I am 32 today... and that feels old for some reason. 30 I loved, it was very liberating, 31 was fine, nothing really different. but 32 has a definite decline to it, not sure why..... maybe this year will show me.
I decided to think of what I learned this year, and I may add to this as things hit me over the next few days.... but here is a start.
What I learned at 31.....
- Once you start to pay bills online, you forget how to write a check and purchase stamps
- make-up really does make a difference
- heartburn is real, not something old people make up for sympathy
- grey hairs grow back
- a burrito after 2:00 am still tastes good, but is a bad decision
- "Clubs" are full of kids
- I can no longer be considered "hot"..... and have graduated to "not bad for a 30-something"
- skin is fragile, and not actually elastic
- some clothes from my early 20's still fit me, does NOT mean I have any business wearing them
- I have no idea what "cool" is anymore
- the only radio worth listening to is WGN or NPR
- music is a lost art
- drinking is now called "cocktailing", and starts 5 hours earlier and ends 5 hours earlier
- I look forward to voting
- shoes and handbags can never make you look fat
- cigarettes really do effect your lung capacity
- walking at an accelerated rate really does effect your lung capacity
- manual labor takes on an entirely new meaning
- still getting letters in the actual snail mail is very exciting
- sarcasm does not transfer well via email or text message
- I am technically challenged
- I hate acronyms and wish people would use full words to communicate
- Men can't read minds
- I dislike dating boys, and have yet to figure out a way to stop
- flowers really do make things all betters sometimes
- my cat is the devil
- I ate too much Thai food when moving to Chicago, and actually dislike it now
- friends don't have to live anywhere near you
- attraction starts in the brain, if it doesn't, run away.....
- John Cusack is getting old
- there is an art to laundry
- patriotism and government have nothing to do with each other
- I have loved a lot of people in my life, and am grateful to all of them
- I am too old to break into any aspect of showbusiness, accept maybe "key grip" or something back stage
- grilled is better than pan fried
- well liquor and top shelf taste different
- bud light tastes like water
- Single malt scotch tastes like dirt (sorry Dad, its true)
- 8 hours of sleep is really, really nice to get
- I have no regrets
That about covers it for now...... Happy Thursday to all of you.
Good times,
Cyn
