Some advice- May8th

Here in no particular order is some advice:

• Dont cut your hair to short
• Buy a house as soon as you can
• Try and find a type of exercise you like and keep to it ( if you do this tell me how!)
• Men who don't listen to you are dangerous
• Trust your instincts
• wear some black, but not too much 
• If you are worried over something, think... will it matter in 5 minutes, 1 hours, a day, a year, 5 year... no don't worry over it now.
• Vodka lemon lime bitters seems like a good idea now. But, tomorrow your oesophagus wont be happy.
• Make time for your brother. You will miss him when he has no time for you.
• Be persistent
• Have fun when, and with whoever you can.
• Save 10% of your income.
• Travel often and with who ever will go with you.
• You might think you need a partner to move towns or states or countries, you don't!
• Pets are forever, don't get one unless you are prepared for this.
• Gardening is a great way of keeping on contact with nature and the seasons. Grow stuff!
• Organise you wardrobe into colours. Have 3 spring cleans a year to get rid of stuff you don't wear.
• Dont buy on impulse. Wait 24hrs before committing to  a major purchase.
• only use credit cards if you pay them off every month.
• write down and share recipes with anyone you can. The best meals are those that are bound up in memories.
• Dont put up with period who are contemptuous of you or what you do. NO relationship survives contempt.
• Nap every afternoon
• Join libraries, share books, buy a kindle and don't pay too much attention to the news it depressing.
• Take lots of pictures of the people you love in different places. They are the images you will treasure because they have context.
• Make the most of every opportunity, you don't know how long you or the others will be here for. Remember people rarely regret what they did but they are wistful over the opportunities they didn't take.
• Hollandaise sauce is great on eggs... eat it often
• Listen more than you talk. Don't feel the need to fill silences. Ask people questions about themselves, there will be no silences.
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