23 Things I learned at Age 23

Some lessons from age 23:

1. Distance will not hurt true friendships.

2. College does not prepare you for real life.

3. It's ok to take risks and take full advantage of not being "tied down."

4. I do not like sweet potatoes.

5. Dinner should not consist of wine and ice cream (well at least not every night).

6. 24 is not over the hill, even though right now it feels like it.

7. There is still time to make your dreams come true.

8. You create your own happiness and you can create it anywhere.

9. It's true, you can't eat whatever you want without gaining weight (and here I thought I had a miracle metabolism).

10. I wasn't made for cube life.

11. I am a shoe hoarder.

12. Quality over quantity (I think I was slow to catch on to this one).

13. New cars are cool. Car payments are not.

14. I've still got a lot of learning to do.

15. Changing paths isn't giving up.
16. It never gets easier to wake up before 6 am.
17. Take lots of pictures.
18. Your mistakes do not define you.
19. Hope for the best but don't say what you think it is.
20. Even if progress seems minimal, it is still progress.
21. Don't live in the past but it's ok to look back once in a while.
22. Time and money are hard to have at the same time.

Lastly,

23. About 101 things you can do with gold spray paint. 

With my 24th birthday just hours away, I spent the last few days thinking about all I had gone through and learned over the last year. Twenty three was definitely a year of growth, change and possibly the first year I ever truly started to get to know my self. I will be taking the day off from blogging tomorrow to spend a fun day with friends but stay tuned, there is a fun birthday cocktail planned for happy hour on Friday!

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