63 Things I’ve Learned in 63 Years

Hello everyone! Yes, I know it’s been a very long time since I posted anything. Since early March, actually. Why? Because life sometimes has a way of making me so tired. Things have straightened out a bit since then. I’m at a new ‘normal’ around here.

Quick catch up, then I’ll get to this new post. Most of you will remember the health problems of the husband in the past few years. First colon cancer, got that beat as he is now officially three years cancer free! Then he had a stroke in late October of last year. He’s still getting over that one. There have been a few stays in the hospital for pneumonia here and there but he seems to be stable now. Thank goodness. Time to breath!

Life can be hard but I keep plodding along. As for me, I’ve had a terrible bout of insomnia since May. So yeah, I get kind of tired.

I’m back now. I do hope to stick around too. I don’t know how often I will post, I’m going to try for once a week and go from there. As to what I will post? Who the hell knows. We’ll see what happens.

Now, the reason for this post. Today is my birthday! Yeah, ok, keep the cheering down. I’m sixty-three today. Shit, that seems like such a big number! I hope to see sixty-four. My body feels like it’s ninety-three while my mind feels twenty-three yet. I’m young at heart people with an old woman’s outlook. Ha!

Anyway, my friend Mer had her 44th birthday last month and she came up with a post with 44 things she learned in her 44 years. So, thanks Mer, I’m stealing your idea!

Let’s get this party started!

63 Things I’ve Learned in 63 Years

1. No matter how broke you are….treat yourself sometimes
2. Age is a state of mind, not a number
3. A pet can save your sanity
4. Never just settle for a life partner, you won’t be happy and neither will they
5. Accept yourself….no other opinion means more
6. Drink lots of water
7. Life is going to throw you some curve balls….Learn to go with it, it all works out in the end
8. Getting hurt is part of life
9. Don’t trust someone your dog doesn’t like!
10. Life is damn short—-Live it!
11. Don’t hold grudges
12. If you have a life partner always have some of your own money tucked away, have your own bank account
13. If there is something you’ve always wanted to do….Do it! (Unless it hurts you or someone else)
14. Don’t be afraid to have your own ideas or beliefs, you don’t need to be the same as everyone else
15. Don’t be afraid of growing older, some of it sucks but some of its great.
16. It’s necessary for your wellbeing to say NO sometimes
17. Trust your gut instinct
18. Don’t do something or be someone to just please the family. They don’t live your life. You do!
19. If someone lies to you…..they will keep lying to you
20. Don’t be peer pressured or family pressured into having kids. If you don’t want them, don’t have them. The world will do just fine.
21. Once a cheater, always a cheater. Same goes for a spouse abuser. They won’t change no matter how much you think they will.
22. Act silly sometimes
23. You can’t herd cats very well
24. Always carry extra undies in your purse when traveling. (sorry guys, don’t know what you would do) That way when your luggage is lost you have clean undies for the next day. No one wants to put on the same undies two days in a row.
25. Also, when traveling keep extra cash on your person.
26. If you’re on a diet, don’t burn vanilla scented candles
27. Coffee is the worlds apology for making you get out of bed
28. Whoever decided grocery shopping online and delivery service was a good thing should be given an award! I love it!
29. Music really does soothe the soul
30. Be impulsive sometimes, it can lead to wonderful things
31. Tell the people who you love that you do love them. It might be the last chance you get
32. You don’t need a lot of friends
33. What friends you do have, let them know you appreciate them
34. Always use a grammar and spell check when writing…..saves some embarrassment
35. Read different things, even if you don’t think you will like the genre, sometimes you will be pleasantly surprised
36. Keep a positive attitude, it will bring about positive things in your life
37. You don’t need to be religious to be a good person
38. Swearing is not unladylike
39. Sometimes have a resting bitch face saves you from having to actually BE a bitch
40. There is nothing wrong with eating your favorite comfort food sometimes
41. I love my attitude
42. No matter how much advice you can give a person, they will only take what they think they need and not what they actually need
43. People usually don’t want that advice anyway, they just want to vent
44. I’ve learned that being unhappy with my life at times was my own fault and only I could change it
45. I’m fascinated by dragonflies
46. I still believe in that Christmas magic can happen
47. I have a young child’s awe of Mother Nature
48. I’ve learned that being the ‘quiet one’ is not a personality flaw
49. I’ve come to accept that I will never be thin and that’s ok with me
50. I know now that my happiness lies in me, not someone or something else
51. Making a list this long is damn hard!
52. I love challenging my mind. I think that’s what keeps me young
53. I prefer silence over noise or talking
54. You can learn a lot about someone just by observing them
55. I don’t forgive easily
56. I never forget either
57. People are generally nice given a chance
58. There are always exceptions to the rule
59. I still prefer animals over people
60. Trying to win approval from my mother was a lifelong difficulty and never truly achieved
61. I’m hard to love but worth the effort
62. If you were looking for deep, inspirational things from me you probably didn’t get it ….hahahaha
63. Maybe next year I will be wiser….I’ll be older, so there is that small chance

 

Don’t count on it!