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24 Things I've Learned In The 24 Years Since My Very First Birthday

Here's to another year with more to learn and more to grow.

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24 Things I've Learned In The 24 Years Since My Very First Birthday
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I recently had a birthday and as I reflected back on the last 24 years of my life I realized that I know a lot more than I thought I did. Here are just a few things I’ve learned.

1. Don’t sleep in your makeup, no matter how tired you are.

2. Call your parent’s every chance you get.

3. Make dates with friends, old and new. You’ll never look back and say, “I wish I didn’t see them as much.”

4. Plan on being a role-model to at least one impressionable person, because I guarantee that you are anyway even if you don’t realize it.

5. Sing as loud as you can without a care in the world.

6. Drive with the windows down.

7. Always have a spare tire full of air.

8. Always keep a spare change of clothes in your car in case you need to change your spare tire and you’re not dressed properly.

9. Tell your siblings everything. They aren’t afraid to be brutally honest.

10. Always pay your debts, even if it takes a while.

11. Drink a glass of water between every drink at a bar.

12. Take as many photos as you can.

13. Don’t forget to experience the important moments.

14. Thank someone every day.

15. Open doors for strangers.

16. Don’t use handicap privileges if you’re not handicapped.

17. Be yourself, even if you’re a little crazy.

18. Own one piece of expensive clothing. You never know when you’re going to need to look nice.

19. Embrace the bad days as well as the good ones.

20. Travel.

21. But don’t forget where your home is.

22. Love someone more than you love yourself.

23. Love yourself before loving someone else.

24. Smile.

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