New Year's Thoughts & Things I've Learned

I don't make New Year's resolutions.

I can't keep them, so what's the use?

I mess up every day.  I start over every morning.

I live by this Bible verse:

Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
    for his compassions never fail.  They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.

Lamentations 3:22-23

I thought it would be fun to just list a few things I have learned in life.

Perhaps someone could benefit from this great wealth of knowledge.

1.  Do not go to the bathroom with your apron on unless it ties in the front.  Trust me on this one.

2.  Do not exercise right before going to bed.  You'll be up singing with Katy Perry...I'm Wide Awake, I'm Wide Awake, I'm Wide Awake...while everyone else in the house sleeps.

3.  Hold on to the pictures you hate of yourself today.........you will love them in 10 years.  You'll look back at your tight skin and non-sagging eyes and say, "Dang, I looked good!"

4.  Your ears continue to grow, therefore, do not wear heavy earrings to stretch them faster.

5.  If you get really mad while in the kitchen and hit the faucet really hard to take out your frustrations, you'd better know where the main water shut off valve is and how to work it.

6.  The diesel nozzel will not fit in a car that uses regular gas no matter how hard you try.  Believe me, I really tried and then this nice gentleman told me it would not fit.  But the regular nozzel will fit in a diesel suburban.  And if you realize it before you pump too many gallons, it will be fine when you mix it with the diesel and your husband will never know.

7.  Men are not bothered by the sound of squeeking windshield wipers going back and forth on the windshield when it is not raining and no matter how many "looks" you give them, it still won't bother them.

8.  If you think a bad thing that is happening today is something you will laugh about later, go ahead and laugh now.  Like the time we changed out the toilet 3 times in 2 days..........we laughed so hard.

9.  If you live in the country and have a ditch beside your driveway, do not be distracted when pulling in with what is going on across the street.  You will run into the ditch when you pull in and they will be the ones to come pull you out.  You will not want to tell them why you ran into the ditch.

10.  After a good workout, sometimes it's better to just get the scissors and cut off the sports bra rather than trying to remove it.

11.  When trying to get a newborn to sleep, rub lightly across their forehead, they won't be able to keep their eyes open.  Be aware if you have older kids observing, that this tip will be exaggerated and replayed later in years as they tell their young sibling that we slapped them in the head and screamed, "GO TO SLEEP NOW."

12.  Use real butter in everything.  Margarine is made of plastic and when left out of refrigeration it will never ever grow mold because it is not real food.  So use the butter without guilt.  It really is better for you. This little fact just makes me happy!

13.  Bacon makes everything better.  Add it to anything you can.

14.  Long bubblebaths cure everything.  If you are really stressed, eat bacon while taking a bubblebath.

15.  You can be a cool mom to everyone else's kids, but no matter how hard you try, you will not be cool to your own kids.  Getting your belly button pierced is painful and it won't help.  You may as well wear elastic waist old- mom-jeans around your own kids.

16.  Put sunscreen on your face every single day of your life just in case a sun ray happens to find its way anywhere near your face.  You will be glad you did one day.

17.  Don't spend your life doing something you hate.  Find something you love and do it.  (not eating).

18.  Remember, "A little paint never hurt any old barn."  Take advantage of makeup.

19. This was my biggest discovery this year: 

See this dish washing detergent dispenser?

I spent 4 years crawling under the sink to fill the dispenser.

Before I realized this.........

20.  Finally, a great quote:

"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year."

                                                    
                                                      ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happy New Year!