1. If you have pets, do you see them as merely animals, or are they members of your family? Reese is a member of my family
2. If you can have a dream to come true, what would it be? To be truly happy
3. What is the one thing most hated by you? Ignorance
4. What would you do with a billion dollars? A wholllllleeeeeee lot!
5. What helps to pull you out of a bad mood? Generally my friends
6. Which is more blessed, loving someone or being loved by someone? For me it’s being loved by someone
7. What is your bedtime routine? Go potty, wash my face, brush my teeth, hook up my amazing heating, prop up my fifteen reading pillows, get in bed, put on chapstick, put in allergy nose spray, put in eye drops, ear plugs in, read until sleep, go potty again, get back in bed, turn off light.
8. If you are currently in a relationship, how did you meet your partner? Yes, and at my former job (building actually)
9. If you could watch an creative person in the act of the creative process, who would it be? Probably a songwriter because it’s so amazing to me. Maybe Taylor Swift.
10. What kinds of books do you buy? Novels mainly. Not that romance crap.
11. How would you see yourself in ten years time? Who knows…because had you asked me that 10 years ago it would be a much different answer than my life really is.
12. What’s your fear? Never having my own child
13. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is? I stole this so N/A
14. Would you rather be single and rich or married, but poor? Happily married and poor. If it was unhappily married and poor then I’d rather be single and rich!
15. What’s the first thing you do when you wake up? Curse at my alarm!
16. Would you give all in a relationship? I always do, just sometimes it’s not good enough
17. If you could pick a new name for yourself, what would it be? First name is fine, but if you’re feeling imaginative, you can do the whole thing. I’m quite partial to my name. Sarah.
18. What’s your favorite magazine? Redbook or Good Housekeeping
19. What are your three most important expectations in love? Honestly, loyalty, Respect
20. List people to tag:
Monday, December 27, 2010
50 Questions Meme
50 Questions:
1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought? I actually don’t think I had a thought this morning…but my recent thoughts have been “man I need to lay off the chocolate covered peanuts…this is the biggest I’ve ever been.
2. How much cash do you have on you? I have change…not cash. Wait…I might have a dollar.
3. What’s a word that rhymes with DOOR? Whore…just kidding!! Floor
4. Favorite planet? Well I was partial to Pluto but it had to go and screw everything up by becoming a non-planet!
5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone? My Momma
6. What is your favorite ring tone on your phone? They are all crap!!
7. What shirt are you wearing? A black long sleeve shirt and a fuchsia vest
8. Do you label yourself? Not anymore
9. Name the brand of the shoes you’re currently wearing? Something from Target
10. Bright or Dark Room? Dark room
11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you? Well I stole it from someone’s blog online…so I can’t really tell you what I think of them.
12. What does your watch look like? It’s a Timex sports watch…cause I’m so sporty!
13. What were you doing at midnight last night? Sleeping
14. What did your last text message you received on your cell say? “Yes, that is fine”
15. Where is your nearest 7-11? The only one I know of is at Pendleton Pike and Post. Not a desirable neighborhood!!
16. What's a word that you say a lot? “I know, right” That’s actually three words…but go with it.
17. Who told you he/she loved you last? Casey
18. Last furry thing you touched? Reese
19. How many drugs have you done in the last three days? LOTS!! None of the illegal kind however.
20. How many rolls of film do you need developed? Believe it or not, I have several that are probably over 10 years old.
21. Favorite age you have been so far? Oh my, I don’t know. I like the 30’s.
22. Your worst enemy? Myself at times
23. What is your current desktop picture? Snow flakes
24. What was the last thing you said to someone? I was talking about Christmas presents
25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly what would it be? A million bucks…cause I could buy an airplane if I wanted to fly.
