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All birthday’s are special. I’m feeling especially grateful for mine this year…and since I’ve always loved the song, “32 Flavors” (Alana Davis or Ani DiFranco’s rendition), I thought I’d share 32 tid-bits of wisdom from my 32-year-old heart, mind and soul.

1. Buy multiple pairs of underwear you like – you never know if they will get discontinued
2. Invest in good pillows
3. Wear sunscreen
4. Never pass up an opportunity to pee
5. Chill your wine
6. Put on extra zit cream and leave it in a glob on said zit overnight – may not be pretty, but it works
7. Wear your seat-belt – or as O-man calls it, “Your backseat”
8. Learn to communicate with your loved ones
9. Always carry a tampon
10. Don’t be afraid to fail
11. Love yourself deeply
12. Forgive others
13. Forgive YOURSELF
14. Blog even when you don’t feel like you have anything to say
15. Find your perfect shade of lip stick
16. Write thank you notes
17. Read outside of your comfort zone
18. Try new foods
19. Learn to love and abuse the SAVE/Backup option for any technology you own
20. Never take a laxative and sleeping pill on the same night
21. Always use a turn signal
22. Ask for help
23. Treasure your genuine friends
24. Thank your mother – often
25. Color sort your M&M’s
26. Even when you don’t know where you’re going – know where you’re NOT going
27. Don’t use Facebook as a way to gauge your success in life
28. Recycle
29. Clean your kitchen before going to bed
30. Don’t worship the scale
31. Music is magic – it can lift you from the deepest, darkest corners
32. Take the high road