Things I Wish I'd Known

• If you don't eat vegetables, you will have a hard time trying to poop.
• You can make any drink or dessert fancy and luxurious with just one thing: whipped cream.
• It's a good idea to be measured every time you go bra shopping.
• The best lipstick shades are the ones within 2 or 3 shades of your natural lip colour.
• A real friend is one you can go months without speaking with while still knowing that they think of you and love you.
• Try not to depend on anyone else unless you absolutely have no choice.
• People like you more when you don't give a shit.
• Don't trash another person when they're not around just so you can fit in - what goes around comes around.
• Everyone will disappoint you; it's important to forgive.
• Never buy something just because someone else looks great in it
• When you tolerate mistreatment, you're making yourself look like an idiot.
• Nothing is sexier than a woman who is comfortable in her clothes.
• When there is nothing else to discuss on a date - bring up Neil Young.
• You can never really know another person.
• A cup of tea can alleviate 75% of all problems.
• A glass of wine can alleviate 99%.
• You will always wish you travelled more.
• Loving yourself seems easy but will take a lifetime to truly cultivate
• When grown up problems have you miserable, read a children's book (I recommend The Little Prince)
• You may lose control over your thoughts and feelings, and you may feel hopeless and alone, but it will always pass.
• Get used to the idea of dying early on.
• If there is a God, you will not find Him in a church.
• Trust one person completely.
• Home is where you decide to make it.
• Don't abandon your hobbies, regardless of how busy you are
• Love is worth the heartbreak and experience is worth the risk of failure.
• Quality over Quantity.
• Less is always more.
• If you have to cry, go outside.
• Always carry a 20 dollar bill.
• Talk to old people, they have a lot to offer.
• You may need medication.  Take it and don't be embarrassed.
• Treat your body the way your lover treats your body.
• Mothers usually do know best.  But not always.
• Don't be so polite.  Nobody else is anyway.