26. Do you like someone? Yes
27. The last song you listened to? Crap…I don’t know.
28. What time of day were you born? Crap again…I don’t know. Morning I think.
29. What’s your favorite number? 5
30. Where did you live in 1987? Lexington
31. Are you jealous of anyone? Yes
32. Is anyone jealous of you? No
33. Where were you when 9/11 happened? I was working at Aston Group
34. What do you do when vending machines steal your money? Probably spout some obscenities.
35. Do you consider yourself kind? Yes
36. If you had to get a tattoo, where would it be? Some place not visible.
37. If you could be fluent in any other language, what would it be? Spanish would probably be the most useful.
38. Would you move for the person you loved? Yes
39. Are you touchy feely? I used to be. I still like touch.
40. What’s your life motto? Carpe Diem
41. Name three things that you have on you at all times? Chapstick, phone, a beverage
42. What’s your favorite town/city? I really like Charlotte and Savannah
43. What was the last thing you paid for with cash? Chick Fil A
44. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it? It’s been so long I can’t remember.
45. Can you change the oil on a car? Nope, but I can change a tire.
46. Your first love: what is the last thing you heard about him/her? My first real love…well I live with him. My first high school love where the feelings weren’t mutual…he’s a wrestling coach at my HS.
47. How far back do you know about your ancestry? I was related to John Quincy Adams…that’s pretty far.
48. The last time you dressed fancy, what did you wear and why did you dress fancy? Apparently it’s been awhile…
49. Does anything hurt on your body right now? Nope
50. Have you been burned by love? Yep
1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought? I actually don’t think I had a thought this morning…but my recent thoughts have been “man I need to lay off the chocolate covered peanuts…this is the biggest I’ve ever been.
2. How much cash do you have on you? I have change…not cash. Wait…I might have a dollar.
3. What’s a word that rhymes with DOOR? Whore…just kidding!! Floor
4. Favorite planet? Well I was partial to Pluto but it had to go and screw everything up by becoming a non-planet!
5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone? My Momma
6. What is your favorite ring tone on your phone? They are all crap!!
7. What shirt are you wearing? A black long sleeve shirt and a fuchsia vest
8. Do you label yourself? Not anymore
9. Name the brand of the shoes you’re currently wearing? Something from Target
10. Bright or Dark Room? Dark room
11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you? Well I stole it from someone’s blog online…so I can’t really tell you what I think of them.
12. What does your watch look like? It’s a Timex sports watch…cause I’m so sporty!
13. What were you doing at midnight last night? Sleeping
14. What did your last text message you received on your cell say? “Yes, that is fine”
15. Where is your nearest 7-11? The only one I know of is at Pendleton Pike and Post. Not a desirable neighborhood!!
16. What's a word that you say a lot? “I know, right” That’s actually three words…but go with it.
17. Who told you he/she loved you last? Casey
18. Last furry thing you touched? Reese
19. How many drugs have you done in the last three days? LOTS!! None of the illegal kind however.
20. How many rolls of film do you need developed? Believe it or not, I have several that are probably over 10 years old.
21. Favorite age you have been so far? Oh my, I don’t know. I like the 30’s.
22. Your worst enemy? Myself at times
23. What is your current desktop picture? Snow flakes
24. What was the last thing you said to someone? I was talking about Christmas presents
25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly what would it be? A million bucks…cause I could buy an airplane if I wanted to fly.
26. Do you like someone? Yes
27. The last song you listened to? Crap…I don’t know.
28. What time of day were you born? Crap again…I don’t know. Morning I think.
29. What’s your favorite number? 5
30. Where did you live in 1987? Lexington
31. Are you jealous of anyone? Yes
32. Is anyone jealous of you? No
33. Where were you when 9/11 happened? I was working at Aston Group
34. What do you do when vending machines steal your money? Probably spout some obscenities.
35. Do you consider yourself kind? Yes
36. If you had to get a tattoo, where would it be? Some place not visible.
37. If you could be fluent in any other language, what would it be? Spanish would probably be the most useful.
38. Would you move for the person you loved? Yes
39. Are you touchy feely? I used to be. I still like touch.
40. What’s your life motto? Carpe Diem
41. Name three things that you have on you at all times? Chapstick, phone, a beverage
42. What’s your favorite town/city? I really like Charlotte and Savannah
43. What was the last thing you paid for with cash? Chick Fil A
44. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it? It’s been so long I can’t remember.
