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30 Other Things Every Woman Should Know By 30

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1. Always ask for more money at your job, even if you don’t think you deserve it.
2. Try to be kind to the people who are rude to you. It’s not personal, they’re just having a really bad day/month/life.
3. Don’t go to doctors that advertise. Ask a friend for a recommendation.
4. If you are hungover, drink water, eat a banana and try to sleep it off.
5. If you believe in opportunity, opportunity will present itself.
6. Sometimes when things are really bad, you just have to go through the motions of your life until they get better.
7. Surround yourself by only the books, images, music and people that make you happy.
8. Your ability to speak honestly about your weaknesses, failures and disappointments is your greatest strength.
9. Nothing is more fulfilling than helping other people.
10. There really are plenty of fish in the sea.
11. Wear sunscreen or a hat when you’re in strong sunlight.
12. You need to take the big risk, even if it scares the living crap out of you.
13. Sometimes water is thicker than blood.
14. Shoes that are too tight can be stretched by a shoemaker.
15. Don’t worry about living a life that looks good on paper.
16. Go to the gynecologist every year, even if you hate it.
17. Be careful about confiding personal information. Relationships change.
18. Go to events and parties and lectures you have no interest in going to.
19. Ask yourself what you want. Then take the necessary steps to get it.
20. Don’t stay in a bad relationship because of the anticipated misery of a breakup.
21. When you have a headache, drink a glass of water before you do anything else. It might just be dehydration.
22. Anyone worth having sex with should think that you’re gorgeous the way you are.
23. When people are speaking gibberish English with a bunch of unrelated words strung together they’re usually talking about a band.
24. Just because you’re in love doesn’t mean you’re with the right person.
25. You can have a fulfilling life without ever having kids.
26. Do what comes naturally to you, it’s what you’ll have the most success at.
27. Be thankful that things you wished for didn’t come true. Know that this will happen again.
28. Let yourself be happy when you’re happy.
29. Force yourself to overcome your fears.
30. Remember that no one else has it figured out either.

http://thoughtcatalog.com/2012/30-other-things-every-woman-should-know-by-30/

Men fall more in love with women they are attracted to.

Women become more attracted to men that they are in love with.

True or False? How does this fact change your approach?

status of things

The influx of inspirational and upbeat posts has really died down after the holidays. Something about being in the middle of the year makes us less contemplative and reflective. We're much more about getting through the day to day it seems.

Plus I never want to update unless there's some ground breaking change. What's the point in writing about being wiser and seeing life more clearly as a result past experiences without having a changed status to measure  personal growth? The last thing I aspire to be is someone who philosophizes and rambles without acting on it since those folks usually annoy the crap out of me.


With the change in seasons though, I always get a sense of the potential out there. Being out and loading up on Vitamin D from soaking up the sun has done wonders.


Plans for the summer
- Surf
- Successfully maintain my new orchid
- Start a kitchen herb garden (basil plant to start)
- Read more
- Run some more (incredibly behind on my run/walk 1,000 mi during the year goal)

In any case, dating life can be summed up in one quote:

• "Internet dating is like shopping at a thrift store. There are a few gems here and there, but mostly its just pit stained T-shirts and old underwear."

I've essentially quit shopping at thrift stores.

The quote is from my recent guilty pleasure. Site describes itself as "Notes on the Complexities of Liking Someone":

http://asyoulikelikeit.tumblr.com

Some sound advice

15 Things you should give up to be Happy