sometimes you just have to say, it doesn’t matter
10. you are never too full for ice cream
11. no matter how old you get you still feel like a teenager inside
12. if you worry about something sometimes it happens
13. if you dream about something sometimes it happens
14. you can write a book if you actually sit down and type some words out
15. chocolate solves a lot of things
16. as does listening to Josh Groban
17. if you lay down to have a nap, the phone will ring or the door will knock
18. don’t give up
19. don’t believe everything you read/see/hear/watch
20. hang in there, tie a knot in your rope if you need to
21. always having something to look forward to is good thing
22. being judgmental accomplishes nothing
23. always be yourself
24. and sometimes yourself is a little different in different situations, which is okay
25. read whatever you want
26. do something fun every day and don’t feel guilty about it
27. be flexible and spontaneous
28. pets are both a pain and soothing for the soul
29. life happens fast, don’t procrastinate stuff
30. enjoy kids when they are little
31. enjoy them when they are big too
32. life is good even when it feels like it’s not
33. if you say you’ll do something, do it
34. pick your fights wisely
35. be nice, even if you don’t feel like it
36. smile a lot
37. food is good for you, eat it
38. getting old, it happens
39. and it’s also a good thing since it means you’re alive and all
40. if you mop the floor, it will be dirty again the next day
41. reading, writing and watching makes you have ideas
42. just like the math teacher said, you will use math in your life no matter you chosen vocation
43. you can never have too many notebooks, pens, or books
44. as soon as you leave the grocery store and get in the car, you’ll remember something else you needed
45. take a book everywhere, because you never know when you’ll want it
46. create, create, create
47. having dessert for dinner now and then won’t kill you
48. sometimes it’s okay to get rained on
49. if you put stuff on hold at the library, they will all become available on the same day
50. if all else fails, be happy and be nice

What things have you learned so far in your life?