45. Can you change the oil on a car? Nope, but I can change a tire.
46. Your first love: what is the last thing you heard about him/her? My first real love…well I live with him. My first high school love where the feelings weren’t mutual…he’s a wrestling coach at my HS.
47. How far back do you know about your ancestry? I was related to John Quincy Adams…that’s pretty far.
48. The last time you dressed fancy, what did you wear and why did you dress fancy? Apparently it’s been awhile…
49. Does anything hurt on your body right now? Nope
50. Have you been burned by love? Yep
Adventures in cooking…
You know, I decided a few things this weekend. I enjoy cooking if only:
1. I was rich. Cooking is expensive and eating out is so much cheaper.
2. I had a bigger kitchen. I tend to be like a tornado so I leave a mess in my wake…and I need space.
3. I had all the pots, pans, and utensils I needed. It’s a breeze when you have all those things…not so easy breezy when you don’t.
I also decided it’s a REALLY bad idea to read food blogs when you’re hungry. It ranks right up there with going grocery shopping when you’re hungry…only it may be worse because everything I read about sounds good then I decide to go to the store and get it all to make! Darn you food bloggers!!!
I was going to make a nice Bolognaise, but a good bolognaise is time consuming…and expensive to boot, so I went with a simple tomato sauce recipe…and by simple I mean literally 3 ingredients! That’s it. It was good…and truly simple but maybe a bit too simple. It was amazing with garlic bread however!! I stumbled on this recipe after researching restaurants in Lexington because I found this blog and in that blog I found this post It was truly intriguing. However, while I was at the store I remembered this recipe so how could I resist a good chocolate chip pecan pie. As if I needed to get any bigger. BUT…since my New Years resolution is to eat better (not diet…eat better…healthier…smarter) I figured I’d end the year with a bang!! Eat all the crap I can get my hands on now while the getting is good! As I’m checking out I can’t figure out how my grocery bill could be so astronomical…because I think I could have checked out in the 15 items or less line and been okay…until I realized that pecan pies are a tad bit expensive…and by tad I mean a lot! I added a little bourbon to the pie to make it a little more Kentucky. And I even used a KY bourbon to make it authentic. It was good but I think maybe a little runny. Although apparently you have to let a pecan pie cool…and I was maybe a tad impatient. Casey said it was great though…he even told me to save the recipe. I guess that's a good thing. I will have to decide for myself. :)
1. I was rich. Cooking is expensive and eating out is so much cheaper.
2. I had a bigger kitchen. I tend to be like a tornado so I leave a mess in my wake…and I need space.
3. I had all the pots, pans, and utensils I needed. It’s a breeze when you have all those things…not so easy breezy when you don’t.
I also decided it’s a REALLY bad idea to read food blogs when you’re hungry. It ranks right up there with going grocery shopping when you’re hungry…only it may be worse because everything I read about sounds good then I decide to go to the store and get it all to make! Darn you food bloggers!!!
I was going to make a nice Bolognaise, but a good bolognaise is time consuming…and expensive to boot, so I went with a simple tomato sauce recipe…and by simple I mean literally 3 ingredients! That’s it. It was good…and truly simple but maybe a bit too simple. It was amazing with garlic bread however!! I stumbled on this recipe after researching restaurants in Lexington because I found this blog and in that blog I found this post It was truly intriguing. However, while I was at the store I remembered this recipe so how could I resist a good chocolate chip pecan pie. As if I needed to get any bigger. BUT…since my New Years resolution is to eat better (not diet…eat better…healthier…smarter) I figured I’d end the year with a bang!! Eat all the crap I can get my hands on now while the getting is good! As I’m checking out I can’t figure out how my grocery bill could be so astronomical…because I think I could have checked out in the 15 items or less line and been okay…until I realized that pecan pies are a tad bit expensive…and by tad I mean a lot! I added a little bourbon to the pie to make it a little more Kentucky. And I even used a KY bourbon to make it authentic. It was good but I think maybe a little runny. Although apparently you have to let a pecan pie cool…and I was maybe a tad impatient. Casey said it was great though…he even told me to save the recipe. I guess that's a good thing. I will have to decide for myself. :)
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Chicken Enchiladas...YUMMO!!!
