In 27 years

What have I learned in 27 years?
You always lose when you play the comparison game...
If it's good enough for you, who cares what everyone else thinks...
Hard work really does pay off...
To know true love you really do have to have your heart broken...
Laying around in your pajamas for a day is therapeutic...
It's not what you know, it's who you know...
Practice makes practically perfect...
There are no coincidences, just tender mercies from God...
It is better to give than it is to receive (unless it's your birthday, well...)
A little fun once in a while never hurt anybody...
Almost everyone eventually grows up...
It really is fun to be good...
A dog is a man or a woman's best friend...
Go with your gut feelings...

Enough of the cliches. Here is what I really have learned...

I really do love my family, even when they are all being jerks
I love Almond Joys, but not really any other chocolate candy bars
Orbit Peppermint Gum was invented just for me
I will never like mushrooms or applesauce
I have to love and respect my body no matter what it looks like
How to push buttons (on the computer, on gadgets, on people, hehe)
It is wonderful to have a circle of friends that you can rely on and look up to
How to utilize the computer to work and communicate more efficiently
I will always have a collection of Scrapbook Paper and Flip Flops
Digital Cameras help make the best photographs
Always dress modestly (appropriately) for everything
I can do anything with the help of my Heavenly Father
It is better to be able to feel the Spirit than feel empty and void
The Temple is a sacred, beautiful place!
Heavenly Father has a plan for me
Nothing smells better than a new baby, clean laundry, and clean bathrooms
I feel better when I make my bed
You must drink water to stay alive in the desert.
Wearing sunscreen is better than wearing aloe vera.
I love my job!
I love music!
I love fresh flowers (roses and gerbera daisies and tulips)
I am a visual person
Being organized is about what works for you
It feels great to pay off debt
Staying in touch with friends is a wonderful thing
I love the Philosophy store (I really do want one of everything)
Children are resilient
Watching a child come into the world changes your life forever
I love the ocean
I love the forest
Paying $4.06 for gas really is ridiculous
My name really does fit me now (that's a posting for later)
I would love to swim with sharks (yes I do remember my posting about scorpions)
My testimony (too personal to post)
I don't like big dogs, but my little inside dog-I wish I could clone her
Study the Scriptures daily

If I think of more in the next little while, I will post. What have you learned?