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19 Things I've Learned in 19 Years

I can't believe it took me this long either...

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19 Things I've Learned in 19 Years
Emma Jinno

We all have birthdays every year and have huge birthday parties to celebrate the fact that we've aged another year, but let's be honest, we didn't always age mentally. Well, I just turned 19 this past Wednesday and thought I would share 19 things that I have learned during that time

1. You should just do the readings for the classes. Yeah, yeah I know, you can't believe it took me 19 years to finally get around to doing the class readings, but I'm FINALLY doing them and now I'm a lot less lost in class.

2. NEVER, EVER skip skin routines! Just like you, it wants some stability and consistency in life!! Help a girl out!

3. It might take a hot sec to find your favorite friends. There's almost 7.2 BILLION people, your soulmate friends are around, I promise!

4. Your mom was probably right... About literally everything, especially when she told you to put that jacket on before leaving because it was going to be cold out.

5. John Mayer might have been a bit of a douchebag in the past, but you wont be able to stop yourself from loving his songs so you might as well stop trying now...

6. MAC has a recycling program that lets you get a free lip gloss if you bring back six empty cases of MAC beauty products to any of their stores. (Hella useful, I know)

7. Wear literally anything you want. When you're working and have to act all serious because you're an "adult", you wont be able to wear those ripped jean shorts, converse, and your college hoodie out in public.

8. Take TONS of pictures! No matter how ugly or how cute, no one said you had to Instagram them, but you should definitely take them! Think about all the possible #tbt's you could post later in life!

9. Eat dessert every opportunity you can! This one, I've always known, but I thought I would share.

10. When you're sick, you're EXPECTED to stay home and lay around watching T.V.. Just let it be, you'll be up and about in a week, no matter how dreadful it seems.

11. You can never have enough pairs of sunglasses!

12. ALWAYS sing. Blast the music so you can't hear yourself first, but sing it out.

13. Get your license A.K.A. freedom ASAP!

14. There's never a reason you should have to go out instead of cuddling a cozy blanket and a hot chocolate and a classic chick flick (personally, I like Friends with Benefits, and the Zac Efron of comfy blankets are sold at Brooke Stone).

15. Remember to stress a little less than you usually do, you're never going to look bad and be glad you used all of that energy focusing on details instead of getting work done or taking a break and relaxing.

16. Follow Chrissey Teigen's Twitter. Definitely a really good investment of your time.

17. Spend time with people. You're going to be here for a while so you might as well get to know some people while you're around.

18. That it's actually not illegal to have the lights on in the car while someone is driving, just really annoying. #ThanksMom

19. And last but finally not least, that I am clearly not done learning... Only 19 things in 19 years seems really sad and concerning I know, but I learned that I hate the way Tide Pods explode and stick on clothes yesterday so that at least makes 20!

I hope you enjoyed my 19 year long journey, HMU with yours. :)

Until next time,

Emma

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