So yes, some time has elapsed from one Truthful Tuesday to the next, but I felt this extremely appropriate during my current circumstances.  I won’t elaborate, but all’s to say, I have learned more in the last month, then I ever wanted.  God is refining me into who he wants me…I’m just feeling the burn…

So here are 30 Things I have learned over the past 30 Years…

1 | 90% of veggies taste better roasted.  I honestly don’t know the other 10%,
but as soon as I put 100%, I’ll think of an exception.

2 | Saying NO does not mean you are any less dedicated/committed; would someone want only partial commitment from you?  No!  So don’t do a mediocre job.  Just say NO.

3 | Changing who you  are in NOT BAD!  What is water that doesn’t move? STAGNANT.  Maggots grow is stagnant water.  If you’re not changing then others will pass you by.  We can’t follow Christ by standing still.

4 | Never finish this statements…”My kids will never….”  It will never work out for you.

5 | You literally can do whatever you want in life; it just may not pay well, and you may choose the wrong thing to do.  It may not be the right thing…but you’re going to do what you’re gonna do.  THINK BEFORE YOU DO!

6 | You are responsible for EVERY action you take, even if it was a REaction.  It’s still your ACTION!

7 | 85% of communication is in what you don’t say.

8 | UNCROSS YOUR ARMS!  You’re not angry and you ARE approachable.

9 | Only 75-year-olds know everything.

10 | Don’t put off doing dishes after dinner; unless you want to play the dish stacking game.

11 | Regularly download pictures off your phone.

12 | PUT DOWN YOUR PHONE!  Especially on dates.

13 | Joy & Happiness are 2 different things.  Learning them is life changing.

14 | Blogging is not for the faint of heart.

15 | Ironing only gets worse.  You hate it more and more with time.

16 | You either have WAY too many hangers or not enough.  There’s no happy medium.

17 | Learn how to make spaghetti.  If you learn how to do that, you can turn that into so many other things.

18 | Nathan says cow poo smells like money.  No.  It does not.

19 | And while we are talking about cows, a heifer is a cow that hasn’t had a calf, a cow is one that has; a steer is a boy cow without a pair and a bull is fully equipped. Make sure with us cow folk, you don’t confuse us.  It’s not difficult.

20 | Always have an unlimited supply of pacifiers; or at least a hidden one ALWAYS.

21 | Laundry isn’t completely done until it is in the drawers.  i.e. my laundry will not get done until I’m 40.

22 | Sponge Bob…..REALLY?

23 | Being your own boss is liberating and all EXTREMELY hard if you don’t have any discipline.

24 | Leadership is displayed through service, not just empty words.

25 | Always work as if you can be replaced.  A sense of entitlement is unflattering and detrimental to your work ethic.

26 | The difference between a DREAM & a GOAL is a deadline. (N. Hill)

27 | No one & nothing is more powerful than a confident woman.

28 | Don’t judge your insides based on someone else’s outsides. (J. Savage)

29 | If you don’t ask a question, then the answer is always no.

30 | <— That is only a measurement of age.  Not a Gage for attitude or capability or “I have all my s*** together now because I’m 30.”  That’s DEFINITELY not true.  I am merely a 30 year old with two AWESOME ginger babies, a husband, huge family only partially dysfunctional (normal is so boring), and a God who saved me from eternal death.  He refines me though life experiences, some hotter than others.  But if I am ever ungrateful for ANY of these 30 things I am a fool.  Straight up.

*she drops the mic and walks into the shadows*