Fantabulous Chicken Enchiladas
Okay, so I found this amazing recipe for Chicken Enchiladas. I would say everyone should give it a whirl…although I did change it every so slightly…so I’ll give you my version.
• Three cans ( I used Old El Paso) of mild green enchilada sauce
• One 12.5 oz can of canned CHICKEN…which might be my new favorite thing.
• A 8 oz bag of monteray jack/Colby mix and a 8 oz back of pepperjack cheese.
• Corn or flour tortillas (fajita size)
• Mix about ½ of both cheese with half a can of the enchilada sauce and the can of chicken.
• Pour the other ½ can of (just one of the cans of sauce) the sauce on the bottom of your pan. I think I used an 8x8 pan. It was square...that’s all I know.
• Warm your tortillas (I used corn) in the microwave for about 15 seconds – until warm.
• Take some of your mixture and put it in the tortilla and roll it like you would an enchilada and place in the plan. Continue to do so until you fill your pan.
• Cover with remaining two cans of sauce and remaining cheese. (I only covered with 1 ½ cans of the sauce since my pan was smaller than what the original recipe called for but left the cheese the same.
• Heat in oven on 325 for 20-25 minutes. At the end of cooking I turned my heat up a little to brown the cheese then I turned the broiler on to brown the top…that is just a personal preference.
I also served with Sour Cream. It was delicious and super duper easy!!!!! I would say it was AS good as I have had in restaurants!
Okay, so I found this amazing recipe for Chicken Enchiladas. I would say everyone should give it a whirl…although I did change it every so slightly…so I’ll give you my version.
• Three cans ( I used Old El Paso) of mild green enchilada sauce
• One 12.5 oz can of canned CHICKEN…which might be my new favorite thing.
• A 8 oz bag of monteray jack/Colby mix and a 8 oz back of pepperjack cheese.
• Corn or flour tortillas (fajita size)
• Mix about ½ of both cheese with half a can of the enchilada sauce and the can of chicken.
• Pour the other ½ can of (just one of the cans of sauce) the sauce on the bottom of your pan. I think I used an 8x8 pan. It was square...that’s all I know.
• Warm your tortillas (I used corn) in the microwave for about 15 seconds – until warm.
• Take some of your mixture and put it in the tortilla and roll it like you would an enchilada and place in the plan. Continue to do so until you fill your pan.
• Cover with remaining two cans of sauce and remaining cheese. (I only covered with 1 ½ cans of the sauce since my pan was smaller than what the original recipe called for but left the cheese the same.
• Heat in oven on 325 for 20-25 minutes. At the end of cooking I turned my heat up a little to brown the cheese then I turned the broiler on to brown the top…that is just a personal preference.
I also served with Sour Cream. It was delicious and super duper easy!!!!! I would say it was AS good as I have had in restaurants!
Monday, December 20, 2010
BBQ Pork
Over the weekend we hosted a Christmas Vacation Christmas Party. I debated for several days about what to fix and finally decided on Pulled BBQ Pork in the Crockpot. I got the recipe off of Food.com, formally Recipezaar.com. I love that site. At first I had some sticker shock from the meat - $18 for almost 11 pounds. Basically the recipe is the following:
4 lbs pork shoulder or butt (As you can see I upped the meat quantity so I upped the other ingredients too)
2 Lg onions sliced
1 cup of Ginger ale
Put in Crockpot and cook for 12 hours on low. I put it in before bed and let it cook overnight...which was fine if you don't mind waking up to the smell of meat...which at 7:15 in the morning isn't the most pleasent smell. After the 12 hours, you drain all the juice (from the melted fat, and ginger ale) but before you do that you save the onions. Next you pull the pork apart...which after 12 hours the pork is the most amazingly tender, juicy piece of meat you'll ever consome. After you've pulled the pork you add an 8 oz bottle of BBQ sauce and continue to cook on low for 1-2 hours. I did this slight differently than the recipe called for but it was still delicious.
So, as for the sticker shock...Yes it was $18...but I put two meals worth in two different ziplock bags. Plus we had it at the party. Plus we had it for lunch and dinner last night. So, for $18 we're essentially getting several meals out of it. And it was amazing. A-Maze-Ing!!! I love my crock pot!!!!
In the words of Yo Gabba Gabba..."try it, you'll like it." or "There's a party in my tummy, so yummy so yummy"
Have a great Monday!!
4 lbs pork shoulder or butt (As you can see I upped the meat quantity so I upped the other ingredients too)
2 Lg onions sliced
1 cup of Ginger ale
Put in Crockpot and cook for 12 hours on low. I put it in before bed and let it cook overnight...which was fine if you don't mind waking up to the smell of meat...which at 7:15 in the morning isn't the most pleasent smell. After the 12 hours, you drain all the juice (from the melted fat, and ginger ale) but before you do that you save the onions. Next you pull the pork apart...which after 12 hours the pork is the most amazingly tender, juicy piece of meat you'll ever consome. After you've pulled the pork you add an 8 oz bottle of BBQ sauce and continue to cook on low for 1-2 hours. I did this slight differently than the recipe called for but it was still delicious.
So, as for the sticker shock...Yes it was $18...but I put two meals worth in two different ziplock bags. Plus we had it at the party. Plus we had it for lunch and dinner last night. So, for $18 we're essentially getting several meals out of it. And it was amazing. A-Maze-Ing!!! I love my crock pot!!!!
In the words of Yo Gabba Gabba..."try it, you'll like it." or "There's a party in my tummy, so yummy so yummy"
Have a great Monday!!
100 things I'd tell my younger self...
Originally this was supposed to be 100 things I'd tell my younger self...but I'm drawing a blank...so feel free to comment if you have anything you'd like to add.
100 Things I’d tell my younger self if I could go back in time…
1. Don’t take yourself so seriously
2. Laugh at yourself
3. When something upsetting happens, ask yourself “will this really matter in five years from now?”
4. Don’t get down when “you’re the only girl in High School without a boyfriend. The right one will come along when you’re 31.”
5. Don’t get married to get married. Get married because you’re madly in love.
6. Don’t be in a rush to grow up. Being a grown up comes with responsibilities – Work, Bills, more bills.
7. Write in a journal about your day…because a time will come when you won’t remember.
8. Remember…it’s okay to be empathetic and a bleeding heart.
9. Volunteer and help others…it will make you feel better about yourself.
10.When things are going wrong in your life, and you think that nothing worse cold happen…be thankful for all the good you do have in your life because someone out there has it much much worse.
11.Don’t let the comments of a bully effect who you think of yourself. You are wonderful just the way you are.
12.Remember…when you see something cool that you absolutely must have…restrain yourself because once you get it something even cooler will come along – this generally happens as soon as you buy the latest and greatest cell phone.
13.Be kinder to your parents. Don’t give them such a hard way to go. Sometimes they actually do know what they are talking about.
14.Do your best in school. Believe it or not, it really does matter later in life even if you don’t think so at the time.
15.The saying “the grass is always greener on the other side” isn’t always true.
16.Be thankful for what you have rather than jealous of what you don’t.
17.When your elders say “if only I knew then what I know now.” And then proceed to give you advice of what you should do…you might want to actually listen…because generally they are right.
18.Remember, that everyone is someone’s daughter, son, mother, or father. So even the bad people in the world is someone special to someone.
19.Never settle in life. You can do anything you put your mind to.
20.Never stop dreaming.
