Today is my 27th birthday! I thought I would celebrate with 27 things I’ve learned so far.
- Always be polite.
- Snow tires are important.
- Lock the door to your dorm room.
- Speak up when you think something is unjust.
- The nasty food left in the sink drain doesn’t just disappear.
- Keeping in touch with people is tough but important.
- Rafts and knees don’t like to be bonked together.
- Neither do rafts and most things (i.e. rocks, bridge abutments, other rafts, etc).
- Knitting needles should not be sat on.
- Kids and teens are way more perceptive than they get credit for.
- Teaching 3 year olds how to ski is not that fun.
- Math is not the villain it’s made out to be.
- Exercise really does make you feel better.
- Flavored vodka should be avoided.
- Raising a puppy is super duper hard.
- Mascara doesn’t go on eyebrows.
- Cars really do run out of gas.
- It snows in the Grand Canyon.
- Stepping outside your comfort zone will enrich your life.
- People will generally listen to you if there’s enough rage or fear in your voice.
- Do the things you like even if they’re embarrassing.
- It’s OK to read the same books over and over.
- Stopping on ice skates is tricky business.
- People are more than they seem.
- Having fun is wildly important.
- The people in your life are valuable.
- Don’t buy fish on sale.