1. Always turns Yoplait yogurt away from you when opening--otherwise you'll walk around with a stawberry banana stain on the front of your shirt all day.
2. New doesn't always mean bad-change can definitely be a good thing.
3. Jumping to conclusions about someone never solved anything. Doesn't mean you can't have premeditated feelings about a situation, person etc., but at least give it/he/she a chance before totally shutting down.
4. You will grow out of feeling awkward. This doesn't mean you aren't still awkward in the eyes of other people, but at least you'll feel comfortable and probably not care what everyone else is thinking.
5. I'm sorry is hard to say and even sounds kind of lame. In the long run though, it is way better than feeling too proud to admit you might have messed up.
6. When heading for a collision on the sidewalk with an approaching pedestrian: keep a steady course. They'll move eventually and you won't play that weird I'll go left you go right, no you go left game. (exception: if they're texting...they aren't going to see you so MOVE).
7. There are 293 ways to make change for a US dollar. Maybe not so useful except for maybe trivia night at the bar...
8. The real world waits. So don't rush, college generally doesn't happen again (at least in the same way as when you were 18-23). I speak from being on the brink of this milestone...and it's kind of terrifying.
I laughed out loud at #1, I learned that lesson the hard way!
ReplyDeleteLove your list - and miss you!