21.The ‘love’ that you see all your friends having in high school for their boyfriends and girlfriends really isn’t love…it’s some other thing entirely. You don’t really know what love is at such a young age.
22.There is nothing wrong with giving a homeless person some money. 9 out of 10 might just use it to buy alcohol…but that 1 person might really need it.
23.Don’t ever be a cynic.
24.If you’re truly passionate about the work you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.
25.You can’t save all the homeless animals…even though you’ll want to.
26.It’s very easy to be really bad with money, so try and keep a handle on yourself. That whole “credit rating” thing really is true!
27.Learn to cook from your mother…even if she doesn’t want you in the kitchen getting in the way! Her recipes are priceless and no one makes food like she does!
28.If you’re sick…go to the doctor…don’t put it off.
29.Dare to be different. Don’t be like everyone else…even if people look at you funny!
30.When you think you’re fat…you’re not. When you get older you’d kill to be the size you are now!
31.College really is important. You can be successful without, but go while you’re younger. Its much harder the older you get.
32.Negativity breeds negativity. Try and stay positive.
33.It really is OK to say no at times.
34.It’s okay to be sensitive.
35.Fad diets are called that for a reason. And they never work longterm.
36.Don’t try to be something you’re not, just for the sake of pleasing someone.
37.Take care of your teeth. Brush and floss daily. You’ll thank me later!
38.Never be afraid to try new foods. Try it, you’ll like it!
39.Internet dating isn’t all it’s cracked up to be!
40.Give blood more…people need it!
41.Telling the truth, while it may hurt someone is better than a lie any day!
42.It’s okay at times to be a little naïve…but don’t believe everything people tell you.
43.If you’re going to move, move some place warm!
44.Use your God given talents. He gave them to you for a reason!
45.Don’t drink and drive. It’s not worth the risk.
46.Hatred only makes you more miserable…and tired. It takes a lot out of you to hate someone!
47.Go to church more than just Christmas and Easter.
48.The sanctity of marriage is special, and should be valued. Don’t ever let anyone say that marriages can’t last.
49.Try to learn to have patience. It’s hard but very needed.
50.Rather than dreading having to go out in the cold to go to the 11:00 pm Christmas Eve service…enjoy it. You’ll really appreciate it when you’re older.
51.Watch less TV – there’s more to life.
52.Go to more concerts. You love music! Nothing can top a live performance!
53.The world doesn’t revolve around you! Hard to believe…I know!
54.Be more open minded. You might actually like a movie you refuse to watch!
55.Just because it’s “new” and “shiny” doesn’t mean you have to buy it!
56.Take care of the things you have.
57.Don’t ever do drugs (your older self never did and isn’t missing a thing).
58.Don’t ever start smoking – Quitting is a real pain. It will make you grumpy and irritable…and no one wants that…plus it really makes you stink!!
59.Don’t be so opinionated.
60.Never judge
61.Never say never because you just don’t know!
62.Dream Big!
63 Someday someone is going to tell you something about yourself and you’ll get mad, and it will hurt, and sting…but remember…the truth hurts. Instead of getting mad, absorb what was said and try to fix it
100 Things I’d tell my younger self if I could go back in time…
1. Don’t take yourself so seriously
2. Laugh at yourself
3. When something upsetting happens, ask yourself “will this really matter in five years from now?”
4. Don’t get down when “you’re the only girl in High School without a boyfriend. The right one will come along when you’re 31.”
5. Don’t get married to get married. Get married because you’re madly in love.
6. Don’t be in a rush to grow up. Being a grown up comes with responsibilities – Work, Bills, more bills.
7. Write in a journal about your day…because a time will come when you won’t remember.
8. Remember…it’s okay to be empathetic and a bleeding heart.
9. Volunteer and help others…it will make you feel better about yourself.
10.When things are going wrong in your life, and you think that nothing worse cold happen…be thankful for all the good you do have in your life because someone out there has it much much worse.
11.Don’t let the comments of a bully effect who you think of yourself. You are wonderful just the way you are.
