What I’ve Learned So Far

Last updated on: August 22, 2014 at 3:48 pm by Rebecca Frech

What I’ve Learned So Far 2014-08-22T15:48:30-05:00 Rebecca Frech

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I don’t claim to be a genius, or even the smartest person in the room very often, but I’ve managed to learn a few things on my way to being thirty-*mumble*.

Here’s what I’ve learned so far in life, in completely random order:

The green M & M’s taste exactly like the other colors, but they’re more fun to eat.
On cold winter nights, there’s nowhere better to put my chilly feet than on my husband’s calves. (He may disagree about that one.)
If a person is constantly complaining about the drama in her life, she’s usually the cause of it.
Avoid drama people like they have the plague. They do. It’s called drama. RUN AWAY!!!!
There is nothing better than the smell of a newborn baby’s head, or the feel of that baby curled up asleep on your chest.
I’ve learned to make amazing fried chicken. Seriously….to make the angels weep….it’s that good.
Fried chicken makes a mess, so I should only make it for people who are willing to deal with it.
Thinking about doing something and daydreaming about it, won’t accomplish anything. If it would, I would have run hundreds of marathons. I’ve run one.
Instant pudding makes amazing frosting for a cake when you’ve run out of powdered sugar and can’t make frosting.
The friends I loved in my childhood are among my favorite people to this day. Children have very good instincts about people if they are taught to listen to them.
I like color in my household. A lot. I feel completely unsettled in a space which is filled with neutrals.
If someone is an ass, they will not be able to hide it forever.
You should believe them when they show you that they are, in fact, an ass.
It is worth spending the extra money to get the highest thread count you can on sheets. You will regret the cheap ones almost immediately.
Any time spent in prayer is not wasted.
Sometimes it’s best pray while you’re doing other stuff, too. The 2 year old won’t understand “There’s no dinner because Mom was praying.”
There will never be a time that all the laundry is done unless I’m washing clothes while I’m naked. Even that isn’t a good solution, because the second I get dressed it will start all over again.
If I’m not completely happy with something I buy, I should take it back. My husband works too hard for our money, he trades his time with us for his paycheck. With that kind of sacrifice, we’d better be happy with it.
If I eat like a vegan and cut out sugars, my body feels amazing and my brain works better.
I really miss fried chicken( see #6) and grilled cheese sandwiches.
I don’t like blood and gore in either movies or books. The visual from the movies will haunt me for life, and the mental images from the books will keep me up at night.
Strawberry water is my favorite thing to drink. Ever!
My husband smells good, even when he thinks he’s funky.
The Princess Bride is always worth watching, and almost always worth quoting.
Corn on the Cob is better when it’s been grilled.
I like my saints bloody, my priests holy, and my church Catholic

That’s it for now. What about you? What have you learned along the way?

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