12.Remember…when you see something cool that you absolutely must have…restrain yourself because once you get it something even cooler will come along – this generally happens as soon as you buy the latest and greatest cell phone.
13.Be kinder to your parents. Don’t give them such a hard way to go. Sometimes they actually do know what they are talking about.
14.Do your best in school. Believe it or not, it really does matter later in life even if you don’t think so at the time.
15.The saying “the grass is always greener on the other side” isn’t always true.
16.Be thankful for what you have rather than jealous of what you don’t.
17.When your elders say “if only I knew then what I know now.” And then proceed to give you advice of what you should do…you might want to actually listen…because generally they are right.
18.Remember, that everyone is someone’s daughter, son, mother, or father. So even the bad people in the world is someone special to someone.
19.Never settle in life. You can do anything you put your mind to.
20.Never stop dreaming.
21.The ‘love’ that you see all your friends having in high school for their boyfriends and girlfriends really isn’t love…it’s some other thing entirely. You don’t really know what love is at such a young age.
22.There is nothing wrong with giving a homeless person some money. 9 out of 10 might just use it to buy alcohol…but that 1 person might really need it.
23.Don’t ever be a cynic.
24.If you’re truly passionate about the work you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.
25.You can’t save all the homeless animals…even though you’ll want to.
26.It’s very easy to be really bad with money, so try and keep a handle on yourself. That whole “credit rating” thing really is true!
27.Learn to cook from your mother…even if she doesn’t want you in the kitchen getting in the way! Her recipes are priceless and no one makes food like she does!
28.If you’re sick…go to the doctor…don’t put it off.
29.Dare to be different. Don’t be like everyone else…even if people look at you funny!
30.When you think you’re fat…you’re not. When you get older you’d kill to be the size you are now!
31.College really is important. You can be successful without, but go while you’re younger. Its much harder the older you get.
32.Negativity breeds negativity. Try and stay positive.
33.It really is OK to say no at times.
34.It’s okay to be sensitive.
35.Fad diets are called that for a reason. And they never work longterm.
36.Don’t try to be something you’re not, just for the sake of pleasing someone.
37.Take care of your teeth. Brush and floss daily. You’ll thank me later!
38.Never be afraid to try new foods. Try it, you’ll like it!
39.Internet dating isn’t all it’s cracked up to be!
40.Give blood more…people need it!
41.Telling the truth, while it may hurt someone is better than a lie any day!
42.It’s okay at times to be a little naïve…but don’t believe everything people tell you.
43.If you’re going to move, move some place warm!
44.Use your God given talents. He gave them to you for a reason!
45.Don’t drink and drive. It’s not worth the risk.
46.Hatred only makes you more miserable…and tired. It takes a lot out of you to hate someone!
47.Go to church more than just Christmas and Easter.
48.The sanctity of marriage is special, and should be valued. Don’t ever let anyone say that marriages can’t last.
49.Try to learn to have patience. It’s hard but very needed.
50.Rather than dreading having to go out in the cold to go to the 11:00 pm Christmas Eve service…enjoy it. You’ll really appreciate it when you’re older.
51.Watch less TV – there’s more to life.
52.Go to more concerts. You love music! Nothing can top a live performance!
53.The world doesn’t revolve around you! Hard to believe…I know!
54.Be more open minded. You might actually like a movie you refuse to watch!
55.Just because it’s “new” and “shiny” doesn’t mean you have to buy it!
56.Take care of the things you have.
57.Don’t ever do drugs (your older self never did and isn’t missing a thing).
58.Don’t ever start smoking – Quitting is a real pain. It will make you grumpy and irritable…and no one wants that…plus it really makes you stink!!
59.Don’t be so opinionated.
60.Never judge
61.Never say never because you just don’t know!
62.Dream Big!
63 Someday someone is going to tell you something about yourself and you’ll get mad, and it will hurt, and sting…but remember…the truth hurts. Instead of getting mad, absorb what was said and try to